1967 Triumph TR4 IRS

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION

Produced during a golden period for British sports cars, the Triumph TR4A perfectly embodies their timeless appeal thanks to its crisp styling, responsive handling and robust four-cylinder engine. 

Still in exceptional condition following a meticulous rebuild in the late 1990s, this particular TR4A is presented in the same attractive colour scheme – Signal Red with a black interior – with which it left the Canley factory on 5 June 1967. It was destined for Cookes Garages Ltd in Crewe, and its Heritage Certificate notes that it was specified with 60-spoke wire wheels and a heater. It cost its first owner the princely sum of £968 4s 6d. 

Having subsequently passed to owners in Lincolnshire, Kent and Norfolk, the Triumph was in need of restoration by 1998. The intensive, body-off process is fully documented in a photo album and via an enormous collection of invoices and receipts in the car’s extensive history file. 

Once the work had been completed, the now-pristine Triumph was seldom used until it was sold to a new owner in 2009. It soon became a regular visitor to Goodwood for Breakfast Meetings as well as the Revival, and after the owner moved to Devon in 2015, he revelled in its performance on trips across Dartmoor and along the Teign Valley. 

More recently, the gearbox and overdrive have been rebuilt, while subtle, well-chosen modifications range from upgraded seats – complete with headrests – to inertia-reel seatbelts and K&N air filters. This Triumph TR4A is now being offered for sale having covered only 19,500 miles since its rebuild, and is a beautiful example of this exhilarating, entertaining sports car.