Mean Triumph GT6 MK2 1969. Faster than your Jaguar E-type!
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- Short video about the Triumph GT6 MK2 that we have for sale. Price: 29.000 Euro
More pictures at classix.se
The Triumph GT6 model started back in 1966 with the GT6 MK1. In July 1968 came the GT6 MK2 and then final version MK3 was built from October 1970 until 1973 when it was over. They all had the same six-cylinder engine. The power increased over the years, but also the weight. The designer was Giovanni Michelotti who had first designed the Triumph Spitfire models.
Exterior: This Triumph GT6 MK2 had a restoration 25+ years ago and it still looks great today. It was at that time built also for “track day” use. A roll cage was fitted. The car has a lower harder suspension and a set of cool time-period correct wheels fitted with new tyres up front. Underneath it is nice and clean. No corrosion or thick rust protection. As you can see, the bumpers were removed during the restoration to lighten the load.
Interior: In this Triumph GT6 MK2 1969, the interior is very original and in good condition. Only the roll bar reminds you that this car means business. A smaller steering wheel is fitted, and it is perhaps not so pretty, but it feels very good when you are driving. In other words, this car is all about driving, not riding.
Engine: So, instead of the original 2l Triumph GT6 engine here the 2.5l from a TR6 has been fitted together with headers and a free flow exhaust. Triple Webers will throw in as much fuel as they possibly can to give you that ultimate rush when this car takes off. At the moment, the car does not have a brake booster, but I am thinking of fitting one. The GT6 weigh around 800kg and has around 170hp.
History and maintenance: The Triumph GT MK2 was registered for the first time in Sweden on May 20th 1969. In 1979, it came to the second owner, and then just after one year to the third. In 1982, it came to the fourth owner, and he decided to restore the Triumph and make it so he could also take it to the track if he wanted to. But shortly after the restoration, family came along, and the car was left sitting in the heated garage until I was lucky enough to find it in April 2021. It was love at first sight, but she certainly did not love me back. It did start when I got it home, but the fuel pump shortly failed and the battery had seen better days.
Repairs during 2021/2022/2023
New fuel pump and one Weber carburettor replaced
The radiator had a complete rebuild and fitted with an electric fan
Clutch and brake cylinders replaced including slave
Brake hoses, brake cylinders for the rear wheels, rebuild callipers upfront
New water pump and all water hoses replaced
New high torque starter
New head gasket and studs
New Toyo tires upfront
New clutch and release bearing
New fiberglass cover for the gearbox (inside)
New fuel tank sending unit
Part, new exhaust
Technical inspection in Sweden May 2024
This car gives me a great thrill every time I drive it. It is such a cool little car. However, it is a Triumph, and I don’t think a car like this will ever be finished! There will always be things that you can improve and replace. And, I guess that is part of the journey with a car like this.
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GT6 mk2 with 2.5 and Webers, probably the optimal configuration. Sounds and looks sensational. Thanks for the vid ❤
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Except motor is British so about as reliable as a yugo
And never mention electrical shit wad those cars were. Entire electrical system I pure trash.
@@RT22-pb2pp pure nonsense.
@@racketman2u never owned one have you older brit cars had huge electrical isdues an unreliable
The GT6 - always an overlooked car.
That's because it's so dam low
@@robertp.wainman4094 And one of the most beautiful shapes. ( if it was 10% larger all round it would be perfect! )
@@philtucker1224 i can´t have cars without top(where i live only at night, the sun is too strong it burns our heads and the cloth roof in a year or two, sunny all year around this year rained more than in the last 40 years and wasn´t that much) but when i saw this i bought it just don´t see it run more than the E-type 2+2 V12, 5 year older as it is a 73 , GT6
@@RUfromthe40s living in Kent U.K. in the early 70s when I was a 16 year old I had a great Saturday job and my boss Jim was also a trader in E-types being fairly close to good sources in London. I remember him visiting the shop where I worked each Saturday and he was driving the most beautiful V12 E. it was not very old and shone like new in deep Jaguar metallic Claret. Was then, and still remains, one of the true first car-loves of my life.
