Chassis No.: CT12614L

Engine No.: CT12813E

Registration: ESK442

The Triumph TR4 is a sports car built by Standard Triumph Motor Company and introduced in 1961. Code named ‘Zest’ during development, the car was based on the chassis and drivetrain of the previous TR sports cars but with a modern Michelotti styled body. A total of 40,253 cars were built; the TR4 proved very successful and continued the rugged image that the previous TR’s had enjoyed. The TR4 body style did away with the cutaway door design of the previous TR’s to allow for wind-down windows and the angular rear allowed a boot with considerable capacity for a sports car.

Advanced features included the first use of adjustable fascia ventilation in a production car and the option of a unique hard top that consisted of a fixed glass rear window with an integral rollbar and a detachable, steel centre panel (aluminium for the first 500 units). This was the first such roof system on a production car and preceded by five years the Porsche 911/912 Targa, which has since become a generic name for this style of top. On the TR4 the rigid roof panel was replaceable with an easily folded and stowed vinyl insert and supporting frame called a ‘Surrey Top’.

This British racing green Triumph TR4 was purchased and modified to participate in Historic rallies. The classic style leather seats are fitted with safety harness belts, a Brantz trip meter is also fitted. Complemented by the Minilite wheels, this ‘Surrey top’ TR4 is a very useable classic and offers the flexibility should the new owner wish to enter into Historic rallies. Supplied with a V5 registration document, a current MoT test certificate and a comprehensive history file, this Triumph offers well-priced fun by the bag load.

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