Registration No: RAO 745M
Chassis No: CR5259
Mot Expiry: Expired

Location: Cheshire

- Purchased new by Carlisle Surgeon Dr. Hand from County Motors Ltd - The largest dealers of Triumph vehicles in the borders

- Specified at new as a factory 'coupe' model, with every available option including overdrive, hardtop, soft top, tonneau cover, hood-bag, radio with rare rear-mounted speaker and a Kenlowe cooling fan

- Pimento red with a black interior

- Odometer displays a warranted 74,163 miles, with MOT certificates dating back to May 1977.

- Described by the vendor as a "very honest and reliable time warp vehicle" and "almost impossible to find in this condition now"

- Full and comprehensive history including the documented replacement of all four wings (following daily useage in its early life). The car has enjoyed sparing 'high days and holidays' useage since

- Entered from the personal collection of one of the world's authorities on Triumph TR-series cars. Despite having owned and sold more than 1000 examples since the 1970s, this example was retained for his personal enjoyment

- Said to "run and drive as any original 'survivor' car should, with excellent oil pressure and a silent drivetrain"

- Upgraded with a spin-on oil filter conversion and alloy rocker cover, however the original items were retained and are included in the sale

- Paperwork within the large and comprehensive history file shows only two long-term owners from new, with the vehicle changing hands from Dr. Hand to Mr. Eccleston (at his two different addresses)

Vendor Condition Ratings:

Bodywork: 'Very Good'
Engine: 'Excellent'
Electrical Equipment: 'Very Good'
Paintwork: 'Good'
Gearbox: 'Excellent'
Interior Trim: 'Very Good and Original'

Its sports cars having relied exclusively on four-cylinder engines for the preceding decade-and-a-half, Triumph turned to six cylinders to extend the life and improve the performance of the much loved 'TR' series. Similar to the preceding four-cylinder TR4A - the first TR with independent rear suspension - but with Triumph's 2.5-liter, six-cylinder engine installed in place of the old 2.1-liter four, the TR5 was produced during the 1968 model year only pending the arrival of the TR6. Restyled for 1969 by Karmann of Osnabruck, the TR6 sported a full-width nose and squared-off tail. Under the skin the chassis remained basically the same as its independently-rear-suspended TR4A ancestor's while the 2.5-liter Lucas fuel-injected power unit was unchanged, producing 150bhp initially and a more civilised 125bhp by the end of production.

For more information, please contact:
Adam Sykes
adam.sykes@handh.co.uk
07429 600332