@@philtucker1224 that´s nice i really like it but mine is the 2+2 ,i also had at home nice cars that my father sold high-end cars from home that were from his friends , when i was 16 my father had bought a Ferrari and me and a friend went for a ride as i was used to drive a lot of cars but a neighboor of mine crashed into me with a old proton mercedes i was F...D some are there till today , now they belong to me as i kept all my father had, he passed away 3 years ago from a badly done medical exam those that they stick a video camera in our third eye, not a vhs camera ,off course, a colonoscopie or similar i ain´t done any yet and after this i think i´ll never do it, i asked a friend of mine some years ago about that exam and he told me "they literally f...d me in the ass" no anestethic at the time, now they give us a blue liquid and do it with us knocked down, some opium derivated drug and we sleep while they do inimaginable things to us
Great conversion for this car (as the Triumph TR6 2.5 engine has the same external engine mountings as the 2.0 as far as I know). Very nice!
Proper Motor. Light, powerful, nimble, and small. Small steering wheel, hydraulic feedback providing seat of the pants enjoyment.The polar opposite of today’s large cumbersome heavy vehicles not to mention the real soundtrack. No fake sounds. 👍🏻🇸🇪✌️🏴 No E.U. E.V. woke nonsense.
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That's because modern cars have crumple zones, multiple air bags, ABS, traction control and are crammed full of electronics and all the other driver aids, safety and emissions crap we're told we NEED by those in the "know"!😡😡 What an absolute joke!
Classics from this era have never been so appealing, that's why their prices are going skyward. 👍👍👍👍
Gt6 never had power steering maybe this guy has added it.
@@phils2180it's no joke when someone crashes into you, despite your own perceived driving skill
Very rare indeed. Mine was a 70 GT6+ sapphire blue. It also had a set of Mini-Lites wheels. Wow! Was it sharp! All my friends had some second hand muscle car. Got to take it to the high school prom with a hot blonde. It was like being James Bond for a brief time in one’s life. Wish I still owned that car.
Mk2 GT6 is a real stunner, and with a few mods like this one it is really fabulous. I've been a Triumph fan since I was at school and I persuaded my dad to get a new Mk2 2000. I would love a MkIII with upgrades this one has.
My mk3 has a TR6 engine running SU’s. The throttle response, torque and pickup are really impressive
You would notice even better throttle response with Webers, with their pre-emptive accelerator pumps. I put triple Dellortos on my 240Z and it was night and day by comparison.
No stability at all in curves!
@@marcob4630 you would be surprised, probably set up it’s a little Lotus
@@bernardwarr4187 If it's a transformed Lotus, it's ok. Anyway the original Triumph MK3 6 cylinder was a desaster: a sort of a miscarriage on wheels
@@marcob4630 what’s your information source? Usually when people make this sort it comments is lake of experience and knowledge!
I loved that car. I had one a year, newer and white and it was just a joy to drive.
The sound of a throaty inline 6 never gets old! This car sounds absolutely amazing. Gotta be a thrill to drive. 😎
Would rather have The GT6 than an E Type any old day !
The GT 6 Spitfire always interested me, as did the standard Spitfire range throughout its production era. The video is fantastic. A superbly 'souped up' GT6. I'm an old guy who wants one!
I have exactly the same configuration (2,5 liters , triple weber and a complete 6-3-1 stainless steel exhaust line) and I have a lot of fun with this car! I love it!
Thanks for posting and sharing. Beautifully maintained work.
Got to step on it , he did not dissappoint .!
Damn! That is one sweet machine. The GT6 was always underrated and little appreciated. Tricked out the way this one is, it becomes a road weapon! Thanks for the video.
Thanx
Nice conversion. The fact that it was done 30 years ago and, so, is baked into the car's history, adds to the appeal for me.
Especially as it still has a triumph engine too, it’s a great swap.
Great car that always slipped through my net to own after having an early Spitfire and TR4A this would be nice. They still look great today and the straight 6 sounds mega.
Thanks enjoyed seeing very much I had a Spitfire Mk 1 and three GT6's loved the burn out you could tell the motor is very strong!!
Beautiful.
If I had the chance I'd certainly buy one.
Fabulous! Love it! Take care of her ..
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Perfect combination of modifications.
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had a mk1 and mk2, great little cars
If only my late father could have seen this car. He had a GT6 he was working on for years, but never quite finished before he got too old and sick to do anything with it. Sad day when he sold it.
Kept him happily occupied in his latter years hopefully. I’m also getting that way myself and it’s essential to have a constructive pastime to prevent boredom I believe.
I'm 71 and had a thing for Spitfires...8 of them in the 1980's and during that time had 6 GT-6's. When I get to Heaven I will look up your Pop and we will have a great time remembering our cars.
