1972 Triumph TR6 - overdrive & performance upgrades!

This 1972 Triumph TR6 has been the recipient of a Show Quality restoration and has benefited greatly from the right Performance UPGRADES installed by a Triumph Master Tech. FIRST PLACE at National British car show as well as numerous other first place wins. Simply put, this TR6 is a beautiful machine that impresses all that see it.

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[Dunstire]

One of the prettiest British sports-cars ever made.Lovely

[AlskinsX-]

I have a red 1973 TR6. fully restored. Owned it for 20 years now. I would never sell it. It's a keeper!

[martentrudeau]

In my opinion the TR6 was always a classic and was the definition of what a sports car should be. The upgrades you have made, made it even better. Well done!

[talosiv]

Lots of nostalgia generated by this vid. Many thanks. My '74 gave me PLENTY of trouble over the years I had it, but on a sunny day, top down, when it was running right, completely dreamy. You are quite right about the overdrive being very important for these cars. Mine did not have it, and I retrofitted it myself. Absolutely a necessity on these cars.

[edwardmoran]

I wanted to cry, what a gem of a car !!!

[turborog]

I purchased a TR6 in 1971 when I worked for the company, it had only covered 24k miles when I sold it about twenty years ago. Colour was pimento and it had fuel injection being a UK car with 150bhp and O/D on 2nd third and fourth. Your excellent video brings back a lot of memories including fuel smells from the injection. Even in todays world the TR6 was a quick car and wish I had been able to keep mine. I believe the rear panel was black originally however your restoration has been beautifully done.

[leno]

Sir, You have an amazing Triumph TR6... A truly outstanding example of a great, Great British Sportster
I have had Twelve memorable minutes of sweet viewing you.... Shakkers 🇬🇧

[thejerseyj]

One of the best looking and best sounding cars ever made. I've owned two of them and I want another !!!

[stewartmcmanus]

When I worked at Standard- Triumph I fitted the gearboxes to TR6s, they were bad enough but the o/drive boxes were a strain to get onto the engine. We were all big fit lads in those days and it was a point of honour not to "grunt" as you fitted an o/d box. It was OK for your arms to tremble and your eyes to nearly pop out of your head but no grunting !!! Just think, I might have fitted the gearbox to that very car.

[thomasowens]

The finest TR6 Ihave ever seen.
Everything is as it should be. including the color combination.
Tweaked but not ruined.

[dowagiac]

My first car was a 59 TR3, black with red interior. This was in 1968. In 72 I picked up a 64 TR4 and had that for only a short time - 2 years. I was drafted into the army in Aug of 72 and the car went with me to my station at Ft Ritchie. Now that I'm retired my hope is to pick up either one of those, TR3 or TR4 and I cannot rule out a TR6. Loved your video as it sure is a beautiful car. Thanks for posting.

[bartscarstories]

Wow you know your stuff. I thought I'd watched every video on the TR6 on youtube but this is one of the best. Dream car!

[clarkgriswold]

I once owned a 1980 TR-8 with a 3.5 litre Rover V8 a Buick derived engine from the 60's and boy was it tons of fun!

[edwardhammond]

These cars were made for roaring around the country lanes of Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire to visit country pubs. A lot more gentle corners and tunnels of green foliage. A very different TR6 experience but I loved the open roads in this clip - thank you.

[adamdelarozza]

My brother had one the 72' maroon TR6, and he was always wrenching on it! It had a hydraulic clutch too, that was a pain but what a chic magnet!
Me and my buddy snuck it out for a cruise on the main blvd and women would whistle, no lie, what a car.

[lght]

The TR6 is a timeless classic with its muscular yet elegant styling; a perfect sports car all around👍

[marciaz]

WOW that is the best-looking TR6 that I have ever seen I owned a 70 TR 6 and it had a hard time passing emissions 7 years later ....

[TRzest]

That may be the nicest, most sorted TR6 that I have seen. What a sound! I am going to put away my laptop now and go play with my TR3A. It looks like you are in a flat state? I wish for you the twisty lanes and winding roads that I enjoy.

[Australia-kykx]

Outstanding TR with sensible upgrades.. last of the true British sports cars

[russellstroh]

I bought my Pimento, non overdrive ‘72 TR6, new, took delivery in Coventry, U.S. left hand drive, had a Nandi wheel fitted at the factory, drove the car for a month, touring Europe, had the car shipped back home from Amsterdam (Dock strike going on in U.K.), Kept the car for a little over a year as a daily driver and then sold it. Loved the car, but hard at that time to find someone to service it properly. Loved the way it looked and drove. Loved seeing it with the big British plates. My ‘72 didn’t have the Union Jack logos, just TR6. I thought that was a later version. Went to Watkins Glen last year with my Corvette Club, they celebrated Triumph last September. A real treat to see so many in TR6’s one spot, and seeing. them in action on the Historic Road Course.