Triumph TR6

ENGINE 2498cc/6-cyl/OHV POWER 125bhp@5000rpm TORQUE 146lb ft@3000rpm MAXIMUM SPEED 116mph 0-60MPH 9.5sec FUEL CONSUMPTION 21-29mpg TRANSMISSION RWD, four-speed manual + o/d MoT Exempt ODOMETER 79,635 miles The straight-six engine takes a bit of starting, but the vendor will be looking into the choke mechanism, which may also be the cause of a slight hesitancy at low revs and a tendency to idle at higher than normal revs for a few seconds. There’s also a pull to the left under hard braking, though the dealer will be addressing this with new front brakes. It’s impossible to fault the suspension, which rides well and produces no untoward noises, and the engine is powerful and eager once it gets above the troublesome lower rev range. The overdrive kicks in and out as it should. This car has clearly benefitted from a respray in the not too distant past because the paintwork is generally very good. Some kind of chip or scratch rectification on the scuttle panel is betrayed by a patch of mismatched paint, though it’s no bigger than a couple of square centimetres. There’s also a tiny bubble on the nearside rear wing and a scuff behind the front bumper on the same side – but that’s it. The hood looks like a recent addition, with both the cloth and the frame looking very fresh. The steel wheels have been repainted and shod with Kleber V12s at the rear and Michelin X2s at the front, all of which have good tread and are in good condition. Seats recently recovered in black vinyl – the only fault being a small scuff on the passenger seat squab – and what looks like a new dark walnut dashboard give a good first impression. The radio works and plays through a pair of modern speakers mounted in the original transmission tunnel position, but the vinyl surrounding the radio is a little cracked and seems to be from an earlier model, with superfluous holes for the relocated wiper and hazard light switches. The choke pull handle also doesn’t match the rest of those in the interior. Some of the auxiliary gauge lenses could use a clean, but all work as they should. A lot of work has clearly been done under the bonnet, with most of the visible components – including the battery, radiator, alternator, brake servo and fuel pump – looking fresh. Both the engine and gearbox have been rebuilt recently and there are no signs of any leaking. The underside of the bonnet is very clean with no corrosion, and it’s the same story with the bodywork surrounding the engine bay, though the paint has dulled. The fresh-from-restoration sheen may have been lost and it may have 125bhp rather than 150bhp, but you’d pay a lot more than £19k for all of the work that’s been done on this particular car.