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Pistom said:
//j17 said:
Only if your car had had an engine swap to a TR2-4A or something. The TR6's engine can trace it's roots back to the 806cc Standard Eight.
But the Standard Eight was based on the paraffin powered Ferguson TE10 wasn't it?
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Crikey EKAY with jeans that tight no wonder your pubic hairs grew out of your ears!
I had one in the 70's and had no problems with anything. And 'fun' describes it pretty well, which more modern convertibles just don't deliver in a seat of the pants sort of way. Seems I'm a small and slowly growing number that have gone and bought another TR. It is something that you don't have to worry about keeping under cover in inclement weather.
I had one in the 70's and had no problems with anything. And 'fun' describes it pretty well, which more modern convertibles just don't deliver in a seat of the pants sort of way. Seems I'm a small and slowly growing number that have gone and bought another TR. It is something that you don't have to worry about keeping under cover in inclement weather.
Timely thread. I'm thinking of buying one and need to find out more about them.
I owned one but it was so long ago as to be irrelevant.
Co-incidentally I'm also considering a TVR Chimaera as an alternative. I've also owned one of them and I really enjoyed it. The Triumph is more "classic" though and may fit the bill more for my intended use.
One question, is there really much difference between the early 150hp and the later 125 hp cars ? If so, how difficult, read expensive, is it to get a few more horses back ?
I have chance of an extremely nice later car, not advertised yet, but even if I drove it I wouldn't know if it's performance was up to scratch.
I owned one but it was so long ago as to be irrelevant.
Co-incidentally I'm also considering a TVR Chimaera as an alternative. I've also owned one of them and I really enjoyed it. The Triumph is more "classic" though and may fit the bill more for my intended use.
One question, is there really much difference between the early 150hp and the later 125 hp cars ? If so, how difficult, read expensive, is it to get a few more horses back ?
I have chance of an extremely nice later car, not advertised yet, but even if I drove it I wouldn't know if it's performance was up to scratch.
There is less differrence than the numbers indicate because the measuring method used for each model is different, but the CR (125bhp) model is still slightly down. But getting the power back is easy, and tuning a 125bhp to beyond 150bhp is the same as taking a 150bhp to beyond 150bhp. I think one area often over looked is the lack of overdrive on second gear on the 125bhp cars, it helps make the 150bhp cars feel quick. But you really need to find a good one and take it for a drive, a bad TR6 is a horrible thing to drive, but a good one is a delight.
This TR6 seems like a bargain at nearly 13k:
http://www.paulwhittlecarsales.co.uk/detail.php?vi...
TR6s seem to be quite popular in some places, must be the 2nd or 3rd TR6 I've seen for sale in that area alone. Shame you never see them driving around much. That's the problem with any classic, the owners just don't use em as much they should.
http://www.paulwhittlecarsales.co.uk/detail.php?vi...
TR6s seem to be quite popular in some places, must be the 2nd or 3rd TR6 I've seen for sale in that area alone. Shame you never see them driving around much. That's the problem with any classic, the owners just don't use em as much they should.
Jukebag said:
This TR6 seems like a bargain at nearly 13k:
http://www.paulwhittlecarsales.co.uk/detail.php?vi...
TR6s seem to be quite popular in some places, must be the 2nd or 3rd TR6 I've seen for sale in that area alone. Shame you never see them driving around much. That's the problem with any classic, the owners just don't use em as much they should.
Plenty for sale at all price levels, the difficulty is sorting out the good ones without travelling all over the country. That one doesn't seem particularly cheap given that it's on carbs and a non standard colour. http://www.paulwhittlecarsales.co.uk/detail.php?vi...
TR6s seem to be quite popular in some places, must be the 2nd or 3rd TR6 I've seen for sale in that area alone. Shame you never see them driving around much. That's the problem with any classic, the owners just don't use em as much they should.
I'd rather pay more for a really good car. Bringing a moderate car into top condition is usually false economy.
I'm still trying to find out the differences between the engines on the 125 and 150 cars. As far as I can understand the 150 has bigger valves, different cam and some intake differences. The car I'm interested in allegedly already has a 150 head fitted which I assume means it has bigger valves ?
Certainly was!
Well driven too, save for his wild attack on the inside at 25 mins, going into Knickerbrook, when he struck his rival in the TR4, sending him into a spin. In a fair world, he would have conceded the lead and tried again, but he should have been black flagged as he knocked out his own headlight, which dangled on the wires for the rest of the race, endangering all the other competitors. An observant CoC would have brought him in to have it removed, compelling that concession.
John
Well driven too, save for his wild attack on the inside at 25 mins, going into Knickerbrook, when he struck his rival in the TR4, sending him into a spin. In a fair world, he would have conceded the lead and tried again, but he should have been black flagged as he knocked out his own headlight, which dangled on the wires for the rest of the race, endangering all the other competitors. An observant CoC would have brought him in to have it removed, compelling that concession.
John
. I got 10 sec penalty for creeping at the start. The as had backed off in safe second Chris in the white 6 pegged me back by just enough. Gassing Station | Triumph | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff