1976 Triumph TR6 - The Inline 6 British Classic You can AFFORD! (POV Binaural Audio)
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- Опубліковано 16 лип 2021
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The roadster for us in Britain was similar to the muscle car over there in the states. It was a postwar extravagance, a personal luxury which allowed everyone with even a fairly light wallet to enjoy some freedom. Before the war, convertibles and sports cars were reserved for the very wealthy, so when things like the MGA or Healey Sprite came out, it boomed in popularity.
My uncle in 1969 had a red Triumph mark 1…shipped from England to the New York City harbor under the Westside highway .Every weekend rain or shine we would ride the New York thruway to Connecticut back into New York City..
I was absolutely enthralled each and every time we rode..Eventually he taught me exclusively how to drive it..
He never allowed anyone else to enjoy it as much as me..Being the favorite niece and the first GrandChild..while in college my first car purchase was a 1971 Peugeot
Second car 1976 Triumph Spitfire‼️‼️
Thank You …marvelous..nostalgic presentation..KUDOS 👍🏾🙏🏾👍🏾🙏🏾
@@karenjackson2976 great story, thanks for sharing! I bet those are some fond memories.
I’ve owned two GT6’s (1970 and 1973). My biggest regret was there was no UA-cam back then! So I missed out on the luxury of being able to work on them myself, tinkering with it being part of ownership. If you own a British classic, you WILL need maintenance!
I think the reason they love the Roadsters was that pretty much everywhere has loads of twisty roads, i spent some time in the UK and as soon as you get outside the cities there are tons of great twisty roads so lots of places to enjoy them, less long straights more curves, everywhere is pretty much like a special stage of a rally :).
Lots of fun to drive there.
When people ask me how I learned to fix cars, I always tell them "I owned British sports cars". For many years I had two (a '71 and a '73) as my only transportation. One was always running so I could go get parts to fix the other. It was always little things, usually electrical, never major expensive stuff like the engine or drivetrain. Despite that, on a warm summer evening at dusk I'd drop the top and go for a ride on a winding country road and say "yeah, it's worth it!". I loved those cars and look fondly back on the years I owned them.
Ever since I was a kid I loved the TR6 sounds fantastic a proper car.
Thanks for this Tedward! By far my favourite open roofed sports car, “the blokiest blokes car ever built” according to James May haha.
One of those timeless beautiful designs of Michelotti!
But who listens to James May?
@@stephen300o6 who *doesn’t* listen to James May
@@stephen300o6 Everyone.
I would have thought that the TR5 fits that description even better.
Like LFA this would benefit from a digital tach as the engine revs up so fast the needle can't keep up.
It reminds me of the impulse tach on the old Alfa's... It tells you what you need to know NOW, 2.5 seconds late haha
@@TedwardDrives Yep! There should be only 3 positions in tach. Engine off, engine on and revs somewhere between idle and redline.
Had to add. Love your content!
That is what your Ears are for ... old school drivers don't shift by watching a tach, lol.
Honestly I love the gauges like that, I love the lag in between them for whatever reason.
@@Purplisbluu thats fine but doesnt work that well when you just jump into a car you've never been in before and do a video like he does. you can sort of guess from experience what 4k kinda sounds like but some cars are going to throw you for a loop.
My Dad had one, let me tell you, he's 70 and still talks about how great this car was. Bought it in 1972 and drove it into the ground by1983. Said it was very reliable and sounded so good! He showed me how to drive a stick last year in my 07 Mustang and was surprised how light my clutch was. I think I'm going to get him one of these soon!
The great thing about the TR6 - in fact all the old MGs - was that there was less and less rust every year. That was because there was less metal left which hadn't already rusted :-) Great cars but a hell of a lot of work.
All rusted to nothing Graham; Shame that there are none left to actually drive!
They were rust free. One didn't pay for the rust.
I remember when these were common, and the Triumph Spitfire was the smaller more agile alternative. Very strong presence for a moderately priced car.
