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Old 03-28-2019, 09:22 AM
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Fun to drive but not at all famous for reliability.

I had a well used 1968 Triumph GT6. Essentially a Triumph Spitfire
with a TR6 engine installed. I don't think I ever drove it for 400 miles without a repair. You had to know how to repair it because going into a typical repair shop the guy when he saw what it was would refuse to work on it.

To be sold in the US they added pollution controls. Far as tools needed. You needed metric, SAE standard and if I recall some of the old british system whitworth.
See post #21. That was my TR6! And then there was the Triumph "cancer" rust bubbles that appeared all along the edges of the hood.


Also, back then my cousin had a Jaguar. He said you needed two--one to drive while the other one was in the shop.
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