STILL Looking for a turn key car (will consider 85%+) with V8 (preferred) ford or chevy V8. Air would definitely be nice. Auto or manual doesn't matter.
Doesn't have to be show car but very nice driver.
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PLUS I have very nice driver 74 TR6, that I owned about 20 years, that can be part of deal if needed.
Thanks,
Gary
ps, thanks to everyone for leads.
Again Thanks to everyone for their leads.
Gary
Gary,
I saw this one in Decatur, AL.
Rut
http://huntsville.craigslist.org/cto/5795918522.html
Thanks Frank. I talked to the owner about a week ago. Planning on seeing it this Sunday.
Gary
The one in Decatur was way to rough and needing lots of work. Had to pass on it.
So I am still looking for one. What do you have?
Still Looking but have not found even a close match for what I want.
I have cash and can travel, just need to find the TR6.
Thanks,
Gary
Exotic Classics has one listen in Hemmings that might be a v8. They want $39K and say it is an automatic.
This will have pretty much V8 performance, if you can go with the colour.
And it's all done, hardtop, softop, get in and drive.
http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1969-triumph-tr6-2/#comment-1566314
Ivor
I appreciate every one help but have not found the right one yet.
I know that it takes time and patients. So I am still looking.
Regards,
Gary
New Hampshire craigslist xvpgd-6239721176@sales.craigslist.com 73 TR6 260 ford t5. No association to the vehicle
How much are you willing to spend for the "right" car???
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Thanks Bill, I can't find the listing in NH.
Don, I have sent you a PM.
Gary
Gary, Tr6 v8
Kind-of in your area, closer than me.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1971-Triumph-TR-6/182850906383?hash=item2a92c3690f:g:3CIAAOSwU1FZ7hG4&vxp=mtr
Thanks Don,
I requested (2 times) more detailed pictures of engine bay and the underside of the car from the seller.
He didn't list or email me any.
He did say that he only owned the TR6 for about 8 months and the speedometer cable wasn't working when he purchased it.
He is about 700+ miles and if it doesn't sell I will probably drive down.
Again a BIG THANKS to everyone for any leads.
Gary
This is still for sale.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1973-TRIUMPH-TR6-CREAM-BLACK-v8-corvette-engine-gear-box-back-diff-5-3-ltr/322839531383?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
Yes, it's in the UK, where it's considered a bit too left-field for our conservative tastes. The seller's inability to write good copy is also against him.
And it's a leftie, which of course is what you want but we don't.
The builder is a TR Register member and extensively featured his work on the forum. The car was already a V8 when he bought it, and the quality of his cosmetic rework was generally admired, although not much by the purists.
He's been trying to sell for a good while, so an offer might do it.
A car from the UK might seem a stretch, but as you now know, there aren't that many to choose from, and this is all done and ready to use.
Ivor
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Old school 327 (which is cool by me), auto tranny (not so cool), across the Pond, & $27,000. Very nice ride, though.
Thanks everyone. I still have not found one yet, but I still have hope and CASH.
Don Childs, I have tried to send PM and email to you. If you still have your, please PM or email me.
That one I flagged up is still for sale, with the same inept description.
Good car.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1973-TRIUMPH-TR6-CREAM-BLACK-v8-corvette-engine-gear-box-back-diff-5-3-ltr/323114407956?hash=item4b3b1e9814:g:DtAAAOSwNSxVVPzn
Ivor
http://forum.britishv8.org/read.php?3,61662
Gary, look at Van's car in the HIWD thread above if you haven't found one yet.
Las Vegas is some distance from you, but take a look.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1973-Triumph-TR-6/253707501299?hash=item3b12253ef3:g:k90AAOSwAOdbLruA&vxp=mtr
Mustang II rearend is an 8" behind the 383 stroker SBC.
5-21-19, I am still looking.
Thanks,
Gary
I ran across this today. Not sure I'll have time, but I will be in Austin this weekend & might be able to go have a look for you if you're interested.
https://austin.craigslist.org/cto/d/austin-73-triumph-tr6-v8/6877552105.html
Hi Rob,
Definitely worth looking at it if you have the time.
Sent you a PM with my contact information.
Just wished that the seller had a better detailed facts about what he has.
I emailed him to try and get more details about the car.
Gary
I got your PM Gary. Will see what I can do to have a look at it. Will keep you posted.
Hi Rob,
I just want to thank you again for taking your time to look at this TR6 for me.
You did me a great favor and saved me from a big disappointment (and a long trip).
Your pictures showed exactly what I was wanting to know.
I enjoyed talking with you and you describing the car.
If I can ever return the favor, please let me know.
Gary
https://classiccars.com/listings/view/1220064/1973-triumph-tr6-for-sale-in-los-angeles-california-90011
More race than street
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http://www.parkplaceastonmartin.com/used-inventory/detail/Used-1970-Triumph-TR6/995/CC50108
A lot of work went into that car.
