Born at Le Mans, Bred as a BABY E-TYPE? Triumph GT6 Road Test
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ค. 2024
- Born at Le Mans, bred into a baby E-Type! Welcome to our deep dive into the legendary Triumph GT6, a classic British sports car that has captured the hearts of car enthusiasts worldwide. In this video, we'll explore the history, design, and performance of this iconic vehicle.
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Chapters:
Intro: 00:00
History and Background: 00:35
First Impressions: 03:19
Handling: 03:45
Gathering Speed: 04:58
Livability and Practicality: 05:50
Closing Thoughts: 07:20
Outro: 07:46 - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
They're unique, the driving position is just so perfect and you know you have a straight six right in front of you. I bought mine 36 years ago. A few times I've idly thought of selling. Then I drive it again and say WHAT WAS I THINKING?!. Thanks for an appreciative vid.
A Giovanni Michelotti Masterpiece and one of the best looking little British cars ever built. They rattle, they squeak, you'll feel every bump, they're hot, they're loud, and they smell glorious. The GT6 is one of the most underrated, under appreciated, under recognized, and until recently, they were way under valued. That has changed as in the U.S., the best will fetch $35K to $40K and up.
That’s why the Spitfire is the better choice, the are designed for top down driving not less noise just more of the good stuff.l have a hardtop but don’t use it ,because it alters the characteristics /experience of the fantastic little car
Great car the GT6. I've got an E-type and a TR6, but I think the GT6 is a lovely thing in its own right
I have owned a mk2 GT6 for over 40 years, to be frank, I could not imagine life without one..great little cars. Absolute hoot on a fast A road! Nice to see a balanced report about them, thank you.
I have very fond memories of the GT6 Mk3 from when I worked for the Kent distributor of Triumphs back in the 60's. I collected the first one for stock from South London, and drove it down to Maidstone, a delightful car...
I saw one of these at a car show, and the owner kindly offered to let me sit in it. I was surprised that I could get my head in and sit upright without my head wedged up agains the roof, being over 6 foot tall, but it had its original steering wheel, and I couldn’t get my big thighs underneath, so my suggestion is if you want a GT6, you need to skip leg day 😂 There may have been a way of getting my left leg the other side of the wheel if I tried different ways of getting in, and if there was a convertible version, I could have taken the roof down and get in while standing up.
I do feel like on any longer journey though, I would feel very hemmed in, so I’ll stick to my saloons. Lovely little things, though.
My first car was a Spitfire 1500 and I always lusted after one of these. As you said, they are really easy to work on.
I had a highly original Valencia blue Mk 1 GT6 in my late 20s in 2010 - loved it, beautiful car and enjoyed every minute of it
yup you sort of feel like a rock star when driving one.
My dream car.
Had the fortune to drive one.
Took me 20 years to decide TR6 or GT6! In the end, went for a GT6! It’s a fantastic car, one of the best looking classic cars? I have sent a lot of time giving it a once over, in with a few subtle modifications it’s actually a potent weapon. Worth remembering that TVR and lotus chose the suspension system and TVR the engine too. They only weighs 900kg, so it not difficult to make good progress, particularly on B roads
The 70 GT6 was one fun car and fast
A girlfriend had a Spitfire from this era, it was a fun car to drive, very responsive. There is a very good YT channel out of Canada, Fanatik Builds, a father/son series showing the rest-mod conversion of a GT6 using a LS V8. It's being done in a small one car garage, very good engineering going into it.
Yes I follow that guy , its amazing what he does with basic tools , I like his sense of humour too😄
Very topical car for me (...you sure you blokes haven't been snooping on my internet searches?), having recently taken an interest in them, following my mission to learn more about Triumph cars, after having realised, that as a "card carying" car nut, my knowledge of them was emabarrasingly shallow. Lovely cars, and if you think they are "on par" for driving enjoyment with an E-Type...well, that's good enough for me. I now only need to work out how I can acquire one for my meagre budget. Love all your videos. Cheers!
Another good video 🚗🚙🚘👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍
in a way the E type is a bit of a cliche car and taller drivers like myself can only use the mk3 version. believe it or not the spitfire gt6 cars can accommodate taller drivers - but not girthier drivers. lastly in comparison to an e type.... the gt6 is rarer as fewer were produced and fewer survived the crusher. in the market i am in jaguar e types are well represented at shows.... perhaps one or no gt6's are present. love the webaso roofs too. this may sound like i hate e types - i don't i love them too.... but i find they are over hyped.
Always liked them and a guy near me has a TR6 and you can tell when the weather is getting better from the sound of the straight six
Fantastic car, i seen one recently at the Raby castle car show, stunning in Magenta !!
I had one once...same year. The 30-50 time (the most important performance in a car) is brilliant.
Always quite liked these.
I adore these! Beautiful cars!
Hmm, never would have considered it competition to E type, but good old solid triumph engineering, ie 20 years behind its time.
Very very nice car - and Sinn!!
I go to TRGB for my TR6 parts, you’re right the roads around Huntingdon are the worst Ive ever known
Plenty of creaking noises, sounds a bit like my wheelbarrow. Apart from that, sweet little motor.
I HATE cars that squeak and creak. Could be the poly bushes though.
I love the sound of a British inline 6!🥰
Such a great car
Is there a reason that the spitfire did not have the 6 cylinder option?
That last clip with you talking while the car is idling, steering wheel and shift lever rattling away, is that normal? Shouldn't a straight 6 idle smoothly?
I had a mk1 vitesse 2 litre with the rear camber "problems", and it was extremely predictable as to when the back end would step out; to the point that I could drive it sideways long before drifting became a thing. The mk2 vitesse I had was IMHO more sketchy to drive because it didn't give any warning when it was gonna break away 😊
I had a MK2 back in the mid 90s for a few years. It was GREAT, one of only a couple of cars long gone that I wish I still had. Would I have one now? Definitely but I doubt the wife could get in and out of it 🤣🤣
It definitely looks like a smaller e type.
The MK2 is the one to have
A sexier version of an MG C.
I'd love one but I don't fit
Why?