- 3,809
- 25,995 overpriced
- Fort Worth, TX
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- carsforsale.com
- 3,809 gasoline blue automatic
For the true british sports car experience, it's hard to beat a tr6. At the same time, the tr6 retains that old world charm that even the miata wasn't able to duplicate despite years of scientific research. No, there's just something special about british craftsmanship and a car with a real wood dashboard. This 1974 tr6 has been restored all out of proportion to its value. Someone spent quite a bit more than the asking price to make it look this good, but given the way these have been slowly inching up, perhaps the investment was warranted. The medium blue exterior is handsome and conservative, and looks the way a sporting two-seater should with handsome cut-down doors, a long bonnet, and that trademark upright windshield. The sheetmetal is in good order, not perfect, but clean and straight and wearing a red pinstripe that really sets it apart. Other details like the early-style chrome bumpers, the trunk-mounted luggage rack, and the instantly-recognizable taillights are in great shape and someone has thoughtfully added a set of driving lights up front in the grille. The patterns and the aftermarket wood steering wheel give it a very upscale feel that's more jaguar than lowly triumph. Add in the drop-dead gorgeous walnut dashboard that's been refinished well beyond the factory standard, plus a set of handsome white-on-black instruments, and this car starts to look like it's worth every penny of the asking price. All the gauges are working, the carpet isn't faded, and there's a bit of storage behind the seats that supplements the modest trunk out back. The big 2. 6 liter inline-six is smartly dressed with a painted valve cover and a pair of side-draft carburetors, all surrounded by that periwinkle blue paint that makes a fine backdrop. The carbs have been properly tuned and synchronized, delivering a smooth flow of power with no stumbling or flat spots, and the.
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