I love my 1976 Spitfire. Just a blast on the roads here in eastern Ohio.
"...you can afford"
My college debt: "allow me to introduce myself"
You'll grow out of it. :)
LIFE is Predictable: will get married ... buy a house,... then have kids ... pay college debt... get divorced .. pay alimony/support ... pay for kids college ... THEN buy some affordable sports cars around age 60. Hang in there your sports car is on the path (as long as you don't get married twice or three times)
How about a review of the TR6’s little brother, the MG Midget!
I worked a full time job while in college and borrowed nothing. Most kids have no clue what they are doing when they take on student loans.
@@kCI251 can't study full time and work full time
Thank you for this very good TR6 review.
You are the first person doing a review on this car that I have seen actually driving it like it is ment to be driven. Most reviewers shift at 2500 instead of ringing it out a little bit with nice up shifts and RPM matching down shifts.
My first car was a 1969 triumph TR6 that I bought as a senior in high school (then fixed it with a buddy) and drove it in upper State Michigan that is very similar to the area you drove in this test. It was wonderful driving and your comments were right on the mark. 45 years later I had to get another one, a 76 and are enjoying the hell out of it! Thanks again
Oh boy, this brings back some fond memories, my late Uncle had one in blue.
Driving 40 and having fun. Awesome car. Thanks for the video.
As scary at 60 as the GT3 is at 120 haha
Love these. My dad had a 73 that had been in the family since new. Factory original Magenta. The exhaust note when its full open is my happy place. Not many alterations from spec except air filters and carbs, CD player and speakers. Loved when he let me take it out with a friend for an oceanfront cruise to the beach
Oh man, this takes me back. My father had one when I was a kid and it was our family car for a time. Two kids in the back (basically a shelf) and towing a caravan 😆
Yeah, my girlfriend at the time had a 4 year old and 6 month old. The baby was in a car seat with the 4 year old sitting next to her on the rear shelf, and a fold up crib fit in the 'boot'. Sounds crazy today and people were always amazed when we stopped and saw us pile out.
What year was it that functioned as a family car?
@@Ledturbeaux not sure, I'd guess around ''78 or ''79.
@@dedge12858 ok that makes sense
Oh that exhaust note! Sounds so sweeeeeet! Dad wanted one of these so much, but had to sacrifice his needs for the family's needs. By the time we all grew up and moved out, his disability kept him from owning one. I have an admiration for these just for that reason...........and the beautiful exhaust note they sing.
it needs an abarth exhaust.
@@misterruggles9736 Needs the Monza exhaust
Very nice. You have done your homework. The Smiths tach is mechanical like all of the gauges in the TR6, though you can convert them to electronic. There were essentially 2 variants of the TR6. 1969 - 1972 the Commission Number began with the "CC" prefix (Pre- VIN days). The 1973 -1976 cars received a cosmetic update, that included a racing chin-spoiler to give the car better manners at high speed and had a "CF" prefix on the commission numbers. The British flag logo on the rear quarter panels replaced an open block GTO-like logo on the "CC" cars. It stood for 50 years of Triumph and 20 years of the TR. It was so popular many owners of the early cars replaced the former decal with the British flag decal (and many added the chin-spoiler).
You are right about the driving characteristics. It shines on the back twisty roads and holds the road like a "rat in sneakers". Yes, the "power band" (torque/HP) is low in the RMP range and in the early cars at least, by 3500 RPM you were done. But the engine is redlined at only 5500. There are hotter cams available. The PI cam, keeps pulling through 4500 RPM, but you will need to re-curve the distributor to use these cams. The compression by 1976 was only 7.5:1. The PI cars, had 9.5:1 compression and this is one of the reasons why it made better power. Finally, the "high backed" seats in the "CC" cars were far superior to the later "CF" cars in that they had full back & head support and side bolsters. Thanks for the review.
What a lovely little roadster! While BRG is the more nostalgic livery, I think the yellow looks great (and adds greater visibility/safety for the driver). Thanks for taking us along for a ride!
