Bought my TR-6 new right off of the showroom floor in 1975. I Loved that car!!! If it wasn't for the oil leaks and electrical problems I would still own that car.
I've owned CC28234L, a 1969 (1st year) TR6 for over 34 years. It's the longest relationship I've had in my life. My late wife and I were married 33 years. Everything has been rebuilt over the years. Upgrades include: 5-speed Toyota transmission, triple Weber's, inlet and exhaust headers, cold air intake, hotter cam, full ported head, electric fuel pump, aftermarket wool carpeting and aftermarket leather seats as well as tinted front window. I added an aluminum radiator with extra passes as well as a larger electric fan + a heat exchanger for the oil line (i.e.: oil cooler) for warm weather driving to prevent overheating. Coker Tire still makes the Michelin X redline tires. An hour in my TR6 is better spent than an hour with a psychologist. I love its 'smell' walking into my garage. Old British steel, oil, gasoline and old English leather! Life is good.
Bought mine new in August 1974 and drove it all over the USA to over 140K miles. Added an overdrive trans, which I did not know about when I bought the car, a hard top, which made for a great ride in the winter, and finally wire wheels. The car ran great all the time, never had a breakdown; did all of my own mechanical work except stuff that need to go to a shop. Sold it for what I paid for it in 1999, after a bunch of repairs.
I've owned CC25469L since April of 1985. Bought it in Alameda California. Love it. Since it is a VERY early model, it has many features not found in the newer TR6s, like high back bucket seats, an air induction vent in front of the windscreen, which opens from inside the cockpit, none of the anti-smog stuff, doesn't have those ugly black rubber things on the bumpers, mine also has the electric overdrive, is the midnight blue, 72 spoke rims, with red line Michelins! I've driven this TR from California to Boston to Fort Lauderdale, and it is now in Europe with me! WOW, GREAT CAR in Europe!
As a Long time Tr-250 owner, I can attest to the merits of the 5 claims in this video. Takin off in mine on the weekends is about as much fun as you can have in a four wheeled time machine....
Ich habe einen der TR6 Pi mit vollen 150 PS. Er ist 12/68 einer der ersten gebauten. Vor einigen Wochen war ich damit in England. Einfach herrlich dieses Auto. ❤ Grüße aus Deutschland.
As a TR6 owner for 38 years i can attest to all 5 points. Among the cars I'm fortunate to own, none have soul and crowd gathering ability of these little jems.
Had a 1972 TR 6 new. Loved that car. Sold it in 1974 to buy first house. Found out kid who bought it, jacked up the rear and had a awful wide stripe painted on it. Sad. Always wanted another 6
I miss mine so much. Although it was almost finished (engine was nearly kaput), I had a lot of fun driving it. A good one is expensive. Tx for reading me. Regards from Canada 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤
Own a 69 and can't say enough good things about it. Sure it's British and being a 69 is a wee bit different the other years but that gives it even more of a personality. Great simple British mans car.
I had a '69 TR6 in the early 70's. I LOVED that car... but it spent much of its time in the shop. Carb issues, head gasket issues, yadda yadda yadda.... It convinced my first wife to leave me as I spent so much money keeping my TR6 going. Did I say I loved it?? Finally, I sold it ~'75. So... about 2 years ago I decided that I needed another open-top sporty car. I seriously thought about a TR6. Then I sobered up. I decided on a new 2020 Mazda Miata. They are SO WELL engineered and levels above the now-antiquated 60's engineering of mid-century British sports cars. The 60's Jaguars, like the XKE, "may" be an exception to that. Not sure.... The newer ND (i.e. 4th gen) Miata's are NOTHING like their predecessors. My 2020 100th Anniversary version puts out 181 HP and with an after-market exhaust it's closer to 185-187 hp. The manual top goes up or down in about 6 seconds. Try that with a TR6... not even close as the whole process requires several steps. To summarize: I love Triumph TR6's and TR4's.TR250's.... but I'll hug my Miata every day for its total reliability and great modern engineering. Guys, you can take that to the bank, literally. 😉😉
“Paul Newman, the salad dressing guy”. Huh??? Are you kidding me? The Academy Award winning guy?!! Cool Hand Luke, But h Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, Hud, Harper, The Hustler, The Sting, plus dozens more. Besides that I owned CC76105LO in the mid-late 70’s. Laurel Green
And successful racer! He was a great man, a philanthropist. I saw him once at Summit Point race track, it was a vintage car race. He served in the Navy during WWII. His philanthropy has raised over $570 million. Salad dressing guy indeed.
I had a girlfriend in the 70s who bought a used TR6. I begged her not to buy it - I'd heard all the horror stories. Well, in the 4-5 years I knew her the darn thing ran like a top! Brakes, tires, I think a fuel pump. Yes, minor oil leaks. Never saw an electrical issue! I had more issues (though not many) with my 280z. For years thereafter I saw her tooling around town in it. She died in 2010, not sure what happened to the car.
