Triumph Sports Cars

[Aggressor]

It's a bit slow on the forum so here's another video of general interest.
As many of you know by now I'm a staunch Triumph Sports Car fan.
I've been driving Triumph sports cars since 1969.
The link below has a fairly interesting history of the TR car series.
Also a good bit of racing footage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2qrOg8COx8

Enjoy

-Aggressor

[ralphscott]

Yes I had a GT 6 which I dearly loved, tried a few years ago to buy one in disrepair as a restoration project, but the owner would not sell. One of those "someday I'll restore it kinda of guys" I would imagine that parts are hard to come by these days. My love of sport cars started with an MG-TD I owned in high school and college....

[scottmiller]

Yes I had a GT 6 which I dearly loved, tried a few years ago to buy one in disrepair as a restoration project, but the owner would not sell. One of those "someday I'll restore it kinda of guys" I would imagine that parts are hard to come by these days. My love of sport cars started with an MG-TD I owned in high school and college....

In a previous life I was a Triumph mechanic, specialized in TR-7 (somebody had to do it) but I did love the GT6, owned 5 of them. Over the years I accumulated tons of parts and sold or gave them all away. We need to get together and talk triumphs. Scott Miller

[Aggressor]

I don't know if you've seen my past forum comments about my GT6 MKIII. I bought the car new in September 1972. After 41 years it is still my favorite. I attended the Spring Ford Swap meet in Columbus Ohio this past April. My car of choice to drive round trip from Harrisburg PA was naturally my GT6. As close as I can figure I have well over 250,000 miles on her.(After replacing the speedo 3 times during our time together)
-Geary

[TurnpikeBoy]

You still fit into it? That may be even more impressive than 250K miles on it. Apart from the top rear leaf spring that was forever breaking, and a noisy trans, my GT6 Mk.III (ca. 1973, I think...) was a joy to drive; but by the time I hit 50, I simply couldn't bend well enough to make getting in and out something less than a yoga exercise. And getting under the dash was a virtual - if not literal - impossibility.

The GT6 and the 1971 Spitfire were the 2 that I owned the longest. Both went well over 120,000 miles, the Spitty way beyond. I had an early (1963? 1964?) aluminum-hooded MGB, with overdrive, that also ran forever. Of all the cars I have had thru the years, it is the British sports cars that I have loved the most....and wish I still had.

[Aggressor]

When I'm at a car show with my Unique it's amazing how many people will walk up and comment on how small the car is. How does one fit in there?
The 427SC is enormous compared to my GT6. To respond to the above comment- I fit really good in the TR. I'm 5'9" and it fits me like a Jim Clark racing glove.
Seemingly 90% of your body is in contact with something so it's an intimate man-machine relationship.

The only complaint I have with the GT is if I'm working in the engine bay I end up with a bad case of what I call "Triumph-Back". When you stand along side of the front tire and lean at perhaps a 45 degree angle under the raised hood you will develop an acute ache in the small of your back. Before someone comments - It's not age related. MY back took the same abuse from my Spitfire MKIII when I was 19.

-Geary