1968 Triumph TR5                                        

Registration Number: JTK 799G
Chassis Number: CP2076
Recorded Mileage: c.78,650 miles

- Matching numbers, UK delivered from new, with Heritage certificate.
- Upgraded to fast-road specification (Webcon Alpha EFI demonstrator)

Triumph's TR Series began with the unveiling of a prototype (the TR1) at the 1952 London Motorshow.

The TR2 was launched the following year, and so began an uninterrupted run of two-seater Sports Cars that ended in 1981 with the last of the TR8s.

Codenamed `Zest', the TR4 was introduced in 1961 as a replacement for the TR3A.

Though based on the chassis and drivetrain of its much-loved predecessor, it cut a far more modern dash, thanks to an all new Michelotti-styled body.

Power was provided by Triumph's proven OHV four-cylinder engine with capacity increased to 2138cc.

All it cried out for, to compete with the new wave of saloon GTs was more power.



The stock 2-litre GT6 engine was tried and, alth...