david ferry Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 The oldest, and third oldest surviving TR6s are coming home to Warwickshire - not far from where they were built about 45 1/2 years ago. Derek Graham is all set to come and inspect these significant cars once they arrive in mid-April. We'll keep you posted of developments. David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
graeme Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Hi David, Is one of these cars No 17? Cheers Graeme Quote Link to post Share on other sites
david ferry Posted February 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Hi Graeme, Yes. I guess you will have seen the car on your travels, given your location. The other car is number 32. I've been trying to track down the owner of number 26 to see what information I can find about these cars which were all built on the first day of TR6 production. David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
david ferry Posted March 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 Well, the cars are both currently in the North Atlantic. Hopefully not literally! They should be in blighty in the next couple of weeks or so. Then it's a relatively short hop to Warwickshire where they were built all those years ago. More details to follow once they are here. David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
david ferry Posted March 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Number 32 has arrived into Felixstowe. It'll be collected this week and brought home to Warwickshire where we plan to celebrate its return after all these years with a few beers! David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vegard_s Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Photos? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
david ferry Posted March 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 There'll be all sorts of photos once I have collected it and brought it back to our workshop. David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
graeme Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Well done David. Look forward to the pictures. BTW my TR6 came from the same dealer as No17. Cheers Graeme Quote Link to post Share on other sites
david ferry Posted April 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 It's a big day today. CC25017 will arrive into Tilbury, along with five other cars sharing the same container. It'll be an even bigger day on Friday when we unload all six cars from the container and transport them all back to our workshop in Warwickshire. Photos will follow but CC25032 is in very good condition, particularly given the fact that it is unrestored and is in reality a barn find car from the US. David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
david ferry Posted April 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Exciting day tomorrow! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ntc Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 (edited) Good luck with it David sleep tight look forward to the pics Edited April 10, 2014 by ntc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
david ferry Posted April 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 (edited) Today went very well indeed. Here's a photo of our workshop with the 7 cars we have bought. In due course more photos and details will follow. At the moment we are very pleased with what we have bought. The day was painless thanks to the help we received. Thanks - you know who you are! David Edited April 4, 2019 by david ferry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
david ferry Posted July 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 (edited) Well, here's a quick update. Number 32 has been worked on and passed its MOT test a couple of weeks ago. Quite an achievement given the fact that it had not started, or moved for quite a number of years.Paperwork now with DVLA for it to receive its UK registration number and V5.Number 17 will be worked on soon with a view to passing its MOT test, and being UK registered. Again, this will be the first time in many years that this car will have moved under its own power.When this happens, it will mean that the world's oldest surviving TR6 can, in theory, take to the roads of Warwickshire - it's birthplace!Both cars still need to be restored and consideration is still being given to whether we should do this ourselves, or not.David Edited July 7, 2014 by david ferry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Boyd Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Great stuff David Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Smith Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 David, Great news - but more photos please whatever condition the cars are in....... Cheers Andrew Quote Link to post Share on other sites
david ferry Posted July 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 (edited) Here's the picture that was sent to Classic & Sportscar and also Triumph World. TR6 cars small file size.pdf Number 32 is the white car, number 17 is blue. David Edited July 7, 2014 by david ferry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Smith Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Excellent - will look forward to reading and seeing more. If their condition permits, I think it would be better to preserve them rather than to restore. Cheers Andrew Quote Link to post Share on other sites
david ferry Posted July 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 (edited) Andrew, I agree. The difficulty is that whilst 'restore' covers all manner of levels of work, cars like these two do need any work undertaking carefully so as to ensure that this work does not remove the important history they contain. They are both however in stunningly good structural condition with what looks like no body repairs undertaken, or required, apart from the bonnet of number 17 repairing properly where it was chopped up when the bonnet cable snapped! They are both great cars. David Edited July 7, 2014 by david ferry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreenhillTR6 Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 David I would love to come and see the cars, we talked about them when we met on Father's Day, when you and the Mrs were house hunting up by me!! Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
david ferry Posted July 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 Andy, I've sent you a PM with my contact details. David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreenhillTR6 Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 PM received thanks David!! Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
david ferry Posted July 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 There was a good day in the workshop with Number 17 yesterday. The fuel pipe was correctly installed and the perished rubber hoses were replaced. The dreadful modifications to the ignition wiring circuits were removed, ignition components cleaned or replaced, fresh fuel added and new battery installed. Clean fuel run through to carbs and engine cranked to achieve oil pressure. Ignition circuits connected and starter cranked. Very quickly, the engine fired and ran sweetly. This is the first time in many many years. The car lives again! Attention then turned to the clutch hydraulics which were made to work again. We discovered that the clutch plate is free. Good news. Brake hydraulics next. New hoses, wheel cylinders and rebuilt calipers were fitted. There is a crushed pipe to be replaced and the master cylinder to deal with. Then bleeding should ensure that the brakes work again. There is the handbrake to sort out too. We will also need to replace various suspension components and gaiters and weld up the original exhaust that is fitted to the car. Then of course there will be the electrics to attend to. We will need to check and repair various circuits so that we end up with fully working lights, horn, wipers and washers. All of these are needed for the MOT which we have arranged for Saturday lunchtime. Anyway, you can see that we have a lot to get done over the next couple of days. However, it is great to report that the oldest surviving Triumph TR6 is living and breathing again in Warwickshire. The first time since 1968. David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
graeme Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Well done David, Hope all goes well on Saturday. Cheers Graeme Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Smith Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Thats one way of setting a target pre book the MOT - Good luck with the project. After the MOT you can take it for a trip to Canley! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
david ferry Posted July 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Quite a result today (yesterday). Full day in the workshop. Car moving in the right direction. Various small problems sorted out today, along with finishing off the brake hydraulics, replacing some steering and suspension components, and a few other seemingly small, but very time consuming issues. The car is looking really rather good now. Electrics to sort out tomorrow and then it will be ready for the MOT on Saturday. David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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