Oh man....that sounds GREAT! << as nathandarby67 quickly and uncontrollably opens Hemmings in another browser page and starts searching the term "TR-6". >>
I am looking for a nice '73 TR-6 at the moment. I wonder what brand of exhaust was on the car in the video? Sounds fantastic! Almost better than my Ghibli with quad exhaust.
I haven't seen that exhaust before and I searched the globe for TR6 exhausts before buying a NOS Ansa a few years ago. It sounds superb, btw. It's pretty easy to build your own system if you can find a local muffler shop that is reliable. The 2.5 motor doesn't flow a huge amount of exhaust so you can get away with a fairly small resonator and maybe add a muffling mid-pipe to fine tune the sound. Ive been tinkering with the carbs on my new to me 400GT and it is still really fun to jump in the tr6 with its dialed-in carburetors!
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WOW!!! 43yrs.. thats fantastic. My record so far is only about 14. I wasnt smart enough to choose the proper cars when i was young LOL
I owned a '78 Spit 1500 from June '85 until May '15. GREAT fun to drive, easy to work on, inexpensive, parts readily available. Sadly, something electrical caught up with it and it lived up to it's name - caught fire and destroyed itself, two other cars, and the house. My Dad's old XK-120 (my avatar pic) Jag was the only car to survive the garage (since completely refurbished and looking spectacular again!). No, afraid my Spitfire days are over. In fact, as much as I like them (and I *LOVE* that red Italia up above!), my wife would probably murder me if I even brought home any Triumph. As it is, I'm lucky she lets me keep the old Jag in the garage - but wouldn't if it hadn't been refurb'd *with* a battery cutoff switch. If you have an old car like these and don't have a battery cutoff switch (or any kind of battery cutoff) - GET ONE. INSTALL IT. USE IT! (you can thank me later....) gp
I have been in love for 45 years. A one owner (me) 1973 with slightly over 354,000 miles on it. By 1993 and 250,000 miles I had pretty much worn it out so I did a complete restoration both mechanical and cosmetic. Image Unavailable, Please Login
The Italia i always thought should be far higher up the car pantheon. Would love to try a 250 or a well sorted Tr6, something about them. But while I know many turn up their noses at a TR8 I think theyre great and from what i have read easily sorted into a good handling really quick car.
Had a Spit I.... Lots of fun, but... It is not possible to have more fun than 'assembling' the top from a handful of rods and a piece of vinyl stored in the boot... during a heavy rainstorm.
Sure can't figure out how I missed this thread 1st time around. Had a nice TR6, motor was hot-rodded by a Brit car guy who built me a nice race engine, maybe 180 HP, maybe a little more. Scared the crap out of me when HE drove it with me in the passenger seat. Image Unavailable, Please Login
"New" TR8 on eBay. Too bad (for me) it isn't Posiden Green like the one I had for so many years. Or maybe it's a good thing since this car should go to a museum instead. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1981-Triumph-TR8-/283448625480 Image Unavailable, Please Login
Me and the wheel and my best friend circa 1967. I bought the car from a Jesuit priest at Fordham. It was a 1963 with the white metal dash. Four months after this photo Jimmy was killed in Viet Nam. This photo always brings mixed emotions. Image Unavailable, Please Login
A TR250 I resurrected over the summer. The girls helped with cleaning the interior and tools at the end of the project. The middle girl is the grandkid. The grandson fit into the wheel well like a glove. That's him installing his first caliper. n grand Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Great shot. quick run through photoshop to pump up the contrast a little and here you go. Image Unavailable, Please Login
To update here, I’ve long since sold that blue TR6 and still have got the totally original ‘74 in Mallard Blue that I’ve had a long time (pictured below) also imported a 1980 Dolomite Sprint and a 1975 2500S Estate from the UK in 2018. Bought a nice ‘73 Stag last year too but sold that and it recently was sold again on BaT... Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat
Fairly certain that ‘74 1/2 gained the blinkers under the bumper, but hell, I could be wrong. But if we’re down to brass tacks, a ‘74 1/2 is still a ‘74 Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat