That's an interesting find, one of the last 3 TR6's. That would make
the car unique, no doubt about it. Problem is, by '76 the car is pretty
well laden down with smog equipment for its vintage; would you or could
you remove most of that stuff? You might research your state laws on
this issue to help w/your decision.
I love my '72, and with Monzas, the exhaust note is fantastic. A bit
tiring on long trips, though, so I installed some pipe baffles from JC
Whitney, and now it's perfect.
Only 115mph in your shifter kart, Jeff? Must be 80cc'er(?) You've
still got me by 25mph in my laydown, though. Karting's the best kept
secret in motorsports, ain't it?
--
Martin Secrest
Arlington, VA
Jeff M wrote:
>I received some responses to my initial contact with
>the list. Most stated that I was not thorough enough
>on which way to go with the TR6 I have exclusive
>access to. I'll try to fill any voids with the
>following.
>
>At the age of 4, In my neighborhood, I was able to
>pedal my Road runner car faster than any kid could
>pedal a bike, period. I have been hung on speed since
>then. The more the better. I have exceeded the speed
>of sound. I regularly race a shifter kart that tops
>out at 115mph. I have owned cars that made passengers
>throw up. I've been over 170mph in many cars on and
>off the track. I installed headers on a 76 Trans-Am
>at age 11. I drew pictures of Jeeps so often that my
>mom threw 90% of them away(I still have the other 10%)
> I actually loved my first car, a 79 LTD 2d Puke Green
>with a 302(I should have been checked out mentally at
>that time). I think a Vintage Postal Jeep is cool, as
>is the fact that a Toyota U-haul truck will wax a Ford
>Aspire in a drag race.(Proved on a highway in
>Orlando). I have an 80 CJ-7 that has embarrassed
>every import it's ever met at a traffic light. It's
>even more competent on trails. I have a 99 M3 that
>obeys every input like a hunting Labrador. I've gone
>8.50's @over 160 in the quarter. I am a graduate of
>Skip Barber, Roy Hill, and others. I drive cars
>because they put a smile on my face, not because they
>are practical. If I found a good deal on a 6wd Troop
>Carrier with the rag top, I'd own it. Every motorized
>vehicle is beautiful in one way or another.
>
>Fast forward, and skipping a lot of other memoirs, I
>focus on a certain TR6 sitting in storage waiting to
>see light again. The third to last TR6 made. I'll
>verify this next week when I go take a GOOD look at
>it. Many asked if I'd be willing to do some or most
>of the work on it? It would be a year before I had a
>place worthy of taking it apart to redo it. I have
>restored/rebuilt 5 cars in my 35 years of living. I
>have more money than time so spending 15-20K to
>restore the third to last TR6 to me would be worth
>looking into. If I could even help the owner find a
>new home for it, that would help me. I rode in four
>Triumphs growing up, one Spitfire and 3 TR6's. I
>loved the exhaust note. I loved how my high school
>buddy that owned one couldn't break the drive train as
>hard as he tried to. But I was a V8 nut back then.
>Things changed when I got my M3. Sixes are sexual
>noise to my ear. It just sounds right. I can easily
>imagine my wife and I driving off to nowhere with a
>picnic basket on the back of the TR6 to a secluded
>place for lunch. With all this said, if the car is
>not condemned with rust, I'll probably save it. Not
>because I'm a TR6 fanatic, but because I'm just a
>fanatic, period.
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