Triumph 2000 1965

This lot will be auctioned via Iconic Auctioneers, The Iconic Sale at Race Retro 2026 Competition Cars on Saturday the 21st of February, Stoneleigh Park, Stoneleigh Rd, Coventry, CV8 2LG. , The Triumph 2000 was a midsized, rearwheeldrive saloon produced by the Triumph Motor Company between 1963 and 1977 utilising the venerable straightsix first seen in the Standard Vanguard. However, the last of the 6cylinder Vanguards had a compression ratio of 8.0:1 which, with the increasing availability of higheroctane fuels, enabled the manufacturers to increase to 8.5:1 for the Triumph. This, and the fitting of twin Stromberg 150 CD carburettors, offered an improved power output of 90bhp. Standard transmission on the original car was a 4speed manual gearbox and the monocoque body had independent suspension all round using coil springs, whilst the servoassisted brakes were disc at the front and drums at the rear.The car presented here is a 1965 Triumph 2000 Mk1 which was built by TR Enterprises of Nottinghamshire as a Replica Group 3 rally car for its previous owner. It was successfully campaigned in numerous events, including The Trial to the Nile in 2002 (fully details are in the accompanying history file).Ownership was subsequently transferred to the owners son, who was based in the US, but the car was seldom used there, and was eventually put up for sale. Our vendor purchased the Triumph and imported it back to the UK, with all taxes paid, managing luckily to reassign the cars original registration number. A subsequent full restoration was carried out, both bodily and mechanically, with invoices for much of the work in the history file. The aim was to return the car to the rallying scene, but a change in direction and age of our vendor not the car means this is now not to be, on our vendors watch anyway.To emphasis its Group 3 replica status, a Safety Devices full rollcage, triple WEBER carburettors, Recaro rally seats, Cibie spotlights, 3point harness safety belts and an overdrive upgrade were all utilised. Full instrumentation includes a tachometer and an original Halda Tripmaster, whilst all electrical systems are fused and relayed in the glovebox.The car was fitted with new inner, centre and outer sills, a new front valance  and the rear arches were repaired all completed using genuine repair panels. When finished, the car was resprayed in white by the same repairer, inall costing £8,000. The roof was then wrapped in blue to replicate the 'Work's cars of the era.Mechanically, the work carried out included: Stag brakes with new discs, calipers, master and wheel cylinders, pads and shoes, new clutch and hydraulics with overdrive on 2nd, 3rd and 4th gear all working correctly. The radiator was recored, fitted with twin electric fans and further work included the replacement of the rear driveshafts, overhauled LEDA adjustable shockabsorbers, suspension and strut bushes. The triple WEBER 40 DCOE carburettors were overhauled and set up by Northampton Motorsport.The car is supplied with 6x Minilite wheels (with 5x new Vredestein tyres), plus numerous spares and 4x 5.5J steel wheels, a large history file including numerous invoices and reports etc. The car had an FIA/MSA Historic Technical Passport which is now out of date.This is an opportunity to acquire a very wellsorted historic rally car, which has received much diligent investment and offers a huge amount of driving fun per pound.