1948 Triumph 1800 Roadster
Multiple best in show winner

Registration No: JUR 496
Chassis No: TRD2169
MOT: Exempt

• Described by the vendor as being in exceptional condition
• Subject to a comprehensive restoration completed in 2002 with a DVD showing photos throughout the restoration
• Finished with dark blue bodywork over a contrasting cream leather interior
• Fitted with original 1,776cc engine and column-change 4-speed manual gearbox

Despite Donald Healey's best efforts to reinvent Triumph as the British equivalent of Alfa Romeo, the firm was essentially bankrupt by the time war broke out in 1939. Subsequently revitalised by Standard impresario Sir John Black, Triumph was able to launch two new models - the 1800 Saloon and 1800 Roadster - during 1946. The 1800 Roadster, model number 18TR, had been designed in the closing days of World War II, Triumph having been bought by the Standard Motor Company in 1944, and the managing director of Standard, Sir John Black, wanted a sports car to take on Jaguar, which had used Standard engines in the pre-war period.

Styled by Frank Callaby, the Triumph 1800 Roadster was a flamboyant mix of 1930s styling cues and boasted what was reputedly the last dickie seat to be incorporated into a production car. Bodied in 'Birmabright' aluminium alloy over ash (save for its steel pontoon front wings), the Roadster was underpinned by a tubular ladder-frame chassis featuring independent front suspension, a 'live' rear axle and four-wheel drum brakes. Powered by a 1776cc OHV four-cylinder engine (shared with the contemporary Jaguar range) allied to four-speed column-change manual transmission, the model was reputedly capable of 80mph. Superseded by a larger-engined version in 1948, just 2,501 1800 Roadsters are thought to have been made.

Subject to a comprehensive 3 year restoration completed in 2002 and accompanied by a DVD documenting photographs of the work, this multiple show winner is described by the vendor as being in exceptional condition. Finished most attractively with dark blue bodywork and blue hood over a contrasting cream leather interior, it is fitted with the original 1,776cc engine mated driving through a column-change 4-speed manual gearbox. Extremely well known to the owner's club, it presents outstandingly well and is offered for sale with a history file including aforementioned DVD, original buff logbook and Swansea V5C.

For more information, please contact:
Angus Fender
angus.fender@handh.co.uk
07943584762