It’s great to hear an MG enthusiast appreciate the Triumph products. Thank you.

I purchased a 1973 TR6 in that year in NJ. I got the rare French Blue. I’ll never forget driving off the dealership lot, the steering was sensitive. The Vroom sound and the flat rear deck had me since the first time I saw one on the road. However, starting it with the manual choke was challenging when the weather got cold. Oil leaks and burnt out wires under the dash caused me to sell it after five years. The interior was falling apart, the rear plastic window fogged up and had to be replaced. Other than all these flaws, I miss driving it. The ride was rough, sat low on the street and you felt every bump in the road. Once I got it up to 90 mph on the highway, then the top started rattling. All in all my 2012 red BMW Z4 was a much better solid driving car. But, a man’s first car is his forever love! I wish I had my TR6 today…😢

I own a '71--drove it off the lot new! Converted the gearbox to a 5-speed because the availability of parts for the overdrive system is becoming problematic. As far as the wheels are concerned...only wire wheels will do for that traditional British look. Love it!!!

Love it. Had the opportunity to drive this at a early age in high school. Fond memories. Love the dashboard. ❤

The smile on my face all the way through watching this was matched by the smile on your face while driving the car. Loved every second of it. Thanks!

Had 8 of these cars over the years .wish I'd kept one them absolutely loved them great to work on . Had one for 20 yrs rebuilt it mint when sold . Have loads of pics of tr6 s I've owned . Miss them .

Love mine. 1971, BRG, chrome wires. Absolutely wonderful to drive with that straight six exhaust burbling away. And yes, no trouble keeping up with modern traffic and highway cruising with the overdrive engaged.

1969 TR6 North American model. Recent complete resto mod. New white / tan interior, poly bushings throughout, SUH6 Carbs, J-type OD, Bob Tullius Group 44 livery, Panasports (mini lite) wheels, level 2 street cam, electric fuel pump, oil cooler, Lumenition Magnetronic ignition upgrade, FALKEN 205 / 15 radial tires, and leather upholstery with wool carpet replacement.

Wow beautiful video. I really enjoyed. I’m enjoying now my 76 one. In my family we has having about 9 tr6. Great and fun car. Keep doing videos like this one. Be blessed

Thanks for that young man, and I just subscribed !!! I have a '73 mimosa yellow TR6 with the overdrive, and it is a great joy. Carry on !

Bought a ‘76 two years ago, all said is true. Wonderful driving experience and an easy car to work on, even for a novice mechanic like me. In the middle of an engine rebuild at the time, should get my 6 up by month end! Happy travels!

I was stationed at Lakenheath RAF in 1973 and acquired an export 1972 TR-6 in emerald green, as in the video, from a fellow GI. Toured the continent and England for 2 weeks. Great fun EXCEPT the unlimited speed on the autobahn. Ran well up to 100 mph/160 kph, but would overheat over that. Drove well at high speed. Shipped it back to U.S. and drove it to 120K mi by 1978, mostly driving back and forth from L.I., N.Y. to Buffalo chasing a skirt at SUNY there (1000 mi wkends). Owned a 64 TR-4 w OD for a cpl yrs w all the British Leyland faults. The TR-6 was an improvement over the TR-4's quirks.

Yeah I went all in on the Madza conversion n got a 2022 Miata GT RF manual. But it's good to see one of the cars that inspired it.

have a 1976 Triumph TR6, yellow with black top and interior. Such a fun car to drive on the country roads nearby. It takes me back to my teenage years in the 70's. I love the deer killer bumpers they put on the 76 model.

The aftermarket support is what let me to get our 1972 in Sienna Brown! I had always loved them but figured parts would be impossible to find. It wasn't until I started looking to buy that I realized you could almost build an entire car from the frame up! The parts aren't expensive either. Moss Motor and The Roadster Factory (I am in the U.S.) have been wonderful to order from

Always loved these cars and a great video .

I love the TR-6. we were so fortunate to have lots of British cars available when I was growing up!

