Description Original UK car with few owners; fully restored about 20 years ago including fitment of a rebuilt TR4 engine and gearbox; very lightly used since; full set of weather gear; recent recommissioning; an exceptionally smart TR2 at a very tempting guide price Introduced in 1953 with styling by Walter Belgrove, the TR2 was clearly influenced by the new Jaguar XK120 with cutaway doors and a front wing line that flowed gracefully up and over the rear wheels.

It was powered by a twin-carb version of the famously robust and torquey 2-litre Standard Vanguard ohv engine which produced 90bhp and could propel the TR2 to 60mph in 11.9 seconds with a top speed of 107mph.

A streamlined TR2 with an under-tray and rear wheel spats achieved an average 124mph during high-speed runs at Jabekke in Belgium, a remarkable feat for the time and only 8mph slower than a similarly prepared XK120 could manage with its much larger 3.4 straight-six.

In a 1954 road test, The Motorcar also praised Britain...