Lot Ended
Description
Body-off restoration in the early 1990s and sparingly used since;
overdrive; new high torque starter motor; recent new hood, side-screens and
tonneau cover; excellent MOT history; driven 50 miles to the sale; a sparkling
TR2, ready to enjoy
First registered
in Merionethshire in 1954, this pretty TR2 comes with very little history but
over 20 photos show that it was treated to a full body-off restoration in the
not-too-distant past.
While the photos are not
dated, the V5C states that it was first UK registered in May 1990 and HPI
records a colour change from green to white in 1994 so that is perhaps when the
restoration was completed. It was clearly a top-notch job because the car still
looks great today.
The MOT history online shows
that it was in very light use from 2006 – 2012, covering only 1,500 miles over
this six-year period and always flying through the test with no advisories
recorded. It has only covered another 2,500 miles since, the odometer currently
showing 5,993 miles which could well be the distance covered since it was
restored – who knows?
A few invoices show that it
had a new high-torque starter motor in April this year; new points, condenser,
HT leads and clutch slave cylinder in May 2024 and a new tonneau cover in
October 2023. The hood also looks virtually new, as do the
side-screens.
Finished in gleaming white with a
lovely red interior, equipment includes: overdrive; chrome wire wheels; boot
rack; badge bar; twin front spot lamps; wind deflectors and a battery cut-off
switch.
Our vendor acquired the car earlier this
year as a gift for his daughter but it turns out she doesn't share his
enthusiasm for classic motoring and can't tolerate the lack of power steering,
hence its appearance in this sale.
We are told that the car
drives as well as it looks and it has certainly been starting promptly and
running very nicely indeed as we have moved it around on site, with healthy
45psi oil pressure. We had no complaints about the steering either, so maybe the
vendor's daughter needs to eat more greens?!
Driven 50 miles to the sale, this sparkling TR2 is ready for a new
owner to enjoy and will be a fine way to blat around the lanes this coming
summer.
Consigned by James Dennison – 07970
309907 – [email protected]