To quote automotive author James Dolan, “The TR6 is the Daniel Craig of British sports cars of the late ’60s and early ’70s, brawny, chiseled and looks great just about anywhere.” For sports car enthusiasts in the early Seventies, the Triumph TR6 offered a complete package: inspiring performance, a throaty engine note, a smooth four-speed gearbox, and enthusiastic road handling, all wrapped in a handsome, convertible body designed by German coachbuilder Karmann. The last in an evolutionary line of roadsters dating back to the TR1 of 1952, the TR6 replaced the outgoing TR5 for the 1969 model year, sharing most of its underpinnings and some bodywork. The front and rear received a fresh, sculpted design exuding more gravitas than other contemporary roadsters, thanks to its square-jawed stance and beefy wheels filling out the fenders like a gymnast in a fitted shirt. As with the rasp of its 2.5-liter straight-six, the TR6’s appeal is eternal.

Importantly, during the final year of Triumph TR6 production, this car was completed on 24 May 1976 and dispatched to the British Leyland Motor dealership in Detroit, Michigan. It was equipped with a laminated windscreen, inertia reel seatbelts, and period-correct 15-inch Michelin “red band” tires, according to its British Motor Industry Heritage Trust certificate. Notably, the roadster still wears its original Pimiento Red paint with the original Black soft-top over Black trim. It remains highly presentable throughout, with signs of gentle use in the engine bay and undercarriage.

The TR6 is one of the most iconic and beautiful British sports cars of all time. These cars tick all the boxes; they are open-top two-seaters with an aggressive, slab-sided design; they sound incredible and are inspiring to drive; they offer the owner an amazing experience, being dependable and capable of daily use. TR6s represent incredible value and should trade at multiples of their current market prices. Unfortunately, too many of them are modified, have been neglected, are in poor condition and in need of major repair and recommissioning. Not the case with this car. Very seldom do highly authentic and original examples come to market. The opportunity here is to own one of the finest and most original Triumph TR6s in the world.