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1972 Triumph GT6

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guapo337

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my friend got one for his first car. looks pretty sweet. i dont know anything about it though. whats it like? fast?
 
Not my favorite Triumph - I preferred the TR-3 and TR-4, but still a nice car. Not really fast, but a lot of fun if you know how to drive it.
Is your friend best buddies with a Triumph mechanic?
 
Originally posted by: Cyberian
Not my favorite Triumph - I preferred the TR-3 and TR-4, but still a nice car. Not really fast, but a lot of fun if you know how to drive it.
Is your friend best buddies with a Triumph mechanic?
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TR-6 was the last of an era, the TR-7 was ass ugly in comparison.

 
Originally posted by: Sluggo
Originally posted by: Cyberian
Not my favorite Triumph - I preferred the TR-3 and TR-4, but still a nice car. Not really fast, but a lot of fun if you know how to drive it.
Is your friend best buddies with a Triumph mechanic?
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TR-6 was the last of an era, the TR-7 was ass ugly in comparison.
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I agree - but I think that the GT-6 was a whole different animal.
(Actually, I really didn't care that much for the TR-7 or the "Stag" -- I think that was the name of one of their latest models.

 
Originally posted by: Cyberian
Originally posted by: Sluggo
Originally posted by: Cyberian
Not my favorite Triumph - I preferred the TR-3 and TR-4, but still a nice car. Not really fast, but a lot of fun if you know how to drive it.
Is your friend best buddies with a Triumph mechanic?
Click to expand...

TR-6 was the last of an era, the TR-7 was ass ugly in comparison.
Click to expand...
I agree - but I think that the GT-6 was a whole different animal.
(Actually, I really didn't care that much for the TR-7 or the "Stag" -- I think that was the name of one of their latest models.
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Ahhh, I misread the title as TR-6, thats what I get for paying attention.

Wasnt there a TR-8, with of course a V-8 engine as well?
 
Originally posted by: Sluggo

Ahhh, I misread the title as TR-6, thats what I get for paying attention.

Wasnt there a TR-8, with of course a V-8 engine as well?
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Yes, built from 1978 - 1981 from what I can tell on ebay.

Nice engine jobs on a couple of them, but the speedos only go up to 85 mph...
 
Originally posted by: Sluggo

Ahhh, I misread the title as TR-6, thats what I get for paying attention.

Wasnt there a TR-8, with of course a V-8 engine as well?
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Yes there was - which I never knew about until I read your post.

I kind of lost interest in British sports cars somewhere in the mid '70s.

 
I had a 59 TR-3A that I drove for 10 years. Really fun to drive.
Rebuilt it twice, Jager instruments and Lucas electrical are for SUCK. Try to find a color coded wire when they all turn black.
 
Originally posted by: guapo337
my friend got one for his first car. looks pretty sweet. i dont know anything about it though. whats it like? fast?
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TR6 is slow and handles like a pig. It has a truck suspension. low tech engine, a body that flexes like a piece of wet cardboard, and unless you live in a desert it will rust. But if he likes the way it looks....
 
Originally posted by: Dr Smooth
Originally posted by: guapo337
my friend got one for his first car. looks pretty sweet. i dont know anything about it though. whats it like? fast?
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TR6 is slow and handles like a pig. It has a truck suspension. low tech engine, a body that flexes like a piece of wet cardboard, and unless you live in a desert it will rust. But if he likes the way it looks....
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it's the GT6 MK3. not the TR6. there's a difference right?

and yes, he's best buds with a triumph mechanic (his dad)

 
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