Vehicle Description
1971 Triumph TR6 Roadster
"Cue the British Music" .... Racing Maroon, boxy design, tall
tires, long bonnet, short square boot, rectangular rear lighting,
leather seats, a burl wood dash, Lucas electrics, Stromberg
carburetors and a zippy 6-cylinder engine, all go into making the
TR6, a true British Sportscar.Often overlooked for more dramatic
marques, Triumph's intriguing range of TR sports cars actually
enjoyed a glorious 28-year run. The journey began with 1953's
cutaway-door TR2 cutie and finished with the aggressive
wedge-shaped TR8 of 1981-seven nameplates and over a dozen distinct
models in all. Among these, the 1969-76 TR6 occupies a sweet spot
of classic design, ample performance, comfort, serviceability, and
affordability. Needle scratches off the record sound...
For consignment, a pre rubber crash bumper car in the form of a
1971 TR6. This Bonny Brit produced car shows well with nice
straight steel panels, good maroon paint, large red line tires
wrapping steel drilled wheels, and it's a convertible. A burl dash
and gapped interior round it out for a mostly square designed car
that is decidedly from across the pond.
Exterior
A wonderfully long hood with a round headlight in each corner and
simple grille lead the way. Added with these features we note a
single horizontal signal light located just inside of the rounded
headlights above the shiny chrome bumper all in excellent
condition. Sleek front quarters have made accommodations for the
deep dish 15-inch steel drilled wheels and their trim rings on
their edges all wrapped by red line tires. Well minded and straight
gaps are seen for the seams and the door handles and mirrors are
nice and shiny. The iconic Karmann designed rear boot has a
spacious trunk and horizontal tail lights on a flat, vertical, and
flat black painted rear roll panel. A shiny bumper is below and
wraps around the back of the car. The black canvas top is in good
shape, and moves up and down manually with ease. I just cannot get
enough of this car's great design, like no other and more
streamlined than its predecessors. 'dare ya ave it me droogs!.
Interior
A swing of the long doors providing ample room for access and
egress and are covered in khaki vinyl, we see some shiny chromed
cranks and actuators, as well as a pull bar in top center. A
storage pouch is in, provided for some extra hideaway space.
Inside, I sit down and can wiggle my toes in posh clean tan
carpeting that has all the look of like new. The seats are high
back vinyl covered buckets with some wide bolsters on the sides
that frame tuck and roll inserts and have an integrated headrest.
Up front, I gaze upon a nicely restored and un-cracked wood dash
which has several coats of lacquer. I can monitor the vitals by
peering at the black faced round sweep gauges by Smiths, and I also
see a peppering off toggles. Above said wood dash is a padded black
covered vinyl dash top undulating as it runs across the top. More
of this black vinyl covers a few pulls in dash central and this
edge continues to wrap the underside of the dash. I note an
AM/FM/CD radio floating just above the center gear shifter topped
with a Triumph badged knob. The steering column and wheel are
original and show with some slight dirt embed within this
operation. Behind the buckets I see some large woofers and tweeters
mounted on a clean tan carpeted small stowage area. Chip Chip
Cheerio!
Drivetrain
Under the long bonnet sits a clean engine bay using the 2.5 liter
I-6 popper. It has 104hp and is fed by dual Zenith Stromberg Carbs.
On back is a 4 speed manual transmission mated with a 3.80 rear
axle. All clean and green in this engine and bay.
Undercarriage
Up on the lift I see some patina, slight surface rust and a few
oiled mechanicals. I also see independent coil springs up front and
for the back independent semi trailing arm coil sprung suspension.
Power disc brakes are in front and power drums on back.
Interestingly this car is a frame and chassis design with no
unibody.
Drive-Ability
As usual, due to my penchant to drive these wonderful British cars
I hopped in and it was off to the test track. It fired right up and
ran a bit rough until we sorted out a stuck float in the
carburetor. This rectified, I was able to see some performance but
had to tread lightly on the pedal as the brakes are really soft, so
no high speed testing for this bloke. The car ran smoothly and
handled well, I just did not want to push it. I also noted the turn
signals did not function, the horn wouldn't toot, the heater blower
did not work, the car needs new wipers and the odometer does not
roll to rack up the miles. Seems as though some Lucas electrics are
nefariously at work on this example!
All in all a nice car with some prince of darkness issues. A fine
runner, good handler, and a convertible. Rust free exterior steel
bathed in maroon, shiny chrome and a clean interior right out of
1971. God save the queen!
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 850 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display. This vehicle is located in our
showroom in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, conveniently located just
1-hour west of Philadelphia on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The
website is www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888)
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