Discussion
vpr said:
Scary think is, when I was younger a 50 yr old car looked ancient….from a very long time ago.
I cannot comprehend how a TR6 can be this old already.
Mad.
My car (not a tr) is 52 this year and probably the nicest ride of anything I’ve owned. Doesn’t look or feel it’s age, wish I were the same! I cannot comprehend how a TR6 can be this old already.
Mad.
GAjon said:
hilly10 said:
Fantastic job, did you restore it yourself?hilly10 said:
It looked very different in 2012 before its restoration which was carried out by a talented engineer in his garage over four years.
My mate's brother had one in the early 80s - 8 DBK - in French blue - it was a lovely looking and sounding car. He later sold it for £350 with a cracked block.hilly10 said:
uk66fastback said:
My mate's brother had one in the early 80s - 8 DBK - in French blue - it was a lovely looking and sounding car. He later sold it for £350 with a cracked block.
Yup the engine is renowned as one of the best sounding out the box Classic Straight Six’s At the time, I was also running many custom motorcycles - my daily ride being a hardtailed Kawasaki Z650 chopper on open drag pipes. My mate's daughter used to refer to me as noisy John, as they lived at the far end of the street and I had to pass their house to get to mine. I thought for years that the name referred to the Kawasakis and Harleys that I rode, but recently found that it was due to the sound the Triumph six made through its home made manifold and six into one into two exhaust system - never had a complaint from any of my neighbours (probably due to not taking the piss), but unlike the bikes, the Triumph's low pitched drone, apparently, could be felt through the house...
As for the fiftieth anniversary - my custom van shares the same birth year as me, which I can't understand as that would make me nearly sixty!!!
spoodler said:
Sat in the garage is the 2.5 straight six engine from my Herald/Vitesse 6/TR6 convertible saloon thingy, that I built back in the '90s. It started life as a 1600cc Vitesse saloon, and I rebuilt it into a lowered 2.5 litre convertible.
At the time, I was also running many custom motorcycles - my daily ride being a hardtailed Kawasaki Z650 chopper on open drag pipes. My mate's daughter used to refer to me as noisy John, as they lived at the far end of the street and I had to pass their house to get to mine. I thought for years that the name referred to the Kawasakis and Harleys that I rode, but recently found that it was due to the sound the Triumph six made through its home made manifold and six into one into two exhaust system - never had a complaint from any of my neighbours (probably due to not taking the piss), but unlike the bikes, the Triumph's low pitched drone, apparently, could be felt through the house...
As for the fiftieth anniversary - my custom van shares the same birth year as me, which I can't understand as that would make me nearly sixty!!!
Love the Herald Vitesse.At the time, I was also running many custom motorcycles - my daily ride being a hardtailed Kawasaki Z650 chopper on open drag pipes. My mate's daughter used to refer to me as noisy John, as they lived at the far end of the street and I had to pass their house to get to mine. I thought for years that the name referred to the Kawasakis and Harleys that I rode, but recently found that it was due to the sound the Triumph six made through its home made manifold and six into one into two exhaust system - never had a complaint from any of my neighbours (probably due to not taking the piss), but unlike the bikes, the Triumph's low pitched drone, apparently, could be felt through the house...
As for the fiftieth anniversary - my custom van shares the same birth year as me, which I can't understand as that would make me nearly sixty!!!
hilly10 said:
Mine has the six into two into one big bore SS lovely burble in overdrive, but wails like a banshee at full chat. I have since fitted an end tip to direct the exhaust gas downwards.
We've both got the 'wrong' rear bumpers, I've just noticed. Your rear numberplate has the plinth for reg plate illumination, which was a feature of earlier CP cars. Yours *should* (not that anyone should care) have the plain rear numberplate (like on mine) with numberplate illumination downwards from within the rear panel. My car got whacked in the rear end which is what triggered the restoration, and at the time it was easier just to fit the later spec parts.
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BTW I think the lighter/brighter colours like yours suit the car better, mainly because they show off the black Kamm rear panel so well.
I’ve had 6’s since I was 20. (60 now)
Had mint ones, super low mileage ones and rusty ones.
Now I have a ratty one which is a CA import and totally rock solid with a very warm engine on ITB’s.
Lightened and balanced with forged rods n pistons. Goes like a bat out of hell. Definitely the nicest driver 6 I’ve owned
Had mint ones, super low mileage ones and rusty ones.
Now I have a ratty one which is a CA import and totally rock solid with a very warm engine on ITB’s.
Lightened and balanced with forged rods n pistons. Goes like a bat out of hell. Definitely the nicest driver 6 I’ve owned
You are right Yertis it’s the earlier bumper but as you say it’s only the TR people amongst us that know it’s wrong, never bothered me to be honest. Dead right on the light colours the black just looks so right with them. My first observation of the TR6 was back in 1974 and the colour I lusted after was the Magenta.
spoodler said:
Sat in the garage is the 2.5 straight six engine from my Herald/Vitesse 6/TR6 convertible saloon thingy, that I built back in the '90s. It started life as a 1600cc Vitesse saloon, and I rebuilt it into a lowered 2.5 litre convertible.
At the time, I was also running many custom motorcycles - my daily ride being a hardtailed Kawasaki Z650 chopper on open drag pipes. My mate's daughter used to refer to me as noisy John, as they lived at the far end of the street and I had to pass their house to get to mine. I thought for years that the name referred to the Kawasakis and Harleys that I rode, but recently found that it was due to the sound the Triumph six made through its home made manifold and six into one into two exhaust system - never had a complaint from any of my neighbours (probably due to not taking the piss), but unlike the bikes, the Triumph's low pitched drone, apparently, could be felt through the house...
As for the fiftieth anniversary - my custom van shares the same birth year as me, which I can't understand as that would make me nearly sixty!!!
Love the Herald Vitesse.At the time, I was also running many custom motorcycles - my daily ride being a hardtailed Kawasaki Z650 chopper on open drag pipes. My mate's daughter used to refer to me as noisy John, as they lived at the far end of the street and I had to pass their house to get to mine. I thought for years that the name referred to the Kawasakis and Harleys that I rode, but recently found that it was due to the sound the Triumph six made through its home made manifold and six into one into two exhaust system - never had a complaint from any of my neighbours (probably due to not taking the piss), but unlike the bikes, the Triumph's low pitched drone, apparently, could be felt through the house...
As for the fiftieth anniversary - my custom van shares the same birth year as me, which I can't understand as that would make me nearly sixty!!!
A friend and fellow Pantera owner has an identical TR6 in exceptional condition that he loves, and it's quite beautiful, I must admit. My 53 year old entry is my early '72 De Tomaso Pantera (built late '71) that I've owned for approximately 30 years. Coincidentally, my next door neighbor has a '73 Pantera that he bought new in '73 for about $9800. My car was barely driveable for the first 20 years with so many issues and overheating problems within the first 10 or so meters. When I bought my Jag XKR in 2013, I just gave up driving the Pantera altogether. A couple of years of it just sitting in my driveway forced me to make a decision to either get rid of it or finally make it the car I always hoped it would be. After four years of modification and restoration, it is now a luxurious, ferocious beast that I drive every weekend with few hiccups.
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