A pal had one in the 70's. He bought it from a guy, who showed him the receipt for injection pump work he'd only just had done. My pal Paul complained to me that it nevertheless kept misfiring badly. I only found out years later that they do indeed 'all do this' if the fuel is low in the tank, particularly on left hand bends and if no internal tank baffling has been fitted. He must feel as sick as a parrot now, having promptly sold it in favour of an Opel Manta 1.9, albeit that was a nice handling car, but the price differential now ! It's much the same for me, with motorcycles I sold for hundreds but now worth £15,000 and up.

Great video! I bought my 1972 TR6 new and still have it.

Excellent video again 👋

'72 TR6 hopped up by Jay Leno's head mechanic Bernard Juchli (before he worked for Jay) custom camshaft, 3-dual throat Webers, High compression cylinders, electronic ignition, custom headers and exhaust, rear sway bar, competition springs and shocks, balanced, lightened flywheel, steel wheels painted body color (Saffron) with trim rings and 2 painted St.Andrew's Crosses on both sides in lieu of the Union Jack badges :-)

My first car in 72’ as a High School senior was a 69’ TR6 , that was my starting point for car repairs. I found out shortly after the purchase that it had been “rode hard and put up wet”. Crank shaft end play (good call) about 0.060 inches, only about 10 times too much! Between working on my school mates 62’ Austin Healey Sprite and my TR we learned much and had a great time. Even drove them some! Thirty years of Corvettes never could put out the yearning for another TR6. The Corvettes are now gone and a 1976 TR came back into the family. It’s heart is now on the bench ready with my grandsons help,to go back together after an over bore, head work including decking to raise compression and then engine balancing. If things go as planed, in a bit, he or my granddaughter who also works on the TR will be it’s care taker as I go out to pasture. Thanks for the Great TR review, I couldn’t agree with you more!

Hi I love your enthusiasm. Especially from an MG man!! Excellent video I have doubts that the engine in the 8.30 section is Lucas petrol injection but other than that bit of petty nit picking I really enjoyed the video. I have a rather tatty 1973 that is a daily driver (summer) and as you say they are great fun. Keep up the good work.

Completely agree about the steel wheels. They make the cars looks

Nice review. Cheers.

Would be great to see a review of a manual Triumph Stag. Enjoyed the TR6 video!

Great car. I've got a small collection of cars and do more miles in the TR6 than any other. Perfect for the Dorset lanes where I live. It's a bit cramped as I'm 6ft2in, otherwise a pretty perfect classic.

A ,lovely looking car. I owned one in the 80"s. Scuttle shake was always an issue as is the atrocious Lucas PI system. Look out for door gaps as it can indicate chassis issues.

I always wanted one i remember when they came out first

Love my Tr-250. Getting ready to take off in it soon, top down of coarse...

Love them!

First car in high school was a ‘69 - red with chrome spokes. Loved that car! Second car in college was a white ‘74. Couldn’t afford the upkeep - she needed a LOT! Graduated to a ‘69 Mercedes 280SL. All the style, none of the mechanical infirmities. Owned her for 27 years. She’s coming home this month from a 3-year body-off, nut-and-bolt restoration. Can’t wait to have her back!

A distant, mostly unknown relative is the TVR M Series which offers the same lovely straight 6 engine as well as the gearbox and some other components from Triumph. Other than the TR6 its a fiberglass bodyshell which makes it much lighter and less prone to rust. Improved suspension and better weight distribution but less comfort males it a more sporty coupe alternative to the TR6 if you can get one. Compared to the nearly 100.000 TR& only about 950 TVR 2500M where built. I own one of them but sometimes indeed miss the ability of putting the roof down...

Excellent video.... very informed and rational view of the car I have been promising myself for years (far too many years as it happens!) Top work👍..Any chance you can do a review of an Alfa 916 at some point?

I think a good modification would be to fit a BMW 3.0 straight six and 5 speed gearbox. You would still get that silky smooth straight six sound but awesome performance.

About the time I obtained my drivers license, Triumph held a lottery in the US for a TR6. I filled out hundreds of entry cards. Alas, I was not the winner. Crestfallen.

Had a CP on a good day it was beautiful, but i’ve now got a US import on SUs it’s altogether a better car, it doesn’t stop!!!

To say you need to buy any Triumph sports car with overdrive is not correct. While I do not know about the TR6, however, the GT6 had an axle ratio of 3.27 non overdrive and 3.89 with overdrive. Hence there was not a great deal of difference between overdrive and non overdrive cars with regards to overdrive top and non overdrive top. What a few people did was put the non overdrive axle onto an overdrive car. Enjoyed the rest of the video, thanks for posting.

Great overview, thanks for sharing. I've wanted one for years and I'm looking to pull the trigger over here in Canada. Although, I'm 6'2, worried it might not be too comfortable with he small footwell. How tall are you? Thanks

My TR6 was fun to chuck around, but that trailing arm suspension makes them twitchy as hell; my 240Z was a much better car. I'd own both again in my car collection, though, in a heartbeat. loved that woodgrain dash. and yes, the Laycock overdrive.

The GT6 was the bigger brother of the Spitfire not the TR6. In my opinion the TR6 was the bigger brother of the TR4 IRS. The Spitfire filled a market niche who wanted a convertible that looked good but was cheap to run. It made a lot of sense to a lot of people for this reason.

2:39 Tachometer by Lucas.

Shame that youtube has to insert some obnoxious right wing commercials in this great video!!!

Would you recommend it as a good first car? I've seen a few come on for under $5k near me, but my dad works at a Toyota dealership and he wants me to buy a Toyota, and he says he'd pay for half if it were to be a Toyota as well. Not sure if I'm better off getting something cheaper or the same price that's Japanese, or getting a beautiful British sports car like this one. I mean I have a good amount of experience working on cars, so I wouldn't mind it not being too reliable. Not too sure though.

Have you seen TR4 prices? Not much change from 50 grand for a good one.

The Midget feels positively agricultural compared to the Spit ;) Great TR6 review though otherwise!!

Always had a great fondness for one of these, sadly it was not to be.

Imagine it with a small block Chevy V8 such as a 350ci !

No one mentioned it is only firing on 5 cylinders when pulling off!

What year is the one that you are driving?

I don't understand why the U.S. spec cars took such a drastic horsepower hit. Yes, the compression ratio was lowered, but just a bit. And yes, they were outfitted with twin SU Carburetors instead of fuel injection. But my 1972 Datsun 240Z, outfitted with twin Hitachi Carburetors (SU clones) was rated at 150 bhp with an engine that was smaller than that of the TR6 engine. If they had to use Carburetors to meet US emissions (an idea that seems ludicrous to begin with), why not just put bigger carburetors on it?!?!

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Regarding 10:33: "Bigger headlights" in the TR6 versus the TR5? Maybe you learned "the new math", but in the old way I learned mathematics, the 7" round headlights in the TR6 are the same size as the 7" headlights in a TR5. 🤣

Great review until I heard you diss Triumph Spitfires. How very dare you?! 🤣

I had one in the early seventies. It was a nightmare.

'Axles can go?' there are no axles on a TR6. There is a differential and two drive shafts. No mention of the overdrive.

What the hell is poly-bushing? Surely not the act of replacing _resiliant_ rubber with plastic?

Poly Bushing a TR6 will ruin the suspension and shake the car to pieces, keep it original as it was designed

Triumph made so many beautiful, gorgeous looking cars, but tr6 is not one of them. This car looks bad. It has all the right proportions and the classic british recipe but everything is just slightly wrong.

Sadly soon illegal in EU and USA!

"proper" tractor-based English sports car

I really love mine, ripped out the pos 6 105 hp mill. Replace it with a FORD 5.0 SFI 5 Speed installed in 2000 Put In a 200R LSD. Now it is a driver fun car. Check out Triump World Magazine Oct /Nov issue 2006 on the cover. 23 years later a turn key car.