1959 Triumph TR3A

Details

Declared as manufactured in 1959, originally with left hand drive (as evidenced by the chassis number suffix) we believe this TR3A was probably exported to the USA, as it was repatriated through the UK company California Connection in 1999. We know that the car was with its first UK owner from 2000 to mid-2005 as comes with a lot of supporting paperwork for the extensive renovation, modification and upgrade work he carried out. The Triumph was back on the road and re-registered in the UK in July 2004 - with mileage reset to zero.

The car moved to a second UK owner for a couple of years before finding a new home with a Jersey resident keeper in 2008 with the TR3A in regular use but only clocking up a modest additional 4,000 miles or so. In 2019 it passed into the hands of a new Jersey owner, who has continued with a regime of regular maintenance and good care – including some bodywork repairs and repainting work in 2022 – the Triumph now showing 8,990 miles.

The vast amount of modification and upgrade work carried out between 2000 and 2005 included:

o converted to 2138 cc engine (from 1991 cc original)

o manual overdrive gearbox

o Fast Road tune – Piper cam; lightened flywheel; unleaded head

o stainless steel exhaust and performance manifold

o spin on oil filter; alternator conversion; Kenlowe fan; uprated starter motor

o right hand drive rack & pinion steering conversion

o uprated front shocks, springs & suspension bushes (Polybush)

o uprated brake calipers; brake servo fitted; braided hoses & copper pipes

This TR3A has had pretty much every worthwhile mechanical modification carried out, benefitting the on-road performance and driving experience, without turning it into a racetrack refugee.

The Triumph underwent extensive bodywork restoration and a repaint and was smartly re-trimmed in black leather. A very well restored and uprated Triumph TR3A - great fun to drive!

The Jersey registration number is not included in the sale.