Lot details Registration No: NFD180L Chassis No: CR22760 Mot Expiry: Nov 2007
Launched in January 1969, the TR6 featured a very clever reworking of the TR4/5 bodyshell which had been in production since 1961. By combining a recessed rear panel (similar to that found on the Michelotti-penned Triumph 2000 and 1300 saloon models) with a new full-width, headlamp-embracing radiator grille, coachbuilders Karmann gave the TR6 a look that was bang up to date (but which cost Triumph very little). UK and European cars used the 2498cc fuel-injected straight-six engine which had debuted in the TR5 some fifteen months earlier giving a powerful 150 bhp and very strong, torquey performance. This output was reduced with the adoption of a milder cam to 125 bhp in 1973 (though, contemporary road tests show outright speed was only slightly affected). Very much a traditional British sports car, the TR6 boasted decent acceleration, potent brakes and hard all-independent suspension (the latter giving handling characteristics which could prove 'challenging' on bumpy surfaces). However, the TR6 was virtually unique in providing these qualities on the UK market at the time save for the much cruder and more specialised Morgan and the sophisticated but more expensive Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider Veloce. Produced until 1975 it was the last of the traditional TRs, the replacement TR7 being a very different breed of car.
Finished in dark blue with black upholstery, this particular example is described by the vendor as being in "good" overall condition. Reportedly restored to a high standard a few years ago, it sports a wooden dashboard, leather rimmed steering wheel and black hood. Riding on steel wheels and benefiting from four-speed manual plus overdrive transmission, 'NFD 180L' is offered for sale with an extensive history file, Heritage certificate, assorted restoration photographs and MOT certificate valid until November 2007.
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