I love the old sports cars. I dreamt about them for decades… and then, years later, I took the plunge, I bought a Miata, a black on black 1994 NA, with 40K on the clock and cranks for the windows. I LOVED that car! I remember when I bought it, I was in a particularly good mood for at least 6 mos.! And that love affair lasted 11 years. That was in SoCal. Back in New England, I WAS missing the sports car I always wanted to drive here, so I picked up a ‘97 M-Edition again with 40K. She now has 55 and I’m livin’ the life! I would love a TR or MG, but the Miata is both, better. I consider myself lucky to be able to have a few of my favorite cars.
The closest I ever got to this was Dolomite 1500 with a Sprint Badge on the back it used to skip at the back end going into corners!!! It woke you up real quick!!
It takes a very small car to make 205 / 15 tires look big and beefy in the wheel wells - but this car does just that and so much more. Great looking build!!
The perfect person/owner for this car. So knowledgeable, so sympathetic to the very special car it already was, and still finding ways to polish what's already a gem.
Ultimate TR6 built by a legend for the previous owner who was a man of petrol and serious taste the Military Grade Switches are off the scale in cool the fit and finish is mega and now its been refreshed the boys are doing the car proud love it.
What a fantastic car! Can't believe more people haven't done more restomod projects with a TR6, because it's such a cool looking car with bags of space in the engine bay. The look on his face when he gave it some beans, you can tell it's really on the edge with all that power in such a small package. His look is not just of fear but more like "What am I doing? This thing might kill us both!!" 🤣🤣
A guy on my block did a TR6 back in the early '80's but he put in a 355 small block chevy with a turbo. Car was beautiful and fast. 50 series tires and really nice home made flairs.
The engine reminds me of the Cosworth Vega I owned in the 70's and 80's. I removed Chevrolet's misbegotten fuel injection and fitted it with 42 DCOE side-draft Webers and then I loved it. Jetting was a snap with carbs I could pull the entire jet stack out and make changes in less than 5 minutes if I was motivated. What a difference Webers make! They are free-flowing and infinitely adjustable as I could slide in different size chokes all day if I wanted. Very nice little car.......I should never have sold it. All in all, this is a sweet ride and all the personal touches are well done and logical in their functionality.......great job! By the way, I'm a Yank.......what language are these chaps speaking?
WOW that's an incredible TR6 that has to be the cleanest most professional swaps I believe I've ever seen. with all the high quality bits and pieces though out the car. there is definitely plenty of redundancy built into it with all the AN fittings and steel braided hoses. I really like the current owners philosophy with the car his saying that they wanted to get the most out of that they could. but because it's an old car a person has to have a great deal of respect for it. and how he explained every detail about the car, even though some people might find that to be too much information for a video. and how he seemed low key yet very allert and careful. and that the interviewer was almost beside himself so excited about this car, though the whole video. and how he explained how the previous owner was such a stickler about even the finest details, like his use of the ultra high quality and completely functional aircraft switches, and controls, gauges, those tiny details can mean the difference between a day of happy motoring. and a day where your enjoyment is cut short due to something as simple as a switch failure. and I also liked his choice of parts and components such as the T5 transmission. I had thoughts about finding a TR6 chassis or possibly an MGB chassis. and putting a massaged 2.8L on up to 4.0 L V6 in one, and match up which ever two would work out depending on parts availability, but haven't done it. I would have to get freed up from some other projects first. My father worked with a guy that put a 302c.i. 5.0 L V8 in a TR6. I know he had to build a special hood for it that was raised by two inches, and I know he was driving it around. but I haven't seen him in while because he's lives twenty away. and I haven't had to venture over there in a while. I will go visit him and see if he still has the car and see how it's doing.
The IRS made a huge difference (I note you said TR4 and not 4A), but the TR6 had a tendency to snap and step out at the back if you put too much throttle out of a tight bend or turning onto a road in anything other than bone dry conditions. Personally, for the road, generally the original 150bhp is more than enough on this chassis no matter what tyres/shocks you’ve got on it. Of course nowadays I doubt these get taken out much other than on sunny days; mine was everyday transport. I had a TR6 for about 20 years and a TR7 for 2 years. The 7 pissed all over the 6 in terms of handling although never looked as good and was rubbish if you’d got a girlfriend and no accommodation of your own! 😈😉😉
My Dad had a few of these, last one was a 1976 150bhp with the dreaded Lucas fuel injection. Had it really nicely restored and then made a massive loss selling it after very little use, he still kicks himself cus shortly after the value on them went through the roof! Lovely old car, the 2.5 6 banger sounded mint to me as a teenager.
I had one as my first car (DAO 639K), beautiful when it went but it spent more time at the garage than on the road having either the fuel pump or metering unit (whatever that is) changed.
