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1956 Triumph TR3

Price: £SOLD
Year: 1956
Engine size: undefined
Fuel type: Petrol
Milage: undefined
Colour: White

This 1956 Triumph TR3 (small mouth) is a completed sold project that underwent a full nut-and-bolt restoration for a customer in Malta. The customer requested an upgraded spec, with various modern upgrades to help with both performance and reliability.

The car was stripped to a shell and due to its excellent condition stone chipped under the arches, underneath and inside in preparation for painting. It then had a full bare metal respray in Old English White. The chassis was blasted, painted and fully rebuilt with all new brake/suspension components. The fully rebuilt engine and gearbox were fitted and the engine bay detailed with new parts. The interior was finished off in red vinyl with white piping. 72 spoke chrome wire wheels were fitted and the car was delivered to Malta.

Suspension, braking and steering: Uprated front coil springs, complete front suspension polybush overhaul (trunions, fulcrum pins etc), copper brake lines, brake calipers/discs/pads, steering rack conversion kit, 72 spoke chrome wire wheels, Uniroyal tyres.

Engine and gearbox: Pistons and liners, hi-torque camshaft, cam bearings, cam followers, crankshaft regrind, big end shells, main bearing shells, oil pump, timing chain and sprockets, uprated water pump, unleaded head conversion, all seals and gaskets, narrow belt conversion, alternator conversion, electronic ignition, complete carburetor overhaul with new needles/gaskets etc, complete clutch.

Interior: Complete exchange vinyl seats including new spring bases, sponges and covers, wool carpet, vinyl trim kit including door panels, 6x gauge recondition, dashboard switches, Mota Lita wood rim steering wheel and boss, Clayton heater upgrade, vinyl weather gear.

Engine bay components & various ancillaries: Radiator, wiring loom, complete hose kit, fuel pump, fuel lines, aluminium fuel tank, stainless steel exhaust system, windscreen and all seals, re-chromed windscreen stanchions and frame, Revotec electric fan, uprated starter motor, door/bonnet/boot hinges, all lights and chrome work (front grille, bumpers and over riders, tripod headlights).