I don't care much for the hacked off windshield as it makes it impossible to install a soft top or a hardtop.
I think the original TR6 seats would have worked better with the overall theme of the car.
Those two things could be easily rectified.
It would be interesting to see how much it goes for.
Cheers
Byron
I was thinking the same.
Very tidy build.
Actually, I like the seats.
But then, I wouldn't be going with the racing theme.
For me, other than the screen, I would look to change the trans. 3.55 gears and no o/d do not make for a pleasant highway car.
Perhaps why the owner stood it under a waterfall of money, and then drove just 50 miles.
Ivor
I know Gary you have a few Grand Nationals so you might be very current with this V6 motor.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1972-Triumph-TR-6/264376656771?hash=item3d8e13a383:g:yOUAAOSwwCJdEo3O&vxp=mtr
It is in CA though!
Hi Don,
This TR6 has a 1977 Buick v6 , no turbo so 100 to 125hp. If hopped up maybe more.
The 86-87 GN turbo engine has the turbo mounted on the passenger side (right in front of the engine) and sit up higher than the valve cover. This creates a clearance problem with most small cars.
Nice looking TR6 other wise.
Gary
https://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/d/tulsa-tr6-v8/6924594328.html
https://nh.craigslist.org/cto/d/york-1973-triumph-tr6/6918885475.html
https://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/cto/d/prescott-valley-1972-triumph-tr6-v8/6921694451.html
https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/d/portland-1973-triumph-tr6-small-block/6922525625.html
When it rains it pours!
https://www.mgexp.com/registry/1971-Triumph-TR6-CC58304L.44870/
How much?????
Pretty good, but $47,500??
Well, one only lives once.
So if it floats one's boat, OK.
Ivor
I hope he get it, our values will go up!
Thanks TR8 Paul, and others.
The one in NH looks like I am looking for except it has the Rover V8.
The red in Ga really is beautiful but looks like it is set up for drag or road racing. The price is up there and probably worth it but a little high for me.
Gary
Arizona one now on Ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/223573654527
Ebay, not a TR250, it's a TR4A, but would be a short project clean up.
closer to you
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1967-Triumph-Other-2-door/173958187333?hash=item2880b74945:g:y~8AAOSwhiJdIsd6
TR4A.
Ahh, now that's really nice.
If you don't go for that you may as well give up.
Looks almost standard, in and out, big plus point. The white piping subtly lifts the interior.
Even as a former TR6 owner, I prefer the Michelotti body to the Karmann.
Again, it has the benefit of the boot not being full of fuel cell. No silly roll cage. No huge wheels. And the Surrey top. A real looker.
The seller is a man of few words, one might like to know more about the build but wth. The engine appears to have some miles on kit, so presumably any issues have been shaken out.
Urrgh, I really need not to buy this. Get thee behind me.
Oops, I just bid.
Ivor
Depending on price, that could be a good one. Looks solid and straight from the pics. Definitely worth getting more info and inspecting. Seller has his phone number in the description.
Thanks Don on the TR4A.
The seller is a car saleman & doesn't know much about the car. Doesn't know which Rover engine or transmission is in the car. Did say that the front disk brake caliper were sticking. Also said other than that it drove ok.
It does look like it was converted many years ago or sat for a long time to get the engine compartment that like it does.
Al is suppose to send me more pictures of the underside (front to back) and under the hood.
Was the wire spokes wheels prone to problems?
Gary
Rover?
I'd bet it's a P6.
215.
And the trans will be a BW65.
So here's the potential problem. Unless it has a non-Triumph rear end, at best it has a 3.54 diff. The BW is a non-o/d trans, so that gives about 20mph/1000, which is pretty miserable on the highway.
If it has an R200 which I'm betting it doesn't, that has the same diff ratio.
Possible to change the box. Or the rear end. If one wants the work.
Ask him to drive the car, note the revs at 40mph.
Needs to be going 40mph or more before the torque convertor locks up, so below that speed the mph/revs won't tell you anything.
If the speedo or rev counter aren't connected that in itself says something (negative) about the build.
But it does look a beauty. May be OK for you if you mainly want to do local drives.
And changing the box is a lot less work than undoing someone's body mods, or sorting out a car that's just been built and not shaken down.
Edit: The wire wheels need polishing. That's enough problem for me.
More practically, the splines can wear, especially on the rear. Then they clonk when the drive changes.
And they need tubes.
And the spokes can get loose but probably won't.
They're great, on someone else's car :}
But again, you can always change them. Some polisher will buy them from you.
Ivor
Rover V8 engine number, is on the left side of the block just by the dipstick tube.
