In all these years, the car still hasn't quite covered 100,000 kilometres.
We’re not sure if this one is cool, or if it’s kinda sad. Maybe it’s a bit of both. But how often does an older car come up for sale by the original owner? How about when that car is old enough to draw a pension?
It’s a 1955 Triumph TR2. Owned by the same Montreal resident since this classic roadster was sitting on the showroom floor.
The Triumph Roadster was designed in the waning days of the Second World War. With leaf springs front and rear, this wasn’t exactly a high-tech machine. Especially with the pace of automotive development after the war. So Standard Motor Car developed a replacement. Well, after they tried and failed to purchase Morgan. Imagine your car being so outdated that a Morgan is a high-tech solution.
The TR2 looked much more modern, had a much better suspension, and was a much better drive. Not surprisingly, it was more popular and was sold from 1953 until 1955.
This 1955 model has been with that same owner since he was 27 years old. Now at 91, it’s time to sell. The seller says that he’s the one responsible for all 61,295 miles that have ticked over on the odometer. In all these years, the car still hasn’t quite covered 100,000 kilometres.
Storing the car during Canadian winters means that this TR2 still has its original factory paint. In fact, it’s said to have not even seen rain in the last 40 years.
While the original came with a 2.0L four that was originally developed for a Ferguson tractor, this car received a replacement sometime in the late 1950s. A factory replacement program saw it swapped for the 2.0L 95 hp flat four from the TR3. That’s about 5 hp more than original. The four-speed manual box is fitted with a Laycock de Normanville overdrive gearset that the seller says is working. That allows it to cruise at a much more relaxed 3,000 rpm at 110 km/h.
The car’s not entirely original, though the updates are sympathetic, functional, and can be reversed should the new buyer be so perverse as to want to return to a six-volt electrical system, or fit the original carbs. If the new owner does go that route, though, it comes with the factory engine hand crank to get them going.
It’s not a perfect car, since it hasn’t been restored. The top shows some wear, the seller says, with some cracking on the folds. But who doesn’t have some wrinkles of their own by that age? It’s a very special Triumph, one that looks to have seen a lot of love over the years.
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