1947 Triumph 1800 roadster

 The 1800 and 2000 roadster were produced soon after WW-II and there was an abundance of aircraft aluminum available and the body metal is  aluminum. The front fenders (Called wings in Britain) are steel and qu

There are very few of these in the USA.   I once owned four of them!  I love them but will be downsizing so will be selling this one as I sold the other 3 earlier.   I kept the best one!! I am not including my parts in this auction but I will offer them separately at a reasonable price.   For example I have 4 headlights. one pair needs restoration and would be $300 and one pair was recently  chrome plated and I spent $1200 for them but will include them for $850 additional if you buy the car. The car is on a lift in my garage and I have looked closely at the wood parts and find no flaws in the wood from underneath.

I know of a  correct running engine and proper transmission to for  $3. 00 plus shipping if you want to do an authentic restoration.   I have no interest in this but am just passing the information on in case anyone would like an authentic restoration. These engines and transmissions are rare and this one may need some work but is currently running!! Contact me through eBay if you are interested and I will give him your contact information. Not included in this auction

Great restoration project. most of the work already done.   Look at pictures of  a friends finished Roadster (Attached)  Do not bid if you want to avoid being the center of attention at car shows and everywhere else you drive.

  These cars are outstanding in appearance and the last production automobile with a rumble seat.   There is a Roadster club in Britain and also a club in USA. Great resource  for finding parts for restoration.

  Buyer will have to provide engine. transmission. and driveshaft.   Very unlikely to find original parts and later triumph engines are normally substituted. I will give buyer a fair price on the Tr-4 engine I had rebuilt by excellent local re-builder.

  Rebuilt engine and transmission with Toyota adapter are valued at $5. 00. and will sell them for $4. 00 separate from the auction

  There are approximately 80 roadsters of them in the USA in various stages of restoration and in use. Do not bid if you want to be ignored at car shows!!

  Original transmissions are rare also. I was planning on using Toyota 5 speed. as these cars are geared quite  low for 1940's roads in Britain.   I have purchased an "Eaglegate" conversion kit to install a easily found Toyota 5 speed. I did this conversion in my Stag and it worked well. 4th gear is direct drive and 5th gear is essentially overdrive.   The adapter kit is available also. Very fair price.

  I purchased 1 of these from out of state and it was missing  a lot of things and I then purchased 3 more locally. I gleaned the best parts form all of them and kept the best one and sold the rest as a lot. A local guy purchased them and later sold them to a restorer in Florida. There is a club for them in England and another small club in the USA. As I recall about 5000 total were produced. The 1800 cc version originally had 4 speed column shift and the later 2000 cc version had 3 speed column shift. Stock they are quite sluggish but with modern Tr-4 A engines they perform quite well.  

  Time got in the way and I never got around to restoring this one but a good friend restored his and has permitted me to use a few pictures of his in my listing so potential buyers can see what the finish product looks like.

   I spent a lot of time and money accumulating parts and materials and hate to give up but I am downsizing and selling a couple of my favorite cars. ( my 1940 LaSalle 4 door convertible is on eBay also).  

   I purchased a TR-4A engine and had it rebuilt by reputable local British car shop and will sell it separately to buyer or on eBay. Some buyers may want to install different drive trains??

   I purchased a  Toyota transmission adapter kit so I could have 5 speed transmission. Original car was sluggish and had low top end speed. Toyota 5 speeds are 1-1 ratio in 4th gear and essentially 5th gear is an overdrive. The Toyota 5 speeds can be purchased at salvage yards for under $100 as I recall. I will sell the kit and transmission separately in case buyer  is not interested.

   The pictures do not do the car or parts justice.   Restored headlights cost me $1200. instruments $800 and so forth.   I have purchased all of  the difficult to find items including the little door in the grill where a hand crank can be entered.   Loose parts are not included.

    First 7 pictures are existing roadster body which is partially restored and waiting for full restoration. 8th picture is lights. 9th is obvious and 10 and 11 are pictures of my friends car. He gave me permission to use his as an example of what mine can be. He has won every car show he has entered. These are so beautiful blend of past and present.  

    I have both the smaller hubcaps and full sized hubcaps and buyer can buy either set

    Buyer to pick up or arrange for shipping.  

    Buyer will need to purchase engine and transmission!!! Most common engine used it TR4A with Triumph transmission and sometimes with an overdrive.   I can offer a good price for a rebuilt TR4A with adapter to add Toyota 5 speed but did not include it in the sale so buyer has options.

    Google Triumph roadsters and look at the many different conditions and colors. also look through the website for the club.   The club is a lot of help and I purchased many parts from the club and eBay Britain.

     At this point is is a pretty straight forward restoration.   I even have the slightly curved glass for the windows in the dickey seat. (Rumble seat)

   I am having trouble adding pictures and will get some help.   These cars are outstanding. and when I was at a car show with my friends roadster and my hot rod Lil Red Express truck  people ignored my beautiful truck to crowd around his roadster. Google them and look at the possibilities. and also last production vehicle with a rumble seat.

  My parts are sold seperatly from  the car
  

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