Then you can look here http://www.v8register.net/FilesV8/V8%20engine%20number%20reference%20R7%2030.11.07.pdf and see what it is.
Ivor
Chrome wire wheels once rusted don't polish. I just changed an automatic TR8 to a 5 speed, lots of work and time. The NH TR6 with the 215 has the right transmission, a T5 and looks well sorted except the finish on the engine compartment not to my taste, easy fixed. Here is a picture of the engine on my TR8.
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A possible rebuild project. Was converted to a 350, but now no motor or trany!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1976-Triumph-TR-6-CONVERTIBLE/202769885207?hash=item2f3606e817:g:4dMAAOSwqsNdXeg4
Thanks Don,
I love the seller last line.
"Save some money on restoring your TR6, when this one all it needs is your engine and transmission."
Rust in one door then a couple of years, rust in other door, kinda turn me off.
I am still looking.
Gary
Hey Gary, maybe a TR4?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1966-Triumph-TR4/274019189565?hash=item3fccd1033d:g:FKUAAOSwl01dhnZ5
not much on the details or pics, but looks good.
fully documented, 331C.I. 438 HORSEPOWER small block Ford
Tremec 5 speed transmission
Wilwood disc brakes
custom built chassis
the best of everything
Cobra performance
And no engine bay pics?
And not much description. He has no idea, really.
The TR4 is better looking than the 6 imho, and I say that as a past 6 owner.
Other than the bumpers having been replaced by silly wotsits, looks pretty good.
Ivor
Looks good but lack of pictures and information about the build is lacking.
I have requested needed pictures and information.
He is close enough to drive down to look at the car.
Thanks, Don
George's TR6 is up to $19500.00 with 1 day left.
Gary
Just my luck, the ebay TR4 disappeared. I sent him 4 messages and no reply to any of them.
Guess I pi$$ him off. Could find the car in closed auctions either.
Geroge's TR6 sold for $22,500 on BaT site.
Oh well, guess it was just not meant to be.
Don are you ready yet to sell me yours?
Gary
Until you find this unicorn of a perfect V8, how about this with a blower, 5-speed and forty years' history?
https://barnfinds.com/surprise-packet-1972-triumph-tr6/
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You can contact the seller via eBay https://www.ebay.com/itm/183977370635
Ivor
Thanks, 88V8.
Now that is different.
I am sure that someone know if a single carb can supply enough fuel under boost.
This is the same color as my 74 TR6. They are estimating 140 HP.
Gary
Tomball is about 30-40 minutes from me. I was going to offer to have a look, but eBay says the listing "ended". Not sure if that means it's been sold or listing expired or what. If you want to reach out to the seller & it's still available, I *might* be able to check it out tomorrow or early Saturday. After that it'd have to be sometime the following week as my schedule is jam packed with work & getting things ready for a major surgery (& subsequent recovery @ our house) for one of my sons.
Rob, thanks for the offer. I am looking for something with more HP & torque.
Best of luck on the surgery on your son.
Been there and had that done on me.
Gary
Are you still looking for a TR6 with a V8?
Hi Joe,
Thanks for responding to my ad. I am looking for a Ford or Chevy v8.
Gary
There is a '74 TR 6 with a 5.0L Ford engine for sale near Nashville. $15K. Saw it in Facebook Marketplace.
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Harold
Thanks for the lead Harold. Saw it today and was close but no the one.
Gary
what didn't you like about that one Gary?
Rob, pm sent
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Or this one http://forum.britishv8.org/read.php?11,67469
Ivor
Thanks Ivor,
It looks like a great deal of attention and hard work went into this conversion.
The owner like of color is difference from my preference of color.
The price is too high for my budget.
It is beginning to look as though you are a perpetual looker, not a buyer.
Perpetual looker... yes, very easy for that to happen. I looked a long long time for a TR + V8, they were never quite right, or the timing was wrong, in the end when one came along I thought... 'I'm too old, and the wife wouldn't want to swap our comfy Rambler for that...'... so it never happened.
Now I'm sort of looking for a Jensen CV-8. There are four currently on offer, one is very dear, the others I don't like the colour, or it's the interior colour.
Like this https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1272914 that awful bright red which was popularised by a TV programme where the hero drove a CV-8 with that colour. The other common option was black. Why??? Except an undertaker, who wants a car with a black interior, not me.
OK there is some slight logic here, a colour change of paint or leather is £££. On the other hand I could afford it and there were just 500 of these cars built fifty-five years ago, what are the chances of finding one that's just right.
I mean, get a grip, you'll be dead one day, a lot of good saving that £££ will do you then, But still, here I am, no Jensen.
Yes, some of us are just too picky. Perpetual looker, good phrase.
Ivor
I know you wanted a TR6, but this might be very different for you.
