Lot Ended
Description
1971 Triumph TR6 Pi
Owned for the last 20
years; galvanised chassis; owned and restored by gargage proprietor; used
on many trips to Scotland and Europe towing the Dandy Trailer (Lot
46)
This TR6 was first registered in September
1971 and has been owned by our vendor since 2004 when he purchased it from a
friend of his who had completely stripped it with the aim of restoring
it.
At the time of taking it all apart, the
speedo showed 65,000 which was thought to be correct. The chassis was
strengthened and galvanised, while the engine was reconditioned, a fast
road camshaft fitted, a modified cylinder head and uprated driveshafts
added along with wheel bearings all round.
The gearbox was also
reconditioned with an uprated overdrive. The vendor fitted an alloy fuel tank
and radiator with an electric fan. Inside, a smart looking dash was fitted
with all new clocks and outside we can see the sports exhaust and funky chrome
wire wheels.
Our vendor has run a garage for
some time and has owned more classic cars than you can count, not to mention
worked on many more. Time has come to hang up his spanners and take life at
a slightly slower speed. There are bills for most/all of the parts he has bought
but there are no invoices for his time doing the work. The bills for the parts
alone come to almost £18,000!
In 2010, the
rebuild was finished and after fitting a tow bar the next day, he hooked up
his classic trailer tent (the next lot) and set off on a Scottish road trip
with his girlfriend (now wife!).
As mentioned,
all the work done is recorded in the file and it has travelled regularly
to Scotland and driven to Le Mans a number of times too. Now showing 6,120
miles on the relatively new speedo, it was driven to us for the auction
and has an MOT until March 2023.
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