TR 4 A. Last time i drove my MGB,GT, was down blewitt pas in Washington state. I passed 2 triumphs and a corvette who tried to keep up with me. Nobody could corner with me. 😅. They caught up but i lost them on the first corner. 😮
I've had my 1972 TR6 now for 51 years. Bought it when I was 23 and I'm 74 now. Either the car has shrunk or my bones are rebelling. Little slower now to slide down into the seat but once I'm there it's like 1972 all over again. I love this car.
@@MagcheckMy roommate at University of Colorado had one back in the 70s. Great fun on mountain roads but you needed the hardtop in winter. I am six foot and fit in fine. Then again back then I weighed 140 lbs and had 19 year old limbs. 😅
Agreed, but I took my tiger to DC from Cleveland. There was a Tiger guy in the area I wanted to meet. He had put a 289 auto!?! Into a TR6. I thought to myself that this was the perfect blend of British and American muscle. 15 inch wheels and IRS.
Nice presentation...but please, speak slower! American language isn't pronounced very clear because the end of most words are being swallowed by the speaker..nobody expects you to have a British accent yet slower speaking will help you to deliver your presentation to many more viewers. Regarding the engine bay, why not mention the problematic tween Carbs that have a habbit of often "jumping" out of tune with each other! A Triumph Childhood "sickness" they never got fixed.
Bought my TR-6 new right off of the showroom floor in 1975. I Loved that car!!! If it wasn't for the oil leaks and electrical problems I would still own that car.
I've owned CC28234L, a 1969 (1st year) TR6 for over 34 years. It's the longest relationship I've had in my life. My late wife and I were married 33 years. Everything has been rebuilt over the years. Upgrades include: 5-speed Toyota transmission, triple Weber's, inlet and exhaust headers, cold air intake, hotter cam, full ported head, electric fuel pump, aftermarket wool carpeting and aftermarket leather seats as well as tinted front window. I added an aluminum radiator with extra passes as well as a larger electric fan + a heat exchanger for the oil line (i.e.: oil cooler) for warm weather driving to prevent overheating. Coker Tire still makes the Michelin X redline tires. An hour in my TR6 is better spent than an hour with a psychologist. I love its 'smell' walking into my garage. Old British steel, oil, gasoline and old English leather! Life is good.
Bought mine new in August 1974 and drove it all over the USA to over 140K miles. Added an overdrive trans, which I did not know about when I bought the car, a hard top, which made for a great ride in the winter, and finally wire wheels. The car ran great all the time, never had a breakdown; did all of my own mechanical work except stuff that need to go to a shop. Sold it for what I paid for it in 1999, after a bunch of repairs.
I've owned CC25469L since April of 1985. Bought it in Alameda California. Love it. Since it is a VERY early model, it has many features not found in the newer TR6s, like high back bucket seats, an air induction vent in front of the windscreen, which opens from inside the cockpit, none of the anti-smog stuff, doesn't have those ugly black rubber things on the bumpers, mine also has the electric overdrive, is the midnight blue, 72 spoke rims, with red line Michelins!
I've driven this TR from California to Boston to Fort Lauderdale, and it is now in Europe with me! WOW, GREAT CAR in Europe!
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As a Long time Tr-250 owner, I can attest to the merits of the 5 claims in this video. Takin off in mine on the weekends is about as much fun as you can have in a four wheeled time machine....
Salad dressing guy??, Dude....Academy award winning actor and race car driver!
The man probably buys a lot of salad dressing rather than to go to great movies .
I took as a joke.
Ich habe einen der TR6 Pi mit vollen 150 PS. Er ist 12/68 einer der ersten gebauten. Vor einigen Wochen war ich damit in England. Einfach herrlich dieses Auto. ❤
Grüße aus Deutschland.
As a TR6 owner for 38 years i can attest to all 5 points. Among the cars I'm fortunate to own, none have soul and crowd gathering ability of these little jems.
Love the TR6. I have a small collection of classics and the TR6 does by far the most miles. Great noise and feels faster than it is.
I bought one in 1976, kept it about 10 years. Wish I had it still..
Had a 1972 TR 6 new. Loved that car. Sold it in 1974 to buy first house. Found out kid who bought it, jacked up the rear and had a awful wide stripe painted on it. Sad. Always wanted another 6
Drove mine daily for the entire decade of the 80’s, including Canadian winters. Traded up to a 911. Sometimes I wish I hadn’t.
I miss mine so much. Although it was almost finished (engine was nearly kaput), I had a lot of fun driving it.
A good one is expensive. Tx for reading me. Regards from Canada
🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤
Own a 69 and can't say enough good things about it. Sure it's British and being a 69 is a wee bit different the other years but that gives it even more of a personality. Great simple British mans car.
