Lot details
Registration No: FHV 1J
Chassis No: CP526420
Mot Expiry: Dec 2018

- Recent engine overhaul with respected marque specialist

- Recent professional respray

- Orginal UK RHD car

Triumph's TR series began with the unveiling of a prototype (the TR1) at the 1952 London motor show. The TR2 was launched the following year, and so began a series of two-seater sports cars that ended in 1981 with the last of the TR8s. The evolution was steady but continuous and the TR6 unveiled in 1968 was effectively a cleverly updated TR5. For the body revisions Triumph naturally turned to the Italian who had styled the TR4/TR5 - Michelotti. However, he could not meet their schedule and the squaring off of the nose and tail were eventually achieved by the German designers at Karmann. The car's underpinnings were broadly as per the TR5. A total of 94,619 examples were produced, a mere 8,370 of which were sold on the home market.

'FHV 1J' belongs to the latter group. Among the previous owners was one who employed it for the Revington Hillclimb and Sprint Championship - hence the roll over bar - as well as travelling through Europe on numerous holidays and rallies. He sold it to a Mr Attfield in 1995, who only retained for a few months before ownership passed to a Mr Board who enjoyed the car for a further 19 years before the vendor took possession. He has recently treated 'FHV 1J' to a total engine overhaul by S & M Triumph of Lincoln, during which hardened valve seats were installed, the fuel injection system refurbished, and a new clutch and high torque starter motor fitted. At the same time the Triumph was resprayed and a new hood put in place. This smartly-presented TR6 is now offered complete with a comprehensive file of the extensive work carried out over the years, including Heritage Certificate, photographs of the restoration, old MOTs that verify the current mileage (the original speedometer was replaced in 1991), and one valid into December.