1956 Triumph TR3 TR 3 Small Mouth Matching Numbers Overdrive Hardtop Barn Find

SEE MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR MORE VINTAGE CAR PARTS AND ACCESSORIES Further cleanout of surplus vintage cars and parts: ANOTHER BARