1975 Triumph TR6

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​I always wanted a new TR6 so I went overboard when restoring this car in 2000.  It is better than a new, factory fresh TR6!  I reset the odometer in 2000 and it currently reads 11,232 and has been garage kept since I purchased it.
Specifics: 
  • 1975 TR6, owned since ’93. 
  • Stripped to a rolling chassis and sent to Ragtops and Roadsters north of Philly in ’99.
  • They cut out and replaced bad steel
  • I have photos that R&R took.
    • Solid frame
    • Repainted with clear coat; Mimosa Yellow.  Chestnut interior
  • I striped the engine and sent it to a local machine shop for machining.  It’s a ’72 engine block.   As I recall:
    • 20 thou over with new pistons
    • 10 thou off the crank
    • Head reworked with:
      • hardened exhaust seats, Stellite exh valves and hi-tech teflon valve oil seals all around
    • 10 Row oil cooler installed.
    • Since it is a ’72 block, there is no air pump installed and I don’t have it.
    • I have a spare head that goes with the sale.
  • Diffy seals replaced back in 2000 and are dry today.
  • ZF carbs rebuilt by Joe Curto back in 2020.
  • Engine starts cold and runs fine when warm.  Video below.
  • I reassembled the car with new and OEM parts when available.  TRF was my best friend back then.  
    • New suspension bushings, TSI springs, stock shocks, Timken wheel bearings – everything new back in ‘99
    • Used DOT 5 in the hydraulics
    • New Laycock clutch installed and comes with a new spare B&B clutch.  I have a spare OEM pressure plate that I was going to install but never got to it.  It, too, goes with the sale.
    • Rear hubs were rebuilt by me in about 2011.  I have a home made Churchill hub tool that I used and it goes with the car.
  • Original tranny rebuilt by TRF.  After a thousand miles or so, I found a PA guy selling a newly rebuilt J-Overdrive tranny and I installed it.  Of course, it drips a little.  Sale of car includes the original TRF rebuilt tranny
  • Interior, all new in ’99 – seats rebuilt w/new foam, covers and diaphragms; new carpet and interior cards, new dash wood and dash pads, gauges cleaned
  • New windscreen in 2000.
  • Factory original bumpers and gas cap were re-chromed.
 Other Details:
  •  When I restored it, I installed an alarm system.  It doesn’t seem to work anymore so I’ve bypassed it, though it is still installed.
  • I’m an electrical engineer and was concerned with the lousy Triumph electrical grounding system.  So during restoration, I modified the wiring harness to accommodate the alarm and I made all the ground circuits run separately and connect back to a single ground point where the battery ground cable connects to the body in the footwell.  While I couldn’t ensure that ground connectors on lights and gauges were always going to be tight, I was able to ensure the ground path for these items was electrically solid.
 Issues – only three:
  •  Tires – while they look new, they are 26 years old and the spare is even older.  I figured a new buyer would want to decide what rubber to have installed
  • Soft top.  There is a slice over the driver’s head that cannot really be fixed.  It needs a new top.
  • One 1/4" scratch on the passenger wing top, behind the door.  Photo below.
Startup Video