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1935 Triumph Gloria Vitesse 6
UK • 11 Sept 2025
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1935 Triumph Gloria Vitesse 6 is a meticulously restored classic, believed to be one of only six in existence. It boasts a striking Garnet over Maroon finish and a comprehensive history file, but requires some mechanical attention due to a minor engine fire.
Condition
7
The car is in overall solid condition. The paint is stunning, but there is damage on the nearside bonnet following a small underbonnet fire and a mark to the nearside rear quarter-bumper. The front and rear leather seats have relaxed over the years. It also needs some mechanical work as not all the cylinders were firing during the test drive.
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477 miles
G16V635
RHD
United Kingdom
Manual
WP 8966
1935
Auction
Description
‘WP 8966’, a 1935 Gloria Vitesse 6, is finished in Garnet over Maroon, a colour scheme that makes the most of its design.
Because, the Vitesse features a lower roofline, which makes for a sportier profile, and as a ‘6’ it hosts the six-cylinder engine in the longer chassis, which makes it both fast and sure-footed.
The 1935-models were also the last cars to feature the elegant one-piece cycle wings and the earlier style of radiator.
As a result, many consider the 1935 Vitesse 6 to be one of the most desirable in the Gloria range.
And this is also an unusually nice example – but then it took Paul and his brother Phil decades rather than years to restore; having started it in 1973 they went on to invest £30,000 over the next 42 years, never rushing and taking care to get everything just so.
It was a genuine labour of love that spanned several house moves, but the pair finally completed it in 2011 with an Mo
T providing third-party vindication that they’d got it right.
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 12th Jun 2013
Latest MOT mileage:
102 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 13th Jun 2012, 102 miles
There were 4 defects noted.
User Entered:
- brake master cylinder area damp
- steering wheel poor condition
- play in roadwheel/hub units
- rear spring shackle nuts locking devices fitted?
Passed
On 26th May 2011, 14 miles
There were 5 defects noted.
User Entered:
- nearside and offside front suspension units slight play
- slight play in roadwheel/hub units
- rear spring shackle nuts locking devices fitted? lock nuts/split pins?
- engine hard to start and runs very rough
- horn button poor operation
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Bonhams Cars Online
101 New Bond Street, London, Greater London, W1S 1SR, England
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