Description Fully restored to show-winning condition in 2010 and only 6,300 miles since; recent £6k repaint and £4k gearbox rebuild; one of the oldest surviving examples; original number plate; a fine example of this striking Forties roadster The first post-war car from the 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 largely built from aluminium, using the same rubber press tools that Standard had employed to make the Mosquito fighter bomber during the war.

The steel tube chassis featured transverse leaf sprung independent suspension at the front and a live axle at the back, the rear track being noticeably narrower than the front.

Brakes were hydraulic and drive was via a four-speed column-change gearbox with synchromesh on t...