So, a few Monts ago i bought a 1979 triumph spitfire, it had been sitting since 2004 indoors and it was from California (I live in Wisconsin). This was my first day driving it to work and it was so muck fun. No windy roads or anything but i cant wait for those days. These cars are definitely a "arm out the window" type of car.
The motor is a pretty heavy lump but back in the day triple embers, flowed head and a rally cam would net you 175hp. Add koni shocks and brakes from a Datsun 240z and you had a really fun car.
They are like V8 sized I6’s, they can genuinely sound like V8’s if you tune them properly.
Love the 'reasonable' upgrades/restomods. I have an old Plymoith Valiant; has the 360 C.I.D (5.9L) V8, manual tranny with the 0.73 OD, HD cooling, a LSD in a retrofitted 8.75" rear axle, A38 suspension and 12" rotors. Is it a world-beating sports car? No. But a cheap vintage sedan that is ultra-reliable, useful, fun, and a surprisingly competent performer? Yup
There a few TR6s running around that were customized by slightly widening the frame to fit a Ford 302 v8 that also weighed less than the Triumph 6cyl.
If the six is heavy, would a Volvo 5 cylinder fit? Or too tall.
@@billpetersen298 oh my that would be bliss. Get the looks of a British sports car, with the reliability and sound of a Swedish one.
Thanks for that, just bought a tuned up burgundy 1975 TR6, and LOVE IT!
I had a 74 with an overdrive and a 75 without. Definitely a big difference.. Loved them both immensely and still reminds me of driving a tractor with that engine & clutch. Great roadster!
Great to find you behind the wheel of a beautiful car "you can also afford" 😂😂👍I love the TR6 ❤️
This sounds awesome, espacially in lower revs. Love it, true inline 6 sound!
Great content, keep going!
Really appreciate you talking about pedal feel and shifting. Thats always the most important part for me while driving a car.
That car is tuned to
Perfection. Sounds perfectly awesome
Awesome and what a beautiful example! I've owned two when i lived in Florida and my 76 was a daily driver for many years! They have really shot up in value lately. Brings back many memories. Always wanted to drive one of these around my native southern New England, RI specifically.
I remember my dad taking me to school in his TR6 during the 1970’s..... Fun times is such a fun car😊
Nice video & review of an old classic......It brings back many memories for me when I had a 1972 triumph GT6 MKIV hard top with that lovely I6 with the dual strombergs.
I always loved that I could just raise up the reverse open entire one piece hood and just straddle and sit on a tire and work on the motor.
I worked at a Auto Detail shop back in the 90’s as a teenager and had the privilege of getting to drive a British Racing Green TR-6. To this day it is still one of the funnest cars ive ever driven.👌🏽🔥🔥🔥🔥
So good to hear one of these again. My late aunt had one in BRG and she used to come by and take me for rides on the weekends.
May 2024 mark my words this and/or the GT6 will go up in value like crazy by the end of the decade!
Beautiful rwd manual inline 6 sports car is a recipe that has shown appreciation time and time again.
British sports cars were the bomb in the 60's/70's, tons of small car driving fun! Still cheap to buy today .. Triumph, MG ..
I had everything break on mine. I laughed when you said quality,
Drive the TR6 a couple hundred miles top down with stars out bright and the moon at crest hearing frogs and crickets along the way as we sail thru a long summer night eased at legal speed of 55 mph my girl of further delight along until we reach our place of rest before the sun rises . Thanks for steering into memories way back an earlier time when all were younger ..for now this TR6 just appears to be the same as then making me feel now same as then. We Drive ride these machines not always knowing they would become memories remembered rather than dreams that usually slip away forever by morning..
"It's a beautiful car, the shape, the style, it is quintessential British roadster." - designed by Karmann in Osnabrück, Germany. ;)
Love this vid, such a great car and yellow suits it *very* well.
