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1947' Triumph Roadster
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£24,995Published 28 August 2023ID: wOOrHr
Expired
1 year, 3 months ago
1 year, 3 months ago
Information from the owner
Body: Sports Car
Age: 76 years
Exterior color: White
Electronics: TV
Seller's comments about 1947' Triumph Roadster
1947 Triumph 1800 Roadster
This flamboyant, art deco car has been substantially rejuvenated in recent years, with a large quantity of photographs to document the rebuild and a fascinating detailed history going back over five decades, set aside an afternoon to read the enormous history portfolio.
Nice period interior with lovely, mellowed, original leather upholstery with no marks or splits and an abundance of highly polished wood.
Engine runs sweetly with 60 psi oil pressure and pulls well.
The preceding keeper, who owned the car for 22 years, reports that he spent £20, 000 on the car during his tenure.
Briefly, from the History Folder, in 2011 car part-restored by Simply Classics Ltd at a cost of £12, 633. Work included gear box refurbished by specialist, ash frame restored - B posts and rear section replaced. new hood, recon distributor, modified central gear lever, dashboard and door cappings restored and reveneered, wipers, starter, steering, tank, all repaired, chassis cleaned and painted with epoxy mastic. wheels blasted and zinc powder coated, radiator recored, New front and rear bumpers & hubcaps. All tyres practically new, and much more besides.
Last Engineer owner has maintained it since 2014 and undertaken the following works, recorded in the vehicle documents :-
New hardwood ply floors in cab and dicky seat compartment
Instruments professionally repaired
New thermostat & housing
New engine and gearbox mounts
Recon water pump
Replacement Cylinder head blasted with new exhaust valves
Refitted with solid copper head gasket
Wing stone guards replaced
Additional electric fuel boost pump added
Master cylinder overhauled, new seals
Dynamo serviced, cleaned with new bushes
LED Headlamp main lamp bulbs (white lights) fitted
New carpets fitted with s/ s edging
3 x core plugs replaced
Recon Carburettor fitted
New Landrover rear brake cylinders
Front brake cylinders serviced
Brake shoes re-lined
Car re-commissioned in 2020 with new battery, and fully serviced
In 2017, The Triumph Roadster Club inspected the car and valued it at £20, 000 for insurance purposes. Since then the (mainly alloy) body shell has been much improved, plus recent professional repaint in Crystal Blue, costing £2, 500.
This delightful Triumph Roadster affords the prospect of enjoyable summer motoring, in not inconsiderable style. Eligible for all premier post-vintage motoring events.
Comes with V5, Old cardboard logbook, Known ownership list from new, Triumph manuals, Full owner’s tool set, Dossier of restoration invoices. Call John on number above for more. Car located in Lytham St Annes, Lancs. Transport arranged at £1. 70 pr/ mile (one way only charged)
Marque Info
Thanks to its use by TV's fictional Jersey detective Jim Bergerac, few post-war classics are as instantly recognisable as the Triumph Roadster. A landmark model in the history of the Coventry firm, the 1800 Roadster was one of the first post-war designs to bear the Triumph name. Standard was already supplying Jaguar with a 1, 776cc overhead-valve engine and four-speed gearbox for the latter's 1½-Litre saloon, and these were chosen for the new car. The chassis - an all-new design featuring independent front suspension - comprised two large-diameter steel tubes joined by cross braces. Styled by Standard's Frank Callaby, the Roadster's elegant alloy-panelled body was unusual in retaining the dickey seat that had been a feature of the pre-war Triumph Dolomite Roadster Coupé and was the last UK production car to include this feature.
Launched in March 1946 alongside its sister car, the 2000 Saloon, the Roadster was not revised until 1948, when it received the 2. 1-litre engine, three-speed gearbox, and rear axle of the newly introduced Standard Vanguard, which would also be used in Triumph's TR sports cars. When Roadster production ceased the following year, a total of 4, 501 of these charismatic cars had been built.
This flamboyant, art deco car has been substantially rejuvenated in recent years, with a large quantity of photographs to document the rebuild and a fascinating detailed history going back over five decades, set aside an afternoon to read the enormous history portfolio.
Nice period interior with lovely, mellowed, original leather upholstery with no marks or splits and an abundance of highly polished wood.
Engine runs sweetly with 60 psi oil pressure and pulls well.
The preceding keeper, who owned the car for 22 years, reports that he spent £20, 000 on the car during his tenure.
Briefly, from the History Folder, in 2011 car part-restored by Simply Classics Ltd at a cost of £12, 633. Work included gear box refurbished by specialist, ash frame restored - B posts and rear section replaced. new hood, recon distributor, modified central gear lever, dashboard and door cappings restored and reveneered, wipers, starter, steering, tank, all repaired, chassis cleaned and painted with epoxy mastic. wheels blasted and zinc powder coated, radiator recored, New front and rear bumpers & hubcaps. All tyres practically new, and much more besides.
Last Engineer owner has maintained it since 2014 and undertaken the following works, recorded in the vehicle documents :-
New hardwood ply floors in cab and dicky seat compartment
Instruments professionally repaired
New thermostat & housing
New engine and gearbox mounts
Recon water pump
Replacement Cylinder head blasted with new exhaust valves
Refitted with solid copper head gasket
Wing stone guards replaced
Additional electric fuel boost pump added
Master cylinder overhauled, new seals
Dynamo serviced, cleaned with new bushes
LED Headlamp main lamp bulbs (white lights) fitted
New carpets fitted with s/ s edging
3 x core plugs replaced
Recon Carburettor fitted
New Landrover rear brake cylinders
Front brake cylinders serviced
Brake shoes re-lined
Car re-commissioned in 2020 with new battery, and fully serviced
In 2017, The Triumph Roadster Club inspected the car and valued it at £20, 000 for insurance purposes. Since then the (mainly alloy) body shell has been much improved, plus recent professional repaint in Crystal Blue, costing £2, 500.
This delightful Triumph Roadster affords the prospect of enjoyable summer motoring, in not inconsiderable style. Eligible for all premier post-vintage motoring events.
Comes with V5, Old cardboard logbook, Known ownership list from new, Triumph manuals, Full owner’s tool set, Dossier of restoration invoices. Call John on number above for more. Car located in Lytham St Annes, Lancs. Transport arranged at £1. 70 pr/ mile (one way only charged)
Marque Info
Thanks to its use by TV's fictional Jersey detective Jim Bergerac, few post-war classics are as instantly recognisable as the Triumph Roadster. A landmark model in the history of the Coventry firm, the 1800 Roadster was one of the first post-war designs to bear the Triumph name. Standard was already supplying Jaguar with a 1, 776cc overhead-valve engine and four-speed gearbox for the latter's 1½-Litre saloon, and these were chosen for the new car. The chassis - an all-new design featuring independent front suspension - comprised two large-diameter steel tubes joined by cross braces. Styled by Standard's Frank Callaby, the Roadster's elegant alloy-panelled body was unusual in retaining the dickey seat that had been a feature of the pre-war Triumph Dolomite Roadster Coupé and was the last UK production car to include this feature.
Launched in March 1946 alongside its sister car, the 2000 Saloon, the Roadster was not revised until 1948, when it received the 2. 1-litre engine, three-speed gearbox, and rear axle of the newly introduced Standard Vanguard, which would also be used in Triumph's TR sports cars. When Roadster production ceased the following year, a total of 4, 501 of these charismatic cars had been built.