I do know you would stand out anywhere you drove.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/349346609820220/
If I was still in NC, it would be with 30-40 miles from where I lived. Now over 700 miles.
It does look good. Sounds like a good driver and it would turn heads because very few people would know what it is.
I did not know that they used ford running gear. Right hand drive would be interesting and shifting left hand more so.
Gary
More Options, maybe
http://fraserdante.com/listing/1976-triumph-tr6-resto-build-v8/
https://www.hemmings.com/auction/1976-triumph-tr6-1
Happy hunting!
That first one looks a real pro build, with zero miles?
Unusual breather arrangement.
Ratchet shifter hmmm.
Shame the trunk is full of fuel cell.
A big $$ ask for a car with no top.
The Hemmings car made a good price.
Is there any obligation to keep those Federal overriders nowadays?
Ivor
How about down size a little?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1976-MG-Midget-1500-black-and-white-stripes/264916035077?hash=item3dae39e605:g:XuwAAOSwl3xfmbTC
and it has AC!
https://dyler.com/cars/triumph/tr6-for-sale/1974/29522/triumph-tr6-convertible-cabriolet-roadster-1974-green-for-sale
Wow! That Frasierdante car seems way overpriced! I would be happy to give them a run anytime...
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Don,
I am waiting to hear back from the person in TN. That has a lots of promises, just hope the car lives up to the pictures?
Also I have asked for more pictures.
I agree with Ivor. It has been for sale for over a year that I know of. Owner was not the builder. Still looks great but a lots of $$$$
Gary
Don,
I still have not heard back about the green TR6 near Nashville.
My son said the one on Dyler.com looks like the same car (on Facebook) that Harold -heco5375 back on 3-30-20 that was near Nashville. The facebook pictures are not up anymore so I can't say 100% but it sure look like it.
Gary
how about another option, twin turbos
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1958-Austin-Healey-3000-MJ-2-COLD-AC-LT-ENGINE-TWIN-TURBOS-EXTRA-CLEAN/193777799534?hash=item2d1e0e916e:g:6fsAAOSwC79fkU9q
Well that's had time and money poured on it. Looks like a pro build.
I could do without the roll bar, but I think this is the first convertible of any make I've seen on here with what we call a 'breezebreaker', that mesh screen behind the seats that keeps the wind from wrapping around behind you and blowing your hair in your eyes. It really makes driving a lot more comfortable.
To me, that's a very good sign, a sign of a car that was intended to be driven.
Oddly enough, see the Healey forum for a 100-6 I'm about to post.
Ivor
I do like that LT1 build, especially as I'm building a single turbo one now. Going in a slightly bigger car. That roll bar coming down the center of the car probably burns the crap out of the passengers legs if it sits out in the sun
There's a TR6 with a 327 listed in my local craigslist, not mine.
https://baltimore.craigslist.org/cto/d/ellicott-city-1972-triumph-tr6-with-new/7324755645.html
...TR6 with 327....
Hood scoop neatly done.
And that hardtop looks good. Rather like a Surrey top. Some say the curves of the Surrey don't suit the angular TR6, but I like it.
The exhausts, not so much.
$30k.... hmm.
V8
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I am still looking for the right TR6 car.
I did find another 99 percent right car that I was looking for long than than the right TR6. Either blue or white interior would have been 100percent car. Even my wife likes and approved me buying the car.
It is a 1972 Corvette, Bryar Blue with white top and black (hot) leather interior, convertible with match hard top, 350V8, with rebuilt factory air and 4 speed transmission,
Very much like my previous 1972 from days be gone.
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Perhaps you should buy a 90%+ car.
You're going to get old looking for perfection.
And no car.
Then you can still look for the 100%.
Do agree though... never could see the attraction of a black interior, unless you're in the business of burying people.
Ivor
As someone mentioned, the search is part of the fun.
I would settle for a 90% TR6 if I found one that was priced right.
I don't know if my car would interest you or not- it is a 1969 TR-6 with a Ford ( 302 ? ) v8 &
auto trans ( C-3 ). I bought the car to have a toy while getting my project touring car under
way.. The car is a "driver" that has sat too long- the seals in the trans are shot. I would suggest looking into replacing the C-3 with an AOD because there is only one ratio available for the TR6 .Another option would be a GearVendor overdrive. I have decided that if I'm ever going to get the Volvo on the road, the TR has to go, so am willing to sell for a reasonably low price.
What has been done since my purchase in 2014 :
New front calipers
New Master cylinder
New 1965 Ford Mustang radiator from Summit Racing.
Extra loud horn.
Car has always been in garage, with top up. I have never lowered the top, just unzipped the rear window for airflow, so the top has not shrunk or had any abrasion. Top and interior in very good condition, tan color. Car is a Corvette Yellow from about 2003-4.
Pictures, Doug... we need pictures...