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...