Who says you cannot collaborate and still be British?
@@TedwardDrives I didn't say that but if you hire a car designer you usually don't get a German guy to do it. ;)
The work by Karmann is basically just a face lift of the Michelloti (Italian) original design of the TR 4. But hey the the engine is English...
Basically a modified Ferguson tractor engine.
I'm not bashing it in anyway. I used to have a '75 TR6 in Pimento red w/chestnut interior. Great, fun little cars.
Michelotti, prototype and tooling made by Kharman.
I had a 66 TR 4A and loved it. BRG w/wire wheels and luggage rack. Drove it as a daily driver for several years. Had to sell it after AAA said they wouldn’t tow it anymore. As a slow learner, I wound up buying a 72 TR6. Drove it as a fun car for a couple years but sold it when we moved. They were the most fun you could have driving. Sure miss them but I’m too old to look for another😢
When you had a Triumph or a MG you always had something to fix on the weekend... Fun cars to drive when they ran.
Thanks for the ride!
saw an old guy ripping around my local roads in a yellow tr6 just like this one and was intrigued, thanks for this review!
This video elevated the channel to my favorite list.
I’ve had my TR6 in the garage for almost 25 years and still enjoy driving it during the summer. I often think of getting rid of it just to make space for something different but I know I will miss it. It’s a great fun backroad car.
The sound of that exhaust is a drug! I’m a professional musician, but I’d never install a stereo to drown out that engine growl!
@JD-ze2fy
Love it. Reminds me of my ‘71 Triumph 2000 which even with a roof was a joy to drive. Wonderful straight 6 growl, the classic wooden dash, Smith’s clocks, tan leather seats (sans headrests) & a that short throw narrow gear stick...classically British.
fantastic post - brings back so may wonderful memories - this is what the roadster experience is all about - try a TR8 next time (my personal favorite Triumph)
What a cool spec, sick vid man! 🔥
Appreciate it!
Had a '69 TR6 in the pretty standard burgundy red color back in the mid 70's. Unfortunately mine had a lot of troubles and spent much of its time in the shop. However I dug driving it. In fact remembering that car led me to buy a 2020 Mazda Miata with the soft top. The Miatas are built like tanks so it should be trouble free for many years. Enjoyed your video as it sure brought back some great memories. 😁
I had a 1972, fun car to drive, rag top leaked, never had any problems with the lucas wiring or power train. Bought a hard top for during the winter, was surprised how good it was in the snow.
I was 13 years old in 1969 and a complete car nut. My dad decided he wanted to get a sports car and was looking at MGB, Fiat 124 Spyder, Datsun 2000 Roadster and the TR6. I wanted him to get the TR6 because I thought it was the best looking car of them all. Also because I was a big fan of the Group 44 racing team and they ran TR6's.
He ended up buying the Datsun and it really was the best car of the bunch. We lived in rural upstate NY and would take Sunday drives all over the back country roads and up into the Adirondacks. I can still remember driving with the top down, the burble of the exhaust, the smells of fresh cut grass, and the temperature changes as we'd go up and down the hills. Some of most cherished childhood memories.
I have never owned a TR6 but maybe I'll look for one now. I own among others, a C5 Z06 and I think a stock TR6 would be a bit of a disappointment performance wise but I think the nostalgia of driving one would still put a big smile on my face. I live out west now but this video of those beautiful New England roads sure makes me want to take a trip back there. I wonder if I could rent a TR6 (or a Datsun 2000) somewhere out there?
Graduated high school in 1972. My best friend had a 1971 TR6. Lot of good memories. Not always the most dependable car but always fun to drive.
I so loved the TR6...and I remember when they came out new!
Awesome review. Just listening to it to give me motivation on my restoration!
I've owned mine for 36 years and it's as fun now as that very 1st day!
Lovely video. Such a wonderful driving machine.
A guy in my neighborhood had one just like this one when I was in my early teens. This brings back a lot of memories.
Great video. Yes in the England we are optimistic about weather, have to be. It’s either raining or about to rain! That car sounds lovely too 👌
I felt the same way about my 1990 1.6L Miata. Pure joy to drive, felt like it was a rocket driving down the road....and was not very fast at all. The joy of a stick on a curvy road. 😁
Awesome. I fell in love with this car due to the BBC sound effects. Thanks for the tour of this wonderful roadster.
Really enjoyed that for a number of reasons. I owned a mark 1 red TR6 in Ireland in the early seventies and I used to live and work in Waltham back in the Nineties. You actually passed by my old employers building there on the Waltham resevoir , and I worked on many houses in that whole area for 15 years to incl Weston, Wayland and Concord. Lovely back roads, quite like Ireland in some ways, so this back some nice memories. There is nothing like the muffled roar of that straight six and the sound on deceleration is delicious. Great colour too, we called it Banana yellow back then. One striking thing about the TR6 is the way the car sinks on its haunches on acceleration and those two big mufflers would scrape the ground for a second as she sped away. I drive a Porsche in Ireland these days, but miss that TR6 a lot.
Always one of my favorite cars. The 150 hp version must be a little beast to drive.
Awesome video, Mr. Ted.
Thanks for this video. Excellent car!!! It never gets boring.
Man.. this brought back memories from me driving one of these when I was in my twenties! Fun car!
Very good high def video. This is as close to driving one as I will ever get because I’m a large guy and will not fit in one of these. Your video gave me a a feeling close to a driving experience. Thank you !
Great video. Lovely car. And absolutely zero vibration through the steering wheel ! Thanks
Great video of a wonderful car. Your video shows why I still drive a manual transmission to this day... you become one with the vehicle and there is nothing like the experience. I've had a couple of automatic transmission cars and they were never fun to drive.
As a miata driver, I would absolute love to drive one of these! Awesome video!
@Phillip Peavler I own a Triumph Tr7.
It's 41 years old. I don't trust it as it's getting old.
If I ever get ahold of some mad money I was thinking of buying a Mata. Are they worth the $?
Thanks for your review mate.
Wow, that engine sounds great!
I bought a new TR6 in 1976. My dream car. The selling price was $6.000.00.
I had it for 7 months, until a minor head on collision with a ford Maverick.
I had it repaired, but it never ran the same. PS: Yes, you can put a set of golf clubs in the trunk.
The gas cap location. I was the only person allowed to fill it with gas.
Thanks....It was an awesome .
Love it, a little car to enjoy in the city
Nice to see a car that’s all metal. Huge fan of this car in high school. It’s just a box but it’s got such unique sleek styling
The first new car I bought after graduating college in 1973. Pimento red, black interior with factory red hard top and Pirelli white striped tires. Most endearing car I’ve ever owned. Looked for a replacement over the years but never found a perfect one. Always settled for something else. All great cars (currently a perfect 2006 Boxster) but nothing that gave me that emotional connection I had with the TR6. Only had it a year and put 29,000 miles on it. Loved every one of them.
My first car was 1974 TR6 with overdrive. Loved the car and still love the lines of the car today. Fun and classic.
Had a TR6 that was stolen years ago. Plan on getting another one and dropping a small V6 in it. THANKS FOR THE DRIVE. It's got me EXCITED again. Can't wait to find one my Son and I can rebuild.
had one back in1980. loved it.
I love my dads Triumph Spitfire from 1974, little 1.3 4 pot that loves to rev, not quick but handles like a dream on a B road (from England btw)
I bought a brand new TR 6 in 1975. It had nothing but electrical problems & it leaked oil like a sieve. Every 5 weeks it was towed to the dealer for repairs. But while it was running it was so much fun to drive.
I'm from Maine originally, and now live in S.W. France. I also wear my BoSox cap when driving my 1972 TR6 (deep blue with the beige int.) Great Vid! The TR6 begs to be driven on Saturday mornings. Cheers!
