About this Triumph TR6

The Triumph TR6 was officially introduced in January 1969 with a body design by German stylist Karmann and it evolved by route of the Michelotti-styled TR4 and TR5 and retained the smooth fuel-injected 2.5-litre six cylinder engine from the TR5 + the independent rear suspension setup from both. It all sat in a body shell reworked on a tight budget by Karmann, with an effectively only the front and rear receiving a face-lift and with the centre section (tub) being unchanged.

A total of 94,619 TR6's were built with the bulk being LHD versions for the USA and Europe and only 8,370 RHD cars found homes in the UK before production ended in July 1976.

According to the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust Certificate, this lovely Triumph TR6 125bhp - Chassis No: CR/499-O and Engine No: CR/438-HE is an original UK RHD 'matching numbers' car and was built in Coventry on 12th December 1972. It was despatched to British Leyland dealer Hartwells of Banbury, Oxfordshire on 15th February 1973 and subsequently sold by them to its first owner, a Mr L Bullimore from Warwick and was registered on 3rd April 1973 with the number plate MAC 680L which it still retains today.

It is finished in its original colour scheme of Pimento Red with a Black Vinyl interior, Black carpets and Black Mohair Soft Top, its original 2498cc Fi Engine, 4 Speed Gearbox with Overdrive on 3rd & 4th gears and sitting on its original 15" Steel Wheels and it has a 'Tracker' fitted. The car underwent a a full bare metal repaint by Waldeck Bodyshop in Feltham, Middlesex in July 2007 and this also included some new body & trim parts and some mechanical work. It was only completed in late 2010 when it was given to Triumph TR specialist Enginuity in Acton for the engine to be set up and tuned and they ended up buying the car from them and completed any outstandings works. Enginuity sold the car to the current owner (5th in total from new) on 21st February 2011 with the mileage on the car being recorded as 68,675 miles.

They also fitted a new set of 'Classic' leather Sports Seats, replaced the Clutch, fitted a new Retro Classic Radio and speakers, new polyurethane bushes to the suspension including rear trailing arm bushes and in April 2011 @ 78,453 miles, they rebuilt the Engine completely and fitted a new 'lagged' exhaust manifold - costing in excess of £7,000 and in 2016 we replaced both front and rear bumpers for him.

In May 2017 Enginuity fitted their own Electronic Fuel Injection System which cost £6,000 and in November 2019 they fitted new chassis outriggers, repaired both front and rear valances & floor panels, and repainted the car with works totalling a further £13,632 and in total, during his 14 years of ownership, he has spent well over £35,000 on the car! 

It was last MOT'd in August 2021 by Enginuity @ 86,829 miles, but since then it has hardly been driven and the current recorded mileage is 88,279 from new!

It comes with a ring binder containing a huge file of paperwork including its original Triumph Passport to Service Book, Heritage Certificate, original Handbook, MOT certificates, invoices for parts purchased and works carried out by the various garages and ownership history.

This car is in exceptional condition throughout and drives beautifully and really does need to be seen and driven to be fully appreciated.

It is of course Road Tax Free, MOT exempt and ULEZ compliant and very cheap to insure with a Classic Car Policy - see a list of Classic Car Insurance brokers on our Links page:

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Upon sale, the car will come with a new MOT plus our own 55 point check and a standard 6 months Mechanical Breakdown Parts & Labour Warranty.

Car on display at our showrooms in Mortlake, SW London.

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