1954 Triumph TR2
Auction 25+26 Jan
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Body
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Convertible
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Transmission
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Manual
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Exterior Color
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British Racing Green
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Upholstery
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Leather
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Estimate: £15,000 - £18,000
V5 present
MoT exempt
Chassis number: TS2153L
This 1954 Triumph TR2 ‘Long door’ spent a significant part of its life in California and was re-imported back to the UK in 1989, being registered here in September of that year. It was then given a nut-and-bolt restoration by marque specialist TR Enterprises including a professional conversion to right-hand drive and unleaded head conversion. It remains a ‘matching numbers’ car though, according to its Heritage Certificate. Since the vendor bought it around five years ago, TR Enterprises has continued to look after the Triumph. It is reported to be running and driving well with no issues and reliable, albeit the vendor notes that the fuel gauge can be temperamental and the brakes pull slightly to the right if the car hasn't been used for a while but only for the first mile or so. The overdrive is said to be fully working and a Hi-torque starter motor has been fitted. Recent work has included four new tyres, carburettor service and new clutch slave cylinder. The car comes with full wet weather gear and tonneau cover. Two registered keepers since the car returned to the UK are recorded on the V5C and the last MoT expired in December 2020 after having been tested the previous year at an indicated 16,462 miles. However, as an historic vehicle, the Triumph is now MoT-exempt.
Paperwork includes the V5C, a photo album chronicling the restoration, invoices from the previous owner totalling over £25,000 plus more recent bills from the vendor's ownership, MoT certificates, and a Triumph workshop manual and spare parts catalogue.
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