I have a 1967 MK1 GT6 which is still on the road. Great fun to drive and original standard spec, no bigger motor etc.
What a lovely piece of kit. 😊
Friend of mine had one of these when I was in my teens. Very cool car and I always felt they were so underrated. Nice vid, thanks for posting 👍
Awesome little car!
My older sister and her bf had a BRG ‘68 GT6. What a wonderful car!
We lived in Long Beach which began hosting F1 in 1975. I can recall my sis was always a good driver because Dad built race motors. I recall bouncing through some bumpy sweepers on the old track route at about 85mph and the car just stuck!
I thought my sis was like Brian Redman lol! 🏁✨
This one looks amazing with the 2.5 and updates!
Had a tellow one with a green stripe across the hood. A lot of fun to drive.
Absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much for the video!
I live in California and in 1970 I got to test drive a brand new GT6+ with the improved rear suspension. Fun car to drive.
I've been aware of the GT6+ about 50 years ago because someone owned one on the other side of the block from where I lived when I was in high school in the late 60's. It was nice but I REALLY liked the MGB that someone own across from the GT6+. A few years later I got a MGB, I'm a convertible person!!!😊😊
Great video .. fantastic car
I had a Lime Green 1967 years ago. I whipped a friend's Porsche 914, and he wanted to drive it. He totaled it with me in it. We were both very lucky.
super. Was not expecting that impressive burnout
XK-E beauty and grace still triumphs.
had one in college in the 80's, haven't had a speeding ticket since
I wish my Mk3 had been like that! Still kicking myself hard for selling it 30 years ago!!
Had a buddy in Florida that had an MGB with a Ford V6 in it. Man that thing was scary fast!
My first car was a 1972 GT6 Mk III. Weak rear end but a great car. Really wish I would have kept it.
Buddy of mine when he graduated from high school, his parents bought a red one just like this, for graduation present... Back in the day....
Great to have 2.5 engine. Sounds amazing !
sure looks nice and fast
Had one, great in a straight line.😅
I have a 1970 GT6 which had a high compression head upgrade prior to my purchase, I've put the car on a strict diet, with a very light frame and swapped in a Toyota 5 speed. I've kept the clearance up as the roads in my area are a tragedy, I also like a quieter car.
The high compression 2L is an impressive motor good power in the low end and delivers power right to the top end.
Finding good tires that do it justice is becoming a problem.
BTW your car looks better than mine, I do like the Webers.
Prettier than an E-Type too.
Wow, it sounds AWESOME!
I would be happy just to have a "stock" one!...Well, for a while....lol I LOVE this car, after the TR3 is my fav Triumph...I am a pretty simple guy, lol AWESOME car, thanks for sharing!
Remember a pair of brothers I knew bought one of these off a pongo on the base in 73'?. Already starting to rust but one of the coolest looking cars back in the day. That rear door was years ahead of hatchbacks, like a Jaguar. Always wanted one, but I got too tall and wide.
How would we describe a “pongo” in the U.K. please?
It's Canadian slang for a derogatory term describing an enlisted airman from the air base (not an officer) by local yokel slack jawed townsfolk. My father would have kicked my arse for using such a disrespectful townie (local) term, as he started his national service in 51' as a British private in the Black Watch before being plucked out for officer candidacy and returned to the Highland Light Infantry as a second lieutenant, staying right through the Suez insurgency. He ended as a light Colonel in the Canadian Airforce as acting chief of military intelligence, but always with a healthy respect for all ranks...not like his long haired wastril teenage street racing sons.@@philtucker1224
You had me at "triple Webers" and "800 kgs."
I had a 2500s estate with same engine set up except it was full race inc suspension it went around castle coombe in the early nineties and and destroyed a group of TVRs with me driving
Great memories you can get some power out of that old six considering it started life in a leyland atlas van !!
It was as smooth as a BMW and it would do over 140mph
The Triumph owners club is a wonderful society of really nice people! Enjoy!
I had one in late 70’s I sold a great 73 VE superbug , the triumph was rusted and a lot of electrical problems but it was fun
Miss these cars. Had a Spitfire 1500 that I swapped out the engine for a GT6's 2l straight 6, and upgraded brakes and suspension, to create the car Triumph should have made ; a convertible GT6. So much fun in that car.
One of my first cars… great fun although the rotoflex coupling is renown for being “all or nothing” in tight corners when driven hard…
I've owned a few of these, as well as half a dozen TR6 (with injection and also carbs) as well as two E-Types. The Triumph 2.5 is good for around 150BHP and the E-Type 250BHP The E-Types would always blow the Triumphs into the dust, so I can't imagine this car as cute as it is, would be any match for an E-Type. The E-type is good for about 150MPH your car would be unstable at that speed! As it's just too small/light/flimsy for anything over 100MPH. It would need to be radically re-built to deal with high speeds over 100MPH It looks nice though, but no match for an E-Type, they are two different things!
Looks like the Shelby Wheels I have on mine. I ran Triple webbers for many years on my 2 liter, but switched back to rebuilt strombergs. The Webbers were fun, but gas mileage was horrible and I could never get it to run smoothly at lower rpms. Had mine for 50 years now, and find the Strombergs are fine for Putzing around. Ive got SAH headers, CV joint conversion, lowered front, trunionless kit from Rimmer with the thicker stub axels, along with slotted rotors.
Maybe not as good as a 240Z or Alfa in its day, but still a Great Car and parts availability plentiful and many still on the road, which is more than you can say for its competition. Never plan to let mine go !
I almost bought one of these in the late 70's. It was only $3,000 back then although back then to me it was a lot of money.
If only Triumph's management saw the light at the end of the tunnel - they could have built this
Triumph's tragedy is that it was run by accountants.
Beautiful lines on that car. Nicer than the BGT.
Very nice car.
Yes I owned 1, I replaced all the door & window rubbers heater core etc to get rid of a persistent water leak. Did similar things to the engine & suspension as this car,the biggest problem is the rear end you can only drop it so far & still the handling is so so.
Beautiful car! I have a TR6, I have been considering for some time to either sell it or trade for a GT6. Think you might have convinced me to sell mine. The GT6 somewhat resembles a DB5 Aston Martin to me. Good show Mate!
I had a 1967 GT6 mark one, with the same engine. Bloody thing handled like a sledgehammer riding on tyres with the same adhesion qualities as those made of balloons that’d been inflated with helium. Diabolical … but hey it’d blow the doors of most cars in a straight line (until you had to navigate a corner and then all hell would unleash)
Had a 69 GT6+ back in the 80s. Put the 2.5 engine in it but the gearbox was weak and wrung off the output shaft at the circlip groove. Had big plans for it but my brother swapped it for a beetle.
BAD ASS CAR
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Love it !
Dig the 70. MGB GT. V8. Talk about Running 👍
Nice car
Nice!
Beautiful little car 👍. Jay Leno would want that 😉
If only the vid was 2x longer.
When I saw my first E-type at age 18 I was disappointed, especially as I was, and still am, a Jaguar fan. I couldn't see what the fuss was about, it looked odd to me. Triumphs and especially the TR5 and GT6 looked much better, went like hell and have fantastic soundtracks.
Did you successfully receive therapy regarding the E-type disappointment? ( how many Jags do you have now?) 😁🇬🇧
@@philtucker1224 I coped. haha. Fortunately they had the XJ to sooth my wounded soul. I've had a few, currently have an XJ super 8.
@@martinzwaan2721 very nice . Kind regards.
Had one would love another more power is always welcome motor youve chosen isnt what idve used .idve put a leyland v8 in it
I used to have one, plus had 3 spitfires
Bet that’s a thirsty little beast!My old 2.5 Pi ,with a full load ,on a motorway,used to get around 15 mpg,on a good day. You’d need a mortgage to run it nowadays!🤣
Or you need to not have a mortgage to run one.
800kilo with 160hp, you're flying
If i had wings :-)
Faster, or quicker. There is a difference.
Beautiful. I'm curious what diff and axles are being used as they were kind of a weak point on the original.
very nice ..how any inches were taken out of the rear leaf spring and was any work done to the differential.
I had a mint 1973 GT6 MK2 in 1976. I was 21 yrs. old. It was maroon. I think it was 90 hp. it was not fast, but it corners like it was on rails.
A very popular car in their day, often referred to as a poor man's Etype.
Way cool
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I wonder what they did to the dreadful rear suspension !
google and find out.
Sweet!!!
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Ah the GT6... love them best as 2.5 pi but that's nice. I had 1300 Triumph Spitfire. Underpowered but that probably saved my life 😂
I had a Mk4 Spitfire new in 1971, did 24,000 miles in first year, mostly roof down and flat out / sideways. Loved that car
@@alberttalbot9534 a memory to cherish. I miss those days. Life was simpler and so much fun. To re-engage, switch a Suzuki swift over to manual and keep it in second gear whilst driving around town :) The gear ration and noise is about the same as the Spitfire :) With a Bourg Warner overdrive switch on the knob, it would be the same :)
They only made GT6 with a 2.0 engine. (The 2.5 pi cars were TR6 and the 2.5 pi saloons)
@@philtucker1224 I stand corrected thank you. There was a sports car shop at the top of Khyber Pass, Auckland. In that shop there were red DE Tomaso Pant eras, Green E-Types, Purple and yellow Stags, white Dolomites, GT6, MGs, yellow Lotus Super7 's and often the motors would be switched out by enthusiasts. I would see some amazing jobs for back then. I was 19. The sale staff would let me sit in the cars as I felt their lives. I bought a MkiV Spitfire when I was 20. What a car! The overdrive made all the difference. It was 1980 and Auckland was a racetrack as the 80's music hit the streets. The cars have memories :)
@@alberttalbot9534 Nice for sure :)
The GT6 is my favorite Triumph Car ! I like the 69mod on back to the first ones . After 69 the back ends were changed and not as attractive. I don't see many in Tennessee any more.
Have to disagree, the MK3 taillights were much more integrated with the styling than the old ones.
Nice😁
Great video was the following camera on a bike or a car?
Far better looking than your Jaguar E type too!!
Overlooked car. As pretty as any Ferrari.
What a beautiful car. I had a total of 6 GT-6's and 8 Spitfires during the 1980's. I even put in a turbocharged TR-6 engine in one with a Warner T-50 5 speed transmission, Chevy clutch and flywheel. Even being very careful to never jerk the clutch between shifts, the engine was so powerful that it just ate up read ends. I had a Jag rear end but never narrowed and installed it. Mine was a 1968 without Rotoflex axles. I only have a Spitfire left. It must grind on perfectionists as the only thing Spitfire is the body. It's in storage now for over a decade. Does it sound like a Spitfire? It's Chevy V-6 powered and 4 wheel drive.......Holy smokes a 2007 video! Anyway, I love your GT-6. It sounds great!
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I had one. The car was terrible at autocross. Thr best thing that happened was a drunk ran a stop sign, and it was totaled. Replaced it with a Europa S4. I lovec the Lotus and hated the Triumph.
🤩wow
Nice car. Is that somewhere near Malmö ?
Is that considered front mid-engine with the block midway over the front axle? The sound is intoxicating British sports car, nice.
The term “mid- engined” is usually reserved for configurations where the engine sits between the front seats and the rear axle.
@@philtucker1224 There is front mid-engine and rear mid-engine. Jaguar XK-E's are front mid-engine
@@sambananas4513 ok- thanks Sam
How did it survive to Sweden??
I can't remember the last time I saw one in UK ... (A friend had a 4 cylinder in mid 80s) The nearest on eBay UK is £12,995!
Lots of car collectors in Sweden! ( less traffic too!) 😁
@@philtucker1224 Considerably less traffic ...!
England ..... 1,134 people per sq. mile.
Sweden ..... 0,065 people per sq. mile.
@@notrut yes absolutely! ( do you live in Sweden buddy?)
@@philtucker1224 No, I'm in the over-populated and oppressed Hellhole of England.
@@notrut ABBA are luckier than us then 🤣😂
ooh. sounds good. 30 thou euros.... or is that 29. my English cars story... just for fun - an Mg a at the time like 6 years old ... driving home from college on the 4 lane - the steering wheel came off in my hands. yes. just luck I went into a field rather than bridge support. took 15 min to drill a hole for cotter pin , apparently too difficult for English engineering. absolute truth.
then I had a '76 TR 6 which was, odd. very very nice in some ways but the engine. I blame early pollution controls. one fun aspect - it would run for hours no problem at higher type speeds , then - slow down (stop and go ) it would run on like one cylinder. - never figured that out. so. going thru Holland tunnel into NYC , of course started limping. a place ya don't want yer car to die.
Faster than E-type ? Yes, because thata one stay on the road ! 😂
Have you changed the rear end ratio ? The original one could too short
Wasn’t his car?