Vehicle Description
1954 Triumph Long Door TR2 Roadster ? White exterior with red
interior ?Stunning professional nut & bolt restoration from 2007 to
2011 with over 3500 man hours ?No expense spared! Binder full of
all restoration receipts ?One of only 952 left hand drive TR2?s
sold new in the USA market (#TS1380L) ?Highly desirable early ?long
door, small mouth? TR2, produced 04/26/1954 ?1,380th example of
8,636 Triumphs made between 1953 and 1954 ?Has it?s original
Standard Register Certificate from 1954! Very rare! ?Sold new at
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina ?Enthusiast owned
for many decades, including Michael Elder the founding member of
GTA ?Original numbers matching 1.9L four-cylinder engine with the
original twin H4 type SU carburetors (#TS1585E) ?Synchronized TR3
4-speed manual transmission (#CT66265) with TR3 rear end (#TS56727)
?Desirable and hard to find optional overdrive (#007491) ?Front
brakes have been upgraded to TR2 10? brakes and the rear 9? TR2
brakes ?Everything was fully serviced in August 2017 ?Included with
pair of Brooklands Genuine aero screens and the standard windscreen
?Full set of weather equipment including gray folding canvas top
and gray side screens ?Included with original manual engine crank,
lock tool and bottle jack ?Very tidy undercarriage, a must see!
?Documentation includes the original instruction book, which cost 5
shillings, copies of the car?s bills of sale through the years, a
binder full of articles, forms, diagrams, photos, certificates and
restoration receipts MotoeXotica Classic Cars presents this
stunning 1954 Triumph TR2 small-mouth Roadster. This rare,
long-door example was completely nut & bolt restored from 2007 to
2011 with over 3500 man hours and was finished in a striking color
combination, well presented with white coachwork, complemented by
red trim. This TR is also only one of 952 left hand drive TR2?s
sold new in the USA market (#TS1380L) and the 1,380th example of
only 8,636 Triumphs made between 1953 and 1954! The first
production road Triumph TR2 left the Triumph works at Canley in
August 1953; thereafter production was very slow for several
months. Just 250 cars were built prior to 1954 of which only 50
stayed within the UK. At the start of 1954, production increased
and TR2s began to dominate the home market. This was due to
Triumph's determination that a reasonable proportion would stay in
the UK, whereas MG, Morgan and Jaguar were mainly exporting. The
early TR2s were sought-after mainly because of their performance,
low running costs, availability and low price. Such was the success
of the TR2 that in 1954 one entered the famous Mille Miglia event
where it came 28th out of 450 starters and in the Le Mans 24 Hours
of that year another TR2 came 5th in class. Both results emphasized
the strength and performance of the cars. Produced at the Coventry,
England Triumph factory on Monday, April 26, 1954 then being
dispatched to North America and sold to client at the Marine Corps
Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. The original Standard Register
Certificate from 1954 is included (Standard Motor Company). This
TR2 was then discovered in 1976, by one of the founders of the
Georgia Triumph Association, Michael Elder, who was commissioned by
his then-employer to collect this TR2 from Camp Lejeune Marine
Corps Base in Jacksonville, North Carolina for a buyer in Georgia.
Upon returning with the car to Atlanta, Georgia, the buyer decided
the Triumph was not for him so Elder personally bought it.
Beginning in 1977, he took the car apart and began the restoration
process. However, it never progressed beyond the stage shown in
some of the accompanying photographs. Elder listed the car in his
association?s newsletter in September 2005, emphasizing that it was
project for an experienced individual, not for amateurs as the car
was a rare early TR2 and that only a experienced Triumph enthusiast
should finish the restoration. The next owner, a Michael C., bought
the car on October 1, 2005 and then sold it to a Triumph expert
David H. on December 1, 2007. While under David?s ownership, the
car underwent a no expense spared, professional nut & bolt
restoration from 2007 to 2011 with over 3,500 man hours. Included
with the binder full of restoration receipts, progress photographs
and technical notes. Dressed in White, the car?s paint and trim are
in overall excellent order, including the full set of weather
equipment including gray folding canvas top and gray side screens.
The two-seater?s bodywork is straight and solid, the engine bay is
extremely tidy, as with the highly detailed undercarriage and the
Lucas battery appears new. The car?s chrome bumpers and hard to
find trim pieces are in excellent order. The TR is included with
the standard factory windscreen and wipers but also included with
pair of genuine Brooklands aero screens that really make this looks
like a proper British roadster! We have included photos of the car
with each windscreen installed. This TR2 rolls on Kumho radials,
size 165/80R15 at every corner. Each tire is mounted on the
original factory white steel wheels topped with a chrome Triumph
Globe center cap. The tires are in great shape while the wheels are
in excellent shape. Under the hood is the original numbers matching
1.9L four-cylinder Standard wet liner inline-four engine from the
Vanguard, fitted with the original twin 1.5 H4 type SU carburetors.
The head is still the original and the engine was completely
rebuild in 2009 including the upgraded fully synchronized TR3
4-speed manual transmission (#CT66265) with robust TR3 rear end
(#TS56727). The four-speed manual transmission is linked with the
desirable and hard to find optional overdrive (#007491) with
overdrive on second, third and fourth gears. The front brakes have
been upgraded to TR2 10? brakes and the rear 9? TR2 brakes. This
?small mouth? TR2 also still retains its original engine hand crank
and T lock handle. On August 10, 2017 at 256 miles since
restoration, the following service work was performed: ?Retorqued
cylinder head to 100 ft-lbs; no movement noted ?Adjusted valve
clearance ? intake .010? and exhaust .012? ?Installed new generator
and control box ?Resealed both carburetors, set mixture and topped
up dash pot oil ?Cleaned fuel pump screen ?Flushed brake fluid
?Chassis lube ?Checked transmission oil and differential oil
?Cleaned spark plugs, set gaps and set point gap ?Checked coolant
Inside, the car?s red interior is over fantastic condition. The
bucket seats look excellent and ready for a fun jaunt. The matching
carpet is in excellent shape while a three-spoke, black steering
wheel offers great contrast to the rest of the interior. The red
instrument panel offers full instrumentation; it and the inner door
liners are all in excellent order. A floor-mounted shift lever
completes the interior and the overdrive switch on the dash!
Documentation includes the original instruction book, which cost 5
shillings, copies of the car?s bills of sale through the years, a
binder full of articles, forms, diagrams, photos, original Standard
Register Certificate from 1954, The Vintage Triumph Register
correspondence/certificates and full restoration receipts.
Competition to this car in 1954 included AC?s Ace, Austin-Healey?s
100, Jaguar XK and MG?s TF Roadster. If you have been on the long
search for the right Long Door Triumph TR2, it would be hard to
find fault with this stunning restored US market ?54 Triumph TR2.
Hurry and stop by MotoeXotica Classic Cars today and check out this
little jewel for yourself before its too late! VIN: TS1380L BN:
EB1358 EIN: TS1585E TIN: CT66265 DN: TS56727 O/D: 007491 This car
is currently located at our facility in St. Louis, Missouri.
Current mileage on the odometer shows 648 miles and is mileage
since completion of restoration in 2011. It is sold as is, where
is, on a clean and clear, mileage exempt Louisiana title. GET OUT