1971 Triumph TR6 PI

Highlights

• Voluntarily MOT tested, valid until 20th August 2026 with no advisories
• Fully restored in the early 1990s
• Dry stored for at least the last 25 years
• Extensive mechanical upgrades, including fuel system overhaul
• Retrimmed seats and new carpets
• Recent fluid changes
• Overdrive gearbox

The Appeal

Penned by Karmann, resulting in a marked visual departure from its Michelotti predecessors, the Triumph TR6's harder-edged styling matched the changing zeitgeist as the swinging '60s gave way to the grittier '70s. Under the skin, the TR6 was developed under strict financial instructions, and thus wasn't exactly a reinvention of the wheel. Of course, it also didn't have to be. Triumph had cemented itself as one of the best of the best when it came to the classic British sports car, and the TR6 continued that reputation ably. It's arguably the easiest of its class to own, and still offers pure, undeniably fun driving for the modern enthusiast.
This example presents well, having been fully restored in the early nineties and then carefully preserved under dry storage. With minimal mileage covered during the intervening years, it's just the thing to add to your garage with summer just around the corner. The current owner has changed the fluids and sorted a couple of minor electrical gremlins in readiness for the car's next custodian.

Key Information

• Mileage: 92,000 miles (indicated, unwarranted)
• Country of registration: United Kingdom
• Technical inspection status: MOT valid until 20th August 2026 with no advisories
• Technical specs: 2.5-litre straight-six petrol, four-speed manual with overdrive
• Paperwork: significant collection of invoices (see gallery)
• Aged owner selling due to serious leg injury making clutch use too painful

The Detail

• Recent fluid service
• The vendor has attended to some minor electrical gremlins
• New rear brake cylinders and brake shoes fitted
• New front brake pads fitted
• New overdrive solenoid fitted
• Wheel alignment completed
• Rear suspension bushes fitted
• Wheel bearings re-greased
• New clutch slave cylinder and hydraulic fluid fitted in 2017
• Clutch master cylinder has been changed since pictures taken
• New seat supports, seat foam, and bodywork repairs carried out in 2018
• Stainless steel exhaust and springs fitted in 2001
• Fuel system overhauled with new fuel pump, filter assembly, and fuel pressure valve
• Injectors removed and cleaned; front metering unit reset and timing redone
• New shock absorbers fitted in 2003
• Seats retrimmed and new carpets fitted
• The car also has a full tonneau cover and glass wind deflector
• New hood installed
• Wheels renovated in 2012
• Slight paint reaction noted on the bonnet and just below the windscreen
• All instruments and switchgear reported to be working
• Radio not working
• Front seat belts fitted
• The engine runs well and pulls strongly. All gears engage smoothly and the brakes pull up evenly

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