Triple Webers and high compression cylinders with custom camshaft gets you power like the UK cars
I had a '69 TR6 in the early 70's. I LOVED that car... but it spent much of its time in the shop. Carb issues, head gasket issues, yadda yadda yadda.... It convinced my first wife to leave me as I spent so much money keeping my TR6 going. Did I say I loved it?? Finally, I sold it ~'75.
So... about 2 years ago I decided that I needed another open-top sporty car. I seriously thought about a TR6. Then I sobered up. I decided on a new 2020 Mazda Miata. They are SO WELL engineered and levels above the now-antiquated 60's engineering of mid-century British sports cars. The 60's Jaguars, like the XKE, "may" be an exception to that. Not sure....
The newer ND (i.e. 4th gen) Miata's are NOTHING like their predecessors. My 2020 100th Anniversary version puts out 181 HP and with an after-market exhaust it's closer to 185-187 hp. The manual top goes up or down in about 6 seconds. Try that with a TR6... not even close as the whole process requires several steps.
To summarize: I love Triumph TR6's and TR4's.TR250's.... but I'll hug my Miata every day for its total reliability and great modern engineering. Guys, you can take that to the bank, literally. 😉😉
I hear your argument but the Miata has no soul. The TR6 when tuned properly is a symphony with the soul of a WW II spitfire. To each his own
While not a lot of 914’s had the 6 cylinder for a time it was available. Fast automobile!
“Paul Newman, the salad dressing guy” 😂
“Paul Newman, the salad dressing guy”. Huh??? Are you kidding me? The Academy Award winning guy?!! Cool Hand Luke, But h Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, Hud, Harper, The Hustler, The Sting, plus dozens more. Besides that I owned CC76105LO in the mid-late 70’s. Laurel Green
And successful racer! He was a great man, a philanthropist. I saw him once at Summit Point race track, it was a vintage car race. He served in the Navy during WWII. His philanthropy has raised over $570 million. Salad dressing guy indeed.
I had a girlfriend in the 70s who bought a used TR6. I begged her not to buy it - I'd heard all the horror stories. Well, in the 4-5 years I knew her the darn thing ran like a top! Brakes, tires, I think a fuel pump. Yes, minor oil leaks. Never saw an electrical issue! I had more issues (though not many) with my 280z. For years thereafter I saw her tooling around town in it. She died in 2010, not sure what happened to the car.
Loved my '75!
Why is the TR 6 driving down the middle of the road when the lane markers are clearly visible
The lane markers clearly indicate a passing zone, no foul.
Got my complete, straight, yet rusty TR6 for $3,000. Not too concerned about getting a return. :)
Good video. I had one back when. Wire wheels. Had other British cars but enjoyed that and a Merc. 450SL best.
I had exactly this model. A great car. Why did I ever sell it?
TR 4 A. Last time i drove my MGB,GT, was down blewitt pas in Washington state. I passed 2 triumphs and a corvette who tried to keep up with me. Nobody could corner with me. 😅. They caught up but i lost them on the first corner. 😮
“the cockpit is narrow” this as a big guy is my biggest problem with this car.
I've had my 1972 TR6 now for 51 years. Bought it when I was 23 and I'm 74 now. Either the car has shrunk or my bones are rebelling. Little slower now to slide down into the seat but once I'm there it's like 1972 all over again. I love this car.
@@MagcheckMy roommate at University of Colorado had one back in the 70s. Great fun on mountain roads but you needed the hardtop in winter. I am six foot and fit in fine. Then again back then I weighed 140 lbs and had 19 year old limbs. 😅
do you always drive in the middle?
And an overriding reason not to- it is a 50 year old car that was fine in its day (I owned one) but is agricultural by today's standards.
A Spitfire was priced at $14,000…..a Miata was $4,000. Still love them however.
There's a good one for sale a few miles from me, rust free, Webers, SS exhaust, steel hard top. I have an '06 MX5 and two jaguars, so not for me.
Voice-over sou ds so much like James Woods that I was surprised to see a normal guy driving it. :)
Lower power, but cleaner air to breathe is well worth the sacrifice to drive a car cooler than a db5😊
And one reason NOT to buy a TR6... Lucas (aka, Prince of Darkness).
Trust me you really don’t want a fuel injection car, unless you like spending hours trying to make it work
Paul Newman, the salad dressing guy.
Wow.
Good, but not as good as a TIGER!
Agreed, but I took my tiger to DC from Cleveland. There was a Tiger guy in the area I wanted to meet. He had put a 289 auto!?! Into a TR6. I thought to myself that this was the perfect blend of British and American muscle. 15 inch wheels and IRS.
Nice presentation...but please, speak slower! American language isn't pronounced very clear because the end of most words are being swallowed by the speaker..nobody expects you to have a British accent yet slower speaking will help you to deliver your presentation to many more viewers.
Regarding the engine bay, why not mention the problematic tween Carbs that have a habbit of often "jumping" out of tune with each other! A Triumph Childhood "sickness" they never got fixed.
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