1975 Triumph Tr6 Project Car on 2040-cars

For sale is my 1975 Triumph TR-6.  This was my daily driver for many years in the mid until late 1980’s.  I did a LOT of work to this car when I did have it.  I rebuilt all of the suspension bushings, replaced the U-joints, re-packed the bearings, new brake pads, new top dash and crash pads on dash, headers, Monza dual exhaust, fuzzy door seals, etc.  I stripped the outside paint on the car around 1987-ish and got it repainted back to the original British Racing Green.  The paint is faded now though and oxidized.   You can’t see that work now and it is getting on 30 years ago but it has not been driven since about 1989.  Wife, kids, work all got in the way of getting it back to driving condition.

 The car only broke down on me twice in the 8 or 9 years that it was my daily driver.  The first breakdown was the oil pressure sensor blew on the highway between Charlotte, NC and Raleigh, NC.  Quite the mess but I pulled over immediately and got a lift in to town to get the part.  I replaced the part on the road and kept driving. 

The second time was the clincher.  I was driving to work and one of synchro gears in the gearbox snapped.  I heard it go and immediately pulled off the road.  I got a rebuilt gearbox but never got around to fixing it.

The speedometer was replaced in the mid 1980's.  I can't recall now what happened.  Obviously it broke and was not worth fixing but the replacement is exactly like the original...a Smiths and was brand new at the time.  As I recall the car had around 45k+/- miles on it when it died.

I have another TR-6, a 1971 that is my current daily driver.  Yes, you heard that right.  I live in the desert and a 42 year old British Roadster is my daily driver.  I had all of the greatest intentions of rebuilding this 1975 TR-6 with my two sons, but that just is not going to materialize.  Bummer, I had dreams for this car.......

The Bad News:

This is a project car and does not drive.  It does not have working brakes.  The motor has not been started in many years.  The tires are Redlines but are old and cracking.  There is no interior.  The seats are original but need to be re-built.  The motor was a strong girl in her day but really needs to be re-built as well.  The driver’s door window got broken by my kids while playing basketball in our driveway.  The top needs to be replaced.  The center dash support is missing.  It was stolen many years ago when the car sat in my driveway while I was replacing the clutch over a weekend.  That really irritated me…to no end.  Luckily, they can be had for not much money but they will be aftermarket but will pretty much look like the original.

The Good News:

There is pretty much just superficial rust.  The car has remained covered and has spent the last two years in the Arizona desert.  It's first lifetime was spent in North Carolina where there is no salt on the roads and cars generally don't rust that much.  All of the places that are notorious on TR-6’s for rotting are in good shape (body panel seams, battery ledge, trunk, floorboards, etc).  It has all of the original body panels and has never been wrecked…not even a fender bender.  The hood and trunk lid are in really great shape for a car this old.  The door panels have the usual minor door dings but new door skins are easy to get.  The motor, gearbox and differential are the original parts.  All of the gauges should work.  They all worked when it was last driven.

In the day, this car was a strong driver.  It was reliable and when I bought it, I had looked at no less than 18 or 19 other TR-6's in my area before I bought this one.  It was a blast to drive for many years!  I think I am the third owner of the car.

I have a brand new wooden dash for the car that I bought from the Roadster Factory.  It's as close to an original dash as one can get.  I also have the original gearbox as well as the rebuilt gearbox that has never been mounted to the car.

If you want a car that will be drive-ready in a couple of weekends this is not the car.  If you want an all original, no major dents or dings or rust TR-6 for a project car, this is your car.  All parts for these cars are very readily available and not expensive….considering.

Payment:

I prefer PayPal but will accept a certified cashier's check.  If payment is by check, the car will not ship until the funds clear.

Shipping:

This is important! The buyer arranges for and pays for shipping from Paradise Valley Arizona to their desired location.  Once the car is picked up I am not responsible for the well-being or damage to the car from shipping.  Remember, this car does not have a working motor or brakes.  Local Pick-up is Recommended.

 I forgot to mention that I do have the brake servo unit.  It is missing in the photographs.  I also have the driver's seat.  I took it out to show the floorboards.  I do not have the original exhaust manifold as I saw no need to keep it when I replaced it with header pipes.  The car is also missing the original air pump unit...a totally worthless add-on in the early days of emissions control.  Most people took them off as all they did was rob power and hurt gas mileage.  Except for the headlights, all of the external lights/lenses are original and not too faded.

Of note, two days after I bought the car, and mind you, I had only driven it around town, I drove it on a 2,400 mile trek to Ontario, Canada and back.  The only problem I had was a wheel bearing "start" to go bad that I fixed in Toronto.  Like I said, this was a really reliable car in its day.

 Oh, and I replaced the front and rear springs (and shocks to I think) with competition springs when I re-bushed the suspension many years ago.  So, no sag in the rear end!