50 years old

[Drabbesttunic]

Very nice hilly.

[hilly10]

Drabbesttunic said:

Very nice hilly.

Thank you.

It’s my heart and soul and very often the wife plays second fiddle, not that I let her know that.

[theadman]

Happy Birthday from one 50 year old to another!



It hadn't crossed my mind that mine had its big birthday in January.

As vpr said, how can a TR6 possibly be 50 years old?

...How can I possibly be of pensionable age? (which is the rather unnerving answer)

[shirt]

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!

[RDMcG]

Beautiful job, lovely car.

I drove one of these in about 1970 or so and I recall the great engine sound and how the back would sit down on acceleration. I was a kid, but I longed for that car.

[GAjon]

hilly10 said:

Certain parts of my car are 50 years old this year and I am really proud of it. The bits I know of, are Chassis, bonnet, doors, tub, rear wings, dashboard clocks engine and gearbox. I love my TR6

Edited by hilly10 on Thursday 25th April 22:43

Fantastic job, did you restore it yourself?

[uk66fastback]

GAjon said:

hilly10 said:

Certain parts of my car are 50 years old this year and I am really proud of it. The bits I know of, are Chassis, bonnet, doors, tub, rear wings, dashboard clocks engine and gearbox. I love my TR6

Edited by hilly10 on Thursday 25th April 22:43

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]

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

[spoodler]

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

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!!!

[sideways man]

hilly10 said:

Yup the engine is renowned as one of the best sounding out the box Classic Straight Six’s

Definitely this. Mine had a twin outlet exhaust and made a wonderful howl!

[hilly10]

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.

Edited by hilly10 on Monday 29th April 13:59

[hilly10]

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.

[Yertis]

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.

/

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.

[vpr]

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

[hilly10]

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.

[gramos]

I dont know how I got here ,but after seeing these lovely 6,s at a sprightly 50 years old I wanted to show my 100 @ 71 years old

[hilly10]

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.

[Yertis]

gramos said:

I dont know how I got here ,but after seeing these lovely 6,s at a sprightly 50 years old I wanted to show my 100 @ 71 years old

That’s really beautiful.

[Turbobanana]

53 this year:

[tberg]

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.