We’ve all watched enough episodes of Grand Designs or read enough Readers’ Cars threads - or gulped at enough restomod prices - to know that renovations and restorations always go over budget. More money, more time, more effort than expected. Always. Even with so many having gone before and suffered a similar fate. Typically these things are worth the stress - it’s why we undertake the projects in the first place - though sometimes it would be nice to avoid just some of the hassle.
This Triumph TR6 has been restored. A little while ago now, in 2012, though still looking wonderful for the work. We mention the budget thing because, well, how much would you spend to get a TR6 back to its best? Maybe forty or fifty grand? 60 at a push? Well, this one had more than £90,000 spent in 2012 - or almost £130k in today’s money - to make it this spectacular. The asking price is now less than half that resto cost. Hard not to be a bit interested, right?
Furthermore, with every new detail of the work undertaken comes more understanding of that final bill. Whoever commissioned the build wanted the very best for every aspect of this Triumph, and was obviously willing to pay. The 2.6-litre straight six now runs triple Weber 45s, a Piper cam and a Phoenix exhaust, among other things, for more than 200hp. The gearbox internals have been upgraded to Stag spec, and power reaches the rear through better driveshafts and a Quaife diff.
That’s really just the start, too. On top of a full body restoration (which now features additional bracing, a removable roll cage and a welded rear bulkhead), there are custom Ohlins dampers - imagine the invoice for those! - bespoke leather seats, AP Racing brakes, an entirely new dash, mohair hood, LED lights… the works. It probably strays into restomod territory itself now, given how much better to drive it would be versus an untouched TR6, but we won’t say that again for fear of pushing the price up.
The ad doesn’t mention the state this UK-supplied, RHD Triumph was in before the work, or why it’s being moved on now; doesn’t really matter, though it’s nice to know sometimes. Nevertheless, it looks an incredible opportunity for a new owner; given the look of this thing, it’s hardly covered mega miles since its overhaul. And what an experience it promises to be: straight six howling, wind in the hair, chassis not crumbling to pieces…
There’s a price to pay for that ability against normal TR6s, of course, this one’s £42,950 sticker about twice that of the others on PH. Given how much it would cost to replicate, however - to say nothing of the time involved, just as importantly - the value on offer is plain to see. As a classic, very pretty British roadster with straight-six power, it’s easy even to see the TR6 as a cut-price E-Type. Either way, someone loved this old Triumph enough to spend the very best part of £100,000 on it; now’s your chance to move in and appreciate what they’ve done with the place.
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