Thinking about getting a Triumph GT6

[Wishno87]

Thoughts?

[graveshaker]

Pics?

[LJ851]

S54 ?!

IIRC the early ones have a swing axle suspension in the rear and handle like poo. Don't quote me.

[LateFan]

Thoughts?

Fire!

[Wishno87]

I will post pics for interest when I get home tonight. The mk3 had Lower A arms in the rear to help with that so I will be looking for a mk3.

[AndrewBird]

I love GT6's. I know nothing about them though.

[ReallyDirtyThirty]

Do it!! I had a '77 Spitfire for two years and loved that thing. Easy to work on and great availability of parts. With any car of this vintage, just watch out for rust.

[Wishno87]

From what I understand it has a smaller version of the TR6 engine. Was your MGB originally a 4cyl?

[Wishno87]

Nice pictures! I have a 76 spitfire as well but it's all torn apart. Looking for a clean driver so I can mostly just do maintnence.

[LateFan]

I think they're cool. And TR6s and TR250s and all of them. My wife, in high school, drive a neighbor's old TR4 to work all summer. She didn't know how to put the top up, so it just stayed down all summer.



BUT, back when I was tracking down Austin Healey and Alfa parts at a specialty yard in Seattle, nearly every Triumph on the racks had burned. Electrical fires.

Do some homework and make it safe.

[tim88325is]

Have you driven any other Triumphs of the same era? The older british sports cars are fun but obviously not even close to performance of the E30. 4 speeds revving out at highway speeds, handling and brakes that leave a bit to be desired when pushed.

I have a Triumph TR2 handed down from my father that is restored to a reliable driver level. It is cool but I really think it would go before the E30 if forced to choose.

The E30 has the small sports car feel with modern power, brakes, and comfort - hard to improve on for the money I think.

Do you work on your own cars?

This is a real nice friendly forum for all British stuff...

http://www.britishcarforum.com/bcf/forum.php

And there is the Vintage Triumph Registry...

http://vtr.org/GT6/GT6-buying.shtml

[Wishno87]

I drove my fathers Spitfire a few times before he sold it. Don't remember much expect the unpowered dry steering took a little muscle and the driving position felt a little odd. But then again I was 17 so I didn't know much anyway. My e30 is swapped and coiled and handles like a go cart so I can't really expect anything from that era to compare.

Ya I do all of my own work except where I need really expensive tools like alignment racks and diagnostic computers. My father has a lot of experience with them as well so he can probably help me out.

[e30austin]

Thoughts?

We need to have a talk, sir. You been taking your meds?

:)

[AndrewBird]

My MGB with stock original suspension handles about as well as an e30 with IE3's and Koni's.

That being said, an MGB can be setup to handle VERY well. I don't know what is available for GT6's, but I'm sure they are similar.

[Roysneon]

I've never owned one, or known anyone who owns one, but it seems about as good an idea as giving Magic Johnson a BJ in a Syrian minefield.