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1948 Triumph Roadster 1800
United Kingdom • 4 Dec 2024
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This 1948 Triumph Roadster is a rare and elegant example, one of only 4,501 ever made. It features a total nut-and-bolt restoration completed in 2016, with Royal Blue paintwork, caramel leather interior, and a rebuilt engine and gearbox. The car has been lightly used since restoration and is offered at an enticing guide price.
Condition
8
The car underwent a total nut-and-bolt restoration about 10 years ago and has been lightly used since. The body and chassis were fully restored, with salvageable aluminum panels now in Royal Blue paint. The engine was found in good condition and reassembled, and the gearbox was fully rebuilt. The interior was retrimmed in caramel leather with refurbished woodwork, and a new hood with a glass rear screen was fitted. While the restoration was completed in 2016 and the car has been sparingly used, a precautionary check-over is recommended before long journeys.
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Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
TRD2327
Odometer:
[Odometer Reading]
Reg Number:
HAC406
RHD/LHD:
[RHD/LHD]
Description Total nut-and-bolt restoration about 10 years ago and only lightly used since; a wonderful example of this rare and quirky Roadster at a very enticing guide price The first post-war car from Triumph Motor Company, the Roadster was produced from 1946 to 1948.
Styled by Frank Callaby and Arthur Ballard, with mechanical design by Ray Turner, the Roadster was fitted with a 65bhp Standard 1.8 engine which gave it a top speed of 75mph.
Post-war steel shortages meant that the swooping bodywork was built from aluminium using rubber press tools that had been used by Standard to make parts for the Mosquito fighter bomber during the war.
The steel tube chassis featured transverse leaf sprung independent suspension at the front and a live axle with half elliptic springs at the rear.
The rear track was considerably narrower than the front.
Brakes were hydraulic and drive was via a four-speed column-change gearbox with synchromesh on the top three ratios.
The front bench seat could...
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£4,720
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£14,609
Median Price (Since 2020)
£25,250
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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