Great video Tedward! I have always been wondering if the TR6 would have been fun to drive.
Fun review! Especially for my generation. I had '61 & '62 Daimler Sp250s when I was in college. I graduated in Dec '70 and went home to a draft notice. My Dad sold the '62 while I was in army basic training. It was ok as I had bigger problems.... up to my neck!
I've had a lot cars, but currently my fun car is a '13 Mini Cooper S Roadster w 22k miles... it's way more fun than the Daimlers, and very reliable. Review a '13-'15 S Roadster and compare it to the TR6. There will be similarities and huge differences.
Jay Leno restored a Daimler SP250; see his video. He updated all the Daimler TR3 components that were problematic. As a college kid I was lacking car know how & money, but I've had a life long adventure with sports cars.
Thanks again for the trip down memory lane!! Great TR6 review!!
Had a 1972 for 4 yrs,daily driver,great car wish I kept it
Was just at Lime Rock Park this weekend, can imagine ripping some laps in one of these classics.
Thanks for the memories, I had a white 1976. Had it for 3 years 81 to 83.
Man I love these cars, my friend's dad restored one in the early 90s, it was awesome!!
This was my dads highschool car in the 70’s lol he loved it
I remember when these first came out. Great car
When I was young, I loved my TR4-A and always wanted a TR-7. Now that I am older, I prefer to drive than spin a wrench, so I bought a Mazda Miata. It has the same feel as the English sports, but the headlights and windshield wipers work in the night and the rain, LOL.
Exactly! This is a truly brilliant sports car that I have wanted for a while now.
My first Sportscar, June 1976 build, White over black.
The one I had in the early 80s modified: Weber Carbs, lowered suspension for better handling and a 5th gear. What a car! Bought a house years later, sold my TR6 for what I bought it for. Guy that bought had this great big smile as he burned away from my place. One of the best cars I have ever owned.
Had one of these back in 1985 and while I enjoyed it, owning it became the inspiration for owning my NB Miata……was a luxury to have a good % of the charm and absolutely none of the headache.
My father's uncle was a designer/stylist for Triumph and worked with Giovanni Michelotti. I'm not aware of his work on the TR6 but he did design the Stag interior, TR7 dash, gauges, and wheels (he said he was inspired by the Lamborghini Miura wheels he saw at the unveiling at the 1966 Geneva Auto Show), and was head of the Dolomite project. He was with British Leyland until 1997. Sadly he passed a few years ago.
Michelotti was too busy to help Triumph with the restyle of the TR4 when they put a 6 cylinder in it, so they went to Karmann in Germany for the design of the TR6. The more masculine look was a big hit.
The TR6 also has independent suspension which makes it fun to drive on winding roads...
This was my first car, I got it my senior year in high school , 1969. It was light yellow, had Borrani knock off wire wheels, before the ugly bumpers. I believe it was one of the first cars imported to the NYC area. I wish I had it today.
Fresh out of the Army at the end of 1972 purchased a new TR 6 for about $3900.00 Southwest imports Oaklawn Illinois great car last year for the non-bumperets
Just beautiful and i know what i'm talking about i had one when i was in England 40 years ago ! Mine was white with alloy wheels ! Drive safe
Ah yes, the TR6, a classic British roadster. I've got a 1979 Triumph Spitfire, the same yellow as this car. It's one of the predecessors to the Miata. It's not fast, but it's got style, and it's plenty of fun! Plus, girls like the car -- they think it's cute.
They're even more affordable than the TR6. You can find them for $5K-10K anywhere. Most people think it's way more expensive than it really is.
I discovered my love for sports cars riding in my dad's friends t
TR6. Very similar color.
I had a British Racing Green 1975 TR6 for my third car when I was 17 back in 1991 and it was down to about 75 hp by then. It was such a cool little car to have as a teenager. I'd buy one again. A Chicago car, I'm sure it must have lost the battle to rust many years ago.
Loved 🥰 this car while I was growing up in the 80s