£1,680
1952 Triumph Mayflower
United Kingdom • 14 May 2025
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1952 Triumph Mayflower, first registered in Surrey, has been under current ownership for 11 years. It features a body restoration from 2012 and engine work from 2005, but has been lightly used recently and stored in a workshop. Cosmetically, it requires attention and has a slight fuel leak.
Condition
5
The car has been lightly used and mainly stored in a workshop for the last 11 years. Photos from 2012 show a body restoration, and receipts from 2005 suggest engine work was done. Cosmetically, it's not a show pony but appears solid and original, making it a good basis for restoration. The car runs and drives, but was trailered to the auction and has a slight fuel leak.
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Manual
Transmission:
TT17845DL
Chassis No:
Odometer:
[Odometer Reading]
RPF837
Reg Number:
RHD/LHD:
RHD
Description Current owner 11 years; body restored and repainted in 2012; engine work in 2005; a rare and quirky classic in need of sympathetic renovation Triumph launched its curious Mayflower in 1949 in an ultimately misguided attempt to crack the all-important American market.
Billed as being an upmarket car at an economy price, the coachwork was designed by Leslie Moore, chief designer at Mulliner, who gave it fashionable ‘razor-edge’ styling as used on some of the contemporary Bentley and Rolls-Royce bodies.
The imposing radiator also had upscale pretensions as did the protruding rear luggage compartment, but while these styling cues worked well on big limousines, they looked faintly ridiculous on a compact saloon.
It used a version of the Standard Ten’s 38bhp 1,247cc side-valve engine, coupled to a three-speed gearbox with column shift which gave it a top speed of around 60mph.
Modern features included hydraulic brakes and independent front suspension and the well-appointed in...
Points of note
£731
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£2,028
Median Price (Since 2020)
£4,400
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on Sep 26 2015
Latest MOT Mileage
73,137 miles
Registration Date
1952-02-28
MOT History
Passed
On Sep 22 2014 with 73,137 miles
Passed
On Sep 04 2013 with 72,944 miles
Passed
On Sep 10 2012 with 72,700 miles
Passed
On Sep 06 2011 with 72,378 miles
There were 6 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
User Entered:
- Offside front brake pipe heavily corroded
- Nearside front brake pipe heavily corroded
- Oil weeping from steering box
- Offside and nearside upper and lower arm bushes split and perrished
- Offside upper suspension joint, dust cover split
Passed
On Sep 27 2010 with 72,122 miles
There were 4 defects noted.
User Entered:
- front seats dont lock down which is original design of vehicle
- n/s/f lower swivel has play
- vehicle emitts blue smoke when revved
- fluid leak o/s/f
Failed
On Sep 22 2010 with 72,097 miles
There were 5 defects noted, with 1 deemed dangerous.
Fail:
- (Dangerous) Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
User Entered:
- front seats dont lock down which is original design of vehicle
- n/s/f lower swivel has play
- vehicle emitts blue smoke when revved
- fluid leak o/s/f
Passed
On Sep 03 2009 with 71,726 miles
There were 5 defects noted, with 1 deemed dangerous.
User Entered:
- play in top steering column bush
- (Dangerous) battery is insecure
- play in steering system
- play in both front lower swivles
- vehicle emitts blue smoke when revved
Failed
On Sep 03 2009 with 71,706 miles
There were 9 defects noted, with 1 deemed dangerous.
Fail:
- Offside Rear reflector missing (1.5.1a)
- Nearside Rear position lamp(s) excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance (1.1.A.3d)
- Offside Rear position lamp(s) excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance (1.1.A.3d)
- Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c)
User Entered:
- play in top steering column bush
- (Dangerous) battery is insecure
- play in steering system
- play in both front lower swivles
- vehicle emitts blue smoke when revved
Passed
On Aug 29 2008 with 71,219 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
User Entered:
- slight play in steering
Passed
On Oct 04 2006 with 70,896 miles
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