Don't know why this has taken so long to come up in my suggestions, but better late than never! The TR's straight six is one of the best sounding engines, ever, but that turbo and bov is seriously addictive 😂
The TR6's were in competition with the 240Z back in the day. They were considered pretty car cool with the then innovative IRS, independent rear suspension which gave the Z and TR6 extra corner fun. Radials were fairly new then too which added to the need for insurance of a better grade.
Yes, radials were a fairly new thing. I hadn't turned 16 yet as I remember riding my bicycle to his place to talk to him so this was built before '83. It was that pale yellow colour from new but later a red then a burgundy metallic. It sounded unreal too not a lot of exhaust pipe.
The problem is that the trailing arm design of the Triumph was prone to camber changes, making the cars very twitchy at the limit and in fact inferior to a good live axle. The 240Z's macpherson strut design (like the Lotus) was vastly superior, as the car magazine road tests of the day attested.
@@racketman2u I used to know that, thanks for the refresher...the 'twitchy' sticks as I had a 66 Healey 3000 and did find the Z-car more of mechanical envy, though my A-H sits dear to my Heart, dashboard overdrive, honey exhaust tone at 3kr's n all.
Interesting. My BFF (RIP) had a used 72 240z when I had my TR6. He never got it running right for long (fuel pump, overheating & stock carb problems). We never raced, just wrenched together. He moved on to Saab's. Good times. We knew crap-all about mechanics & learned together on these cars. Early/most Saab turbo's also electrical nightmares imho. + FWD.
With that much power, a locking diff would probably be more beneficial for keeping it in a straight line since it seems to be a recreational, weekend type of car. Beautiful TR-6, I always wanted one, but my dad said it was expensive to maintain British crap and that I'd spend more time working on it than driving it LOL. I ended up with a Capri 2600 V6(I live in California) in 1982 and actually raced a fellow in an early TR-6(early U.S. TR-6 were much faster than the later smog engine ones). We went neck and neck until about 85mph when I pulled away a bit(maybe a half a car), so I didn't regret getting the Capri over the TR-6, but I would still love to have one, and my long gone Capri as well! This TR-6 is purely brilliant!
Great to see this old girl on the road even though it’s got a 4 cylinder engine.Good to see the owner respect it and he talked good sense too.I always fancied building a TR6 on a lighter stronger chassis with coil overs , poly bushes etc but I would have to keep the straight 6.Would need to slim down to fit in one now.
Poly bushes can crack the mounts. They transmit shock. I used to be a suspension tech - they have their place on the racetrack, but I’d never fit them to a road car.
Brilliant build! Kinda agree that it's no longer a TR6, especially w/a turbo. TR6 was happiest @ 2.5-4k rpm imho & the exhaust note was magnificient! Then again I'd planned to install a '79 Chevy 400ci engine in my mint '72 BRG TR6 (measured & it fit) when much younger. Totalled mine sadly 2 weeks before planned swap when a driver ran a Stop sign in front of me 2 weeks b4 date of swap 😭. I already had dual side draft Webers, yellow Koni shocks & glass pack dual slash tip exhaust & redone interior w/highback seats (neck/head protection) . Stock engine w/Solex's & 0 mods made the stock 150hp on the dyno when reg'd @ 9yo when I got it. Had that same hardtop. Never used it in 3 years. Rare now. Loved that car! Sadly accident bent the frame so Ins totalled it. Even had same bumper deletes 👍. Seriously no roll bar? Real fuel cell? Suspension sorted? TR6's handled well w/a bit of care & sorting. Personally don't like the Gadgetman interior/shifter. Interior makes it look 1/2 finished. Mildly like this vid. Black paint? & that tailpipe should be a TR6 crime. I can't imagine a harder clutch pedal than stock. Definitely On/Off on mine. Went thru 5.5 clutches (crooked mechanic 1x), 3 trannys in 3 years (said I was young 😆). Engine was bulletproof. I drifted mine occasionally (bit of rain helped 😉) driving up the hill home as there were several perfect drift corners. Definitely not a sleeper. More an Outlaw or Resto-mod. & where's the ubitiqous luggage rack? 😀 Cheers to his brother for building & paying the bills! Kudos for not having Insta! Yes I'm still looking for a non-OD 69-71 5 speed. Now want to install an e30 6, 240Z 6 or go monster Nissan twin turbo. The engine bay is massive vs today's cars. Lucas elec/wiring had killed my OD b4 I bought mine. 70-100kmh in 4th & an open road, my 6 was happiest. Not a race car. Definitely a tourer. Interesting build that sent me down happy memory lane. 👍
My uncle had a later model(maybe '73) TR6 in Burgundy color and to this day I still think they have a beautiful design. This example is spectacular. I was a 2nd owner of the last year('73) 240Z that I spent 5 years doing total mechanical restoration and just before completing I had a garage fire and lost it and my mind. The profile height was about the same as this with the top of my fender being about half way up my thigh. I could do an oil change by sliding catch pan under the car and leaning over the fender to remove the drain plug and filter so I never had to crawl underneath. I had modified stock SU's(to prevent air leaks) and header and was putting out about 170-175 H.P. but, at 2260 lbs. full of fuel. I had al the parts to rebuild the head and port it to bring it up to about 220 H.P. when the fire happened. One time I ran side by side at 125 M.P.H. with a Fox Body Mustang 5.0 and I had to tell the guy I only had a 4 speed to humble him. Although I had been to 140 with wind at my back at another time.
Awesome machine… I ordered a TR-250 in 1968. The dealer called me back to inform me it was no longer available. But if I wanted “basically the same car” with that 6 cylinder they had a first import of the TR-6. It was amazing, Pimento Red with Black interior, wire wheels…but no O/D… only regret. It could keep,up with the Healy 3000 up to 120… really miss that car.
The TR6 was the last of the beautiful triumph sports cars and was always my dream car and what a job the owners have done on this one, talk about a widow-maker I love it.
I've seen a picture of this car a few years back, recognize the wheels, the mirrors and the all dark look. Always wondered what it was. Looks fabulous in black, and a very nice build too.
"Mom" means momentary. So it is not a permanent operation of the switch as it returns back to the "off" position when moved to the Mom position. A similar switch would be used for your headlight flasher.
No,this is not a modern convertible with extra strength in the doors or floor/ rockers,its an old bendy triumph convertible, the temp roof is most definitely structural.
Lovely car. I have had stock TR6's and TR4's and they were great, but this is just a whole different car. I genuinely appreciate all the hard work that went into this one. Enjoy!
Sounds shit compared to a TR6. Original TR6 with 150bhp & overdrive gearbox is great fun on twisty roads with the top down, this is just a dragster. I can admire the engineering but all seems pointless.
Had a chance to buy a tr6 when I was 20 it was 4 grand and mint. My dad convinced me to get a van for work instead and my mum put me on the insurance for her evo 5. That i drove alone no more than 10 times if even. I just never thought of them again. This car is amazing. So many ev mods these days. But this is a brilliant idea and a stunning result. Im Irish myself but always admired British cars and that making the square peg fit perfectly into the round hole. You guys need more of this old school can do attitude
i remember going out to a breakdown with 2 lasses in a 2500pi, they had borrowed their dad's car, turns out they had run out of petrol, "well, we put a gallon in this morning", they had done 9 miles from south shields to sunderland, the cossy lump probably does better MPG
I've always loved the look of the later model TR-6s! Looked at one with a Ford V-8 in it a few years ago, it was done well and was really clean. Alas, it is a weekend car and I needed a daily driver. It was hard to walk away from that one.
The owner is a Legend! You can tell by all the info he can give so fluently that he knows and loves every single inch of this lovely, mad little motor! Pukka motor, pukka owner, perfect combo!
I've got a soft spot for the TR6 since watching them race at Harewood Hillclimb in the '90's. This takes it to a different level - love the colour / style & Cosworth engine! Best one yet :)
That’s a right little beast! Cosworth rules.. personally theirs only one thing I would do & that’s move the air filter as far from the engine as possible. Mabey protrude it slightly out of the wing or mesh. That way yourll get as much clean cold air as possible.
I’ve owned several British sports cars and the TR6 was my favorite along with the capri of the same years. That is the nicest TR6 I’ve seen. Great car you have there
Awesome car and a great ride-along! Always liked the TR's, all of them, but there were a few 6's around TO that regularly stomped the back roads just as they were. Like any good car, whilst treating you well, will become a part of you, drive carefully and do not become a part of it. :P Beautiful vicarious show, kudos and thanks from Canada!
Love the TR6. Had a Spitfire with the overdrive back in the day. Put wider lower profile tires on it and it railed like a slot car. Slow straight though. lol
Now that's what you do with a TR6. To me it's a resto-mod roadster conversion. Straighten it out to a dependable little monster ground up mods and it's a yes from me. Seems like there is a lot of agreement on this if not just this ride.
Please give that air filter / intake some cooler out from the bonnet charge... doesn't have to be in the form of a hood scoop but perhaps integrated into the lovely splitter ?
It's scary enough for thrills...as long as you don't screw up. Mine was anyway with the SBC350/TH350, and still liter up front with the drive train moved back with heads at the firewall and 18 inches to the radiator at a slant up front:)
Were 150yrs into combustion and there's less then a handfull of lads per city capable of building engines and not even from raw materials that'd be just cosworrth in England...weve been durrrr'd down + pushed to do less important trades. When your saying theses lads names building these engines try put up a picture of them..they're so fkn rare they should be celebrities tbf . 👍🏻
I'd love a TR6 to stuff my 2.3 turbo engine in, even in the XR4TI it's in, it's ridiculously fast and all I've done is header, forged internals, turbo, injectors and intercooler. I must have 12 or more of the SVO, Merkur motors laying around in the garage from when people thought they were junk. 300 whp from a mild 4 cylinder is nothing to sneeze at, and that's at 8PSI.
These lovely old cars always have crappy little engines. Spitfire, Mgb, and these aswell. But when a car looks as good as this. It deserves an engine like that. This car is stunning
I'm thinking ... If you can squeeze a Ford 289 and a Sunbeam Alpine ... Granted you had to jack the motor up to get to all the spark plugs, But that's what's palladium plugs are for right ⁉️
I spoke to Terrys Drurys son about the van, and he said “We have word someone has got one that’s being restored to super van spec but not sure if it’s the actual original”
Great video, awesome looking car, engine looks right at home in there. Always liked the look of the TR6. Would question the use of a 3 point harness with that seat and that rear mounting method though.
I worked for TDR at this time. Along with Graham and Dick... I put the Cosy engine in this car! Great to see that it is still being loved.
Cool 😎
Seriously? What a blessed thing to have done. Wish I was more of a mechanic.
Fair play young man, hope you have sons/grandsons to tell😍🙏🏻
@ianqv Nice work, you've created an absolute beast, and I love it! Such a glorious sound.
Spectacular!
The switchgear blew me away, and having memory on ALL of the gauges is just brilliant!
Looks like it's gone to the perfect keeper, too.
I love the old sports cars. I dreamt about them for decades… and then, years later, I took the plunge, I bought a Miata, a black on black 1994 NA, with 40K on the clock and cranks for the windows. I LOVED that car! I remember when I bought it, I was in a particularly good mood for at least 6 mos.! And that love affair lasted 11 years. That was in SoCal. Back in New England, I WAS missing the sports car I always wanted to drive here, so I picked up a ‘97 M-Edition again with 40K. She now has 55 and I’m livin’ the life! I would love a TR or MG, but the Miata is both, better. I consider myself lucky to be able to have a few of my favorite cars.
The closest I ever got to this was Dolomite 1500 with a Sprint Badge on the back it used to skip at the back end going into corners!!! It woke you up real quick!!
It takes a very small car to make 205 / 15 tires look big and beefy in the wheel wells - but this car does just that and so much more. Great looking build!!
The perfect person/owner for this car. So knowledgeable, so sympathetic to the very special car it already was, and still finding ways to polish what's already a gem.
Ultimate TR6 built by a legend for the previous owner who was a man of petrol and serious taste the Military Grade Switches are off the scale in cool the fit and finish is mega and now its been refreshed the boys are doing the car proud love it.
Amazing car isnt it Dan 🤩
@@Adam151082 very special indeed I think the finest one so far and all your featured cars are of a quality.
1 bot comment. Made no sense.
I really like this car too, just would change 1 simple thing, the colour of the wood for something very dark.
Except it's not a TR6 anymore.
What a fantastic car! Can't believe more people haven't done more restomod projects with a TR6, because it's such a cool looking car with bags of space in the engine bay. The look on his face when he gave it some beans, you can tell it's really on the edge with all that power in such a small package. His look is not just of fear but more like "What am I doing? This thing might kill us both!!" 🤣🤣
A guy on my block did a TR6 back in the early '80's but he put in a 355 small block chevy with a turbo. Car was beautiful and fast. 50 series tires and really nice home made flairs.
Rust is probably the reason there isn’t more like this.
@@WIPEYOURLENZ ya this is that era the car manufacturers were using recycled metal and we all know how that turned out.
The straight 6 is a great engine
Great posts here and yesterday. Too bad it was being chronicled by a couple of motor mouths.
Love the TR6. The workmanship on this one is fantastic.
The engine reminds me of the Cosworth Vega I owned in the 70's and 80's. I removed Chevrolet's misbegotten fuel injection and fitted it with 42 DCOE side-draft Webers and then I loved it. Jetting was a snap with carbs I could pull the entire jet stack out and make changes in less than 5 minutes if I was motivated. What a difference Webers make! They are free-flowing and infinitely adjustable as I could slide in different size chokes all day if I wanted. Very nice little car.......I should never have sold it. All in all, this is a sweet ride and all the personal touches are well done and logical in their functionality.......great job! By the way, I'm a Yank.......what language are these chaps speaking?
Geordie.
Mackem, the guy in green is from Sunderland
WOW that's an incredible TR6 that has to be the cleanest most professional swaps I believe I've ever seen. with all the high quality bits and pieces though out the car. there is definitely plenty of redundancy built into it with all the AN fittings and steel braided hoses. I really like the current owners philosophy with the car his saying that they wanted to get the most out of that they could. but because it's an old car a person has to have a great deal of respect for it. and how he explained every detail about the car, even though some people might find that to be too much information for a video. and how he seemed low key yet very allert and careful. and that the interviewer was almost beside himself so excited about this car, though the whole video. and how he explained how the previous owner was such a stickler about even the finest details, like his use of the ultra high quality and completely functional aircraft switches, and controls, gauges, those tiny details can mean the difference between a day of happy motoring. and a day where your enjoyment is cut short due to something as simple as a switch failure. and I also liked his choice of parts and components such as the T5 transmission. I had thoughts about finding a TR6 chassis or possibly an MGB chassis. and putting a massaged 2.8L on up to 4.0 L V6 in one, and match up which ever two would work out depending on parts availability, but haven't done it. I would have to get freed up from some other projects first. My father worked with a guy that put a 302c.i. 5.0 L V8 in a TR6. I know he had to build a special hood for it that was raised by two inches, and I know he was driving it around. but I haven't seen him in while because he's lives twenty away. and I haven't had to venture over there in a while. I will go visit him and see if he still has the car and see how it's doing.
As the owner of a TR4 for the last 50 years i wonder how you keep it in a straight line. What an amazing car and a braver driver than me!
Did you see the one on Ebay recently, with a LS3 V8 engine ? Very stock looking
The IRS made a huge difference (I note you said TR4 and not 4A), but the TR6 had a tendency to snap and step out at the back if you put too much throttle out of a tight bend or turning onto a road in anything other than bone dry conditions. Personally, for the road, generally the original 150bhp is more than enough on this chassis no matter what tyres/shocks you’ve got on it. Of course nowadays I doubt these get taken out much other than on sunny days; mine was everyday transport. I had a TR6 for about 20 years and a TR7 for 2 years. The 7 pissed all over the 6 in terms of handling although never looked as good and was rubbish if you’d got a girlfriend and no accommodation of your own! 😈😉😉
Engine looking for a chassis… handling was always crap, swapped mine for a Lancia Fulvia 1600HF, never looked back
My Dad had a few of these, last one was a 1976 150bhp with the dreaded Lucas fuel injection. Had it really nicely restored and then made a massive loss selling it after very little use, he still kicks himself cus shortly after the value on them went through the roof! Lovely old car, the 2.5 6 banger sounded mint to me as a teenager.
Lucas injection system was ok.I had one and never had a problem other than it had to have a bosch fuel pump
I had one as my first car (DAO 639K), beautiful when it went but it spent more time at the garage than on the road having either the fuel pump or metering unit (whatever that is) changed.
Don't know why this has taken so long to come up in my suggestions, but better late than never!
The TR's straight six is one of the best sounding engines, ever, but that turbo and bov is seriously addictive 😂
I've always loved the TR6 for it's tight compact but handsome dimensions. This adds *sooo* much more. What a beast.
The TR6's were in competition with the 240Z back in the day. They were considered pretty car cool with the then innovative IRS, independent rear suspension which gave the Z and TR6 extra corner fun. Radials were fairly new then too which added to the need for insurance of a better grade.
Yes, radials were a fairly new thing. I hadn't turned 16 yet as I remember riding my bicycle to his place to talk to him so this was built before '83. It was that pale yellow colour from new but later a red then a burgundy metallic. It sounded unreal too not a lot of exhaust pipe.
The problem is that the trailing arm design of the Triumph was prone to camber changes, making the cars very twitchy at the limit and in fact inferior to a good live axle. The 240Z's macpherson strut design (like the Lotus) was vastly superior, as the car magazine road tests of the day attested.
@@racketman2u I used to know that, thanks for the refresher...the 'twitchy' sticks as I had a 66 Healey 3000 and did find the Z-car more of mechanical envy, though my A-H sits dear to my Heart, dashboard overdrive, honey exhaust tone at 3kr's n all.
both rusted , tr6 had the lucas curse, prefer the 240z.
Interesting. My BFF (RIP) had a used 72 240z when I had my TR6. He never got it running right for long (fuel pump, overheating & stock carb problems). We never raced, just wrenched together. He moved on to Saab's. Good times. We knew crap-all about mechanics & learned together on these cars. Early/most Saab turbo's also electrical nightmares imho. + FWD.
With that much power, a locking diff would probably be more beneficial for keeping it in a straight line since it seems to be a recreational, weekend type of car. Beautiful TR-6, I always wanted one, but my dad said it was expensive to maintain British crap and that I'd spend more time working on it than driving it LOL. I ended up with a Capri 2600 V6(I live in California) in 1982 and actually raced a fellow in an early TR-6(early U.S. TR-6 were much faster than the later smog engine ones). We went neck and neck until about 85mph when I pulled away a bit(maybe a half a car), so I didn't regret getting the Capri over the TR-6, but I would still love to have one, and my long gone Capri as well!
This TR-6 is purely brilliant!
Your dad was right. 😏
Absolutely love it. Proper hooligan, melts your trainers, can't be driven in a straight line and power enough to strip the tarmac off the road!
Great to see this old girl on the road even though it’s got a 4 cylinder engine.Good to see the owner respect it and he talked good sense too.I always fancied building a TR6 on a lighter stronger chassis with coil overs , poly bushes etc but I would have to keep the straight 6.Would need to slim down to fit in one now.
What's wrong w/a 4 cyl engine ? That's what is in the Porsche 919 EVO ( a V4 )
It’s a Cosworth. That’s all that needs to be said.
Poly bushes can crack the mounts. They transmit shock. I used to be a suspension tech - they have their place on the racetrack, but I’d never fit them to a road car.
The tragedy is that Ford never offered this engine in the States. Who doesn't love little cars with big power?
Most TR6's got exported to North America minus the 150bhp fuel injection to comply with USA emissions
Now this a car about time people startd experimenting with mad engines in old cars .
Brilliant build! Kinda agree that it's no longer a TR6, especially w/a turbo. TR6 was happiest @ 2.5-4k rpm imho & the exhaust note was magnificient! Then again I'd planned to install a '79 Chevy 400ci engine in my mint '72 BRG TR6 (measured & it fit) when much younger. Totalled mine sadly 2 weeks before planned swap when a driver ran a Stop sign in front of me 2 weeks b4 date of swap 😭. I already had dual side draft Webers, yellow Koni shocks & glass pack dual slash tip exhaust & redone interior w/highback seats (neck/head protection) . Stock engine w/Solex's & 0 mods made the stock 150hp on the dyno when reg'd @ 9yo when I got it. Had that same hardtop. Never used it in 3 years. Rare now. Loved that car! Sadly accident bent the frame so Ins totalled it. Even had same bumper deletes 👍. Seriously no roll bar? Real fuel cell? Suspension sorted? TR6's handled well w/a bit of care & sorting. Personally don't like the Gadgetman interior/shifter. Interior makes it look 1/2 finished. Mildly like this vid. Black paint? & that tailpipe should be a TR6 crime. I can't imagine a harder clutch pedal than stock. Definitely On/Off on mine. Went thru 5.5 clutches (crooked mechanic 1x), 3 trannys in 3 years (said I was young 😆). Engine was bulletproof. I drifted mine occasionally (bit of rain helped 😉) driving up the hill home as there were several perfect drift corners. Definitely not a sleeper. More an Outlaw or Resto-mod. & where's the ubitiqous luggage rack? 😀 Cheers to his brother for building & paying the bills! Kudos for not having Insta! Yes I'm still looking for a non-OD 69-71 5 speed. Now want to install an e30 6, 240Z 6 or go monster Nissan twin turbo. The engine bay is massive vs today's cars. Lucas elec/wiring had killed my OD b4 I bought mine. 70-100kmh in 4th & an open road, my 6 was happiest. Not a race car. Definitely a tourer. Interesting build that sent me down happy memory lane. 👍
My uncle had a later model(maybe '73) TR6 in Burgundy color and to this day I still think they have a beautiful design. This example is spectacular. I was a 2nd owner of the last year('73) 240Z that I spent 5 years doing total mechanical restoration and just before completing I had a garage fire and lost it and my mind. The profile height was about the same as this with the top of my fender being about half way up my thigh. I could do an oil change by sliding catch pan under the car and leaning over the fender to remove the drain plug and filter so I never had to crawl underneath. I had modified stock SU's(to prevent air leaks) and header and was putting out about 170-175 H.P. but, at 2260 lbs. full of fuel. I had al the parts to rebuild the head and port it to bring it up to about 220 H.P. when the fire happened. One time I ran side by side at 125 M.P.H. with a Fox Body Mustang 5.0 and I had to tell the guy I only had a 4 speed to humble him. Although I had been to 140 with wind at my back at another time.
Awesome machine… I ordered a TR-250 in 1968. The dealer called me back to inform me it was no longer available. But if I wanted “basically the same car” with that 6 cylinder they had a first import of the TR-6. It was amazing, Pimento Red with Black interior, wire wheels…but no O/D… only regret. It could keep,up with the Healy 3000 up to 120… really miss that car.
The TR6 was the last of the beautiful triumph sports cars and was always my dream car and what a job the owners have done on this one, talk about a widow-maker I love it.
Finally I’m starting to appreciate old triumphs 🤔😍
I've seen a picture of this car a few years back, recognize the wheels, the mirrors and the all dark look. Always wondered what it was. Looks fabulous in black, and a very nice build too.
"Mom" means momentary. So it is not a permanent operation of the switch as it returns back to the "off" position when moved to the Mom position. A similar switch would be used for your headlight flasher.
Always loved triumph - My grandfather has a '69 TR6 with a 302 Ford V8 in it, absolute machine it is
The hard top really only gives you a quieter ride. A roll bar attached to the frame does more for stiffness than anything else.
No,this is not a modern convertible with extra strength in the doors or floor/ rockers,its an old bendy triumph convertible, the temp roof is most definitely structural.
Lovely car. I have had stock TR6's and TR4's and they were great, but this is just a whole different car. I genuinely appreciate all the hard work that went into this one. Enjoy!
Sounds shit compared to a TR6. Original TR6 with 150bhp & overdrive gearbox is great fun on twisty roads with the top down, this is just a dragster. I can admire the engineering but all seems pointless.
Thanks Adam, really enjoyed that one, nice to see something older featured.
Had a chance to buy a tr6 when I was 20 it was 4 grand and mint. My dad convinced me to get a van for work instead and my mum put me on the insurance for her evo 5. That i drove alone no more than 10 times if even. I just never thought of them again. This car is amazing. So many ev mods these days. But this is a brilliant idea and a stunning result. Im Irish myself but always admired British cars and that making the square peg fit perfectly into the round hole. You guys need more of this old school can do attitude
Local this, I've got pictures of it from the dovecote Inn Laxton classic car night. Lovely thing in person 👌
i remember going out to a breakdown with 2 lasses in a 2500pi, they had borrowed their dad's car, turns out they had run out of petrol, "well, we put a gallon in this morning", they had done 9 miles from south shields to sunderland, the cossy lump probably does better MPG
My 2.5 PI had rich injectors fitted it was pretty quick, downside was it only did 10mpg didn't mind really petrol was around 95p a gallon!
TR6 is one of the all-time grest designs - Michelotti?
Fantastic history to this car.
The tr6 is one of my favourite classics this is another level 🙌
I now own my 4th TR6...
That was a beautiful car in its day, I love the sound of a TR6 with the original engine….
I've always loved the look of the later model TR-6s! Looked at one with a Ford V-8 in it a few years ago, it was done well and was really clean. Alas, it is a weekend car and I needed a daily driver. It was hard to walk away from that one.
This car excites me! Classic car with modern (and very powerful!) mechanicals! A real drivers car. That must be fun on the road.
nice to see a good cosworth engine in something classier than ford sierra
The owner is a Legend! You can tell by all the info he can give so fluently that he knows and loves every single inch of this lovely, mad little motor! Pukka motor, pukka owner, perfect combo!
I've got a soft spot for the TR6 since watching them race at Harewood Hillclimb in the '90's. This takes it to a different level - love the colour / style & Cosworth engine! Best one yet :)
Good to see a nice car with a nice owner.
As a child the Closest thing we had to a knight-righder car was a triumph TR7 in the 80s.
So sorry about your childhood man.
That’s a right little beast! Cosworth rules.. personally theirs only one thing I would do & that’s move the air filter as far from the engine as possible. Mabey protrude it slightly out of the wing or mesh. That way yourll get as much clean cold air as possible.
Yup, still the spirit of TR6 fun - thanks for this.
What a dead pan expression whilst he's demonstrating the giddy speed of the car. And he's funny.
Saw the van a Brands Hatch all I can say is wow,they asked the driver what is was like.All he said was it was bloody hairy in the wet!!!!
from the thumbnail i thought it was a 67 mustang 😂😂
Very nice.. Well done and good to see the bloke that owns it knows what he is on about and what the car is about.
I would like to see you do a GT6 , my favorite Triumph !
They'd need to change the diff to a Nissan or something first, the GT6 stock diff can't even handle a hot Triumph 2L six!
Great fun. I've got an early TR6, tuned a bit and I love it. That thing is nuts. Well done.
I’ve owned several British sports cars and the TR6 was my favorite along with the capri of the same years. That is the nicest TR6 I’ve seen. Great car you have there
The beach was crowded with snow leopards.
Awesome car and a great ride-along! Always liked the TR's, all of them, but there were a few 6's around TO that regularly stomped the back roads just as they were. Like any good car, whilst treating you well, will become a part of you, drive carefully and do not become a part of it. :P Beautiful vicarious show, kudos and thanks from Canada!
Great looking TR6! And thank goodness for closed captions!
I've always thought the TR6 (along with a few other 70's classics) was worthy of an "update". Superb!👍
BOUGHT MOMMY A CHEVY VEGA WITH A COSWORTH ... THERE WENT THE NEIGHBORHOOD!
Love the TR6. Had a Spitfire with the overdrive back in the day. Put wider lower profile tires on it and it railed like a slot car. Slow straight though. lol
What a car,love these old Triumph’s
Now that's what you do with a TR6. To me it's a resto-mod roadster conversion. Straighten it out to a dependable little monster ground up mods and it's a yes from me. Seems like there is a lot of agreement on this if not just this ride.
Was this filmed in Ilkeston / Eastwood bypass A610 ? Looks familiar lol, Awesome Motor !!!
I was expecting Alan Partridge to turn up
Please give that air filter / intake some cooler out from the bonnet charge... doesn't have to be in the form of a hood scoop but perhaps integrated into the lovely splitter ?
I put a small block chevy in one. Would light the tires in 3rd accelerating through 60 mph. Well over 400hp. Could easily be Darwin Award winner.
It's scary enough for thrills...as long as you don't screw up. Mine was anyway with the SBC350/TH350, and still liter up front with the drive train moved back with heads at the firewall and 18 inches to the radiator at a slant up front:)
Brilliant car, I have always liked the TR6. The best looking sports car got a lot better, well done.
Love the story on the car
That TR6 is just bonkers....I love it 😀
What an ace triumph! Power plant to match the aggressive looks. Wicked 😍👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
When will people realize, it is way more fun to drive a slow car fast, than a fast car slow 😂
It’s nice when you hear the owners talking about the specs and knowing what’s what- not like innit bruv stage 3 🤣🤣🤣
Wow what a car it looks very nice and a beast thanks Adam you never fail to impress with your content
The interiour looks like an old fighter plane. Lovely.
I always liked the TR 6. Even by today’s standards, it is still a great looking car. It has clean, timeless lines.
that mk1 transit was awsome
My dad had one. It was a big old slow rust bucket, but we loved it.
I absolutely love the way that car looks and I'd love to own one even here in America. I'd stuff a Mustang Coyote motor into it.
This cosworh tr6 is beautifully designed
70s look with 21st century turbo engine 🔥🔥🔥
Thankfully I had subtitles switched on.. and I’m from Leeds ! 😂 … great motor
"We're gonna end up with no teeth" 🤣 That's a serious weapon!
Were 150yrs into combustion and there's less then a handfull of lads per city capable of building engines and not even from raw materials that'd be just cosworrth in England...weve been durrrr'd down + pushed to do less important trades.
When your saying theses lads names building these engines try put up a picture of them..they're so fkn rare they should be celebrities tbf . 👍🏻
Fantastic car. What a very pleasant and knowledgeable chap the owner is, a great video to watch
This is the best TR6 I've seen! Its a wonder more companies arent doing more with these burly little roadsters.
I'd love a TR6 to stuff my 2.3 turbo engine in, even in the XR4TI it's in, it's ridiculously fast and all I've done is header, forged internals, turbo, injectors and intercooler. I must have 12 or more of the SVO, Merkur motors laying around in the garage from when people thought they were junk. 300 whp from a mild 4 cylinder is nothing to sneeze at, and that's at 8PSI.
Had a Spitfire in college back in the 80’s.
Loved that convertible.
Up until my knockoff wheel rolled past the car at highway speed🤦🏻♂️
I hope they did a lot of strengthening of the chassis with that much more power.
Lovely motor, but the Triumph logo you used is from Triumph motorcycles, unless I am very much mistaken.
I had a 72 150 bhp tr6 when I was 19 in the late 80s it was a fast car then so that car must be amazing to drive 😎😎
Sits well. It's a beast of a thing..
It bounces and go's. That well built.
These lovely old cars always have crappy little engines. Spitfire, Mgb, and these aswell. But when a car looks as good as this. It deserves an engine like that. This car is stunning
What was so crappy and small about 2.5L and 150hp?
I'm thinking ... If you can squeeze a Ford 289 and a Sunbeam Alpine ... Granted you had to jack the motor up to get to all the spark plugs, But that's what's palladium plugs are for right ⁉️
What an amazing sports car,always loved the lines of the TR6😊by the way love your accent, what part of england you come from?
Transit Super van 1 exists, it was in classic Ford a while back. It’s being, or has be restored
Think I heard that too
I spoke to Terrys Drurys son about the van, and he said
“We have word someone has got one that’s being restored to super van spec but not sure if it’s the actual original”
Great video, awesome looking car, engine looks right at home in there. Always liked the look of the TR6.
Would question the use of a 3 point harness with that seat and that rear mounting method though.
Agree about the harness - looks like it would squash your shoulders down to your hips in a crash.
Always a beautifully styled car, the 240z came in and swallowed them up . The 914 picked up the crumbs .
Full credit to the co-owner / driver for not being a f*cktard and understanding that older cars needs care and respect, no matter how modded they are.
Coffin on really nice mag wheels. Ace!
A TR6 needs a Straight Six engine!
Clues in the name, BMW, Jag or Lexus would probably be a good fit if moving away from stock engine.
Absolutely!!..Why wreck the car with an inferior engine
@@Markdmarque calling a cosworth i4 inferior to anything British is hilarious