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...