Not Sold (Est: £9,500 - £11,500)
1963 Triumph TR3B A very rare RHD TR3B from the South African market
United Kingdom • 7 Mar 2026 • Lot 132
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a rare, right-hand-drive 1963 Triumph TR3B, one of a few imported from South Africa. It's a running restoration project, needing bodywork but featuring a 4-speed manual gearbox with overdrive and uprated brakes, appealing to Standard-Triumph enthusiasts.
Condition
4
The vendor describes its overall condition as average to fair. The bodywork will require some remedial work to make a great car, with cracks from older restorations, dents, scratches and areas of missing paint visible
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Manual
Transmission:
TR849
Chassis No:
Odometer:
3,233 miles
AHH 110A
Reg Number:
RHD/LHD:
RHD
This TR3B began its life as one of the many British built-to-be-shipped (to foreign markets) CKD (Completely Knocked-Down) ‘kits’ exported from Triumph in the UK and subsequently assembled, in this case, at the Durban’s Motor Assemblies Ltd.
plant in South Africa.
It is one of the very, very few right‑hand‑drive examples, as many models were exported to the USA, where Triumph expected buyers to favour the TR3’s classic sweeping lines over the more modern TR4.
We are advised that it is equipped with a 4‑speed all‑synchromesh manual gearbox with overdrive and features uprated brakes.
The bodywork will require some remedial work to make a great car, with cracks from older restorations, dents, scratches and areas of missing paint visible, as shown in the online photographs, however, it’s a good running restoration, especially being a ‘B’.
Invoices on record include a 2017 invoice for an uprated 2.3 brake servo for a Triumph, costing £92.50, and a 2017 invoice for a Solid State 12V low...
Points of note
£2,881
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£21,886
Median Price (Since 2020)
£49,711
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on May 22 2018
Latest MOT Mileage
1,441 miles
Registration Date
1963-12-31
MOT History
Passed
On May 23 2017 with 1,441 miles
Passed
On Jan 25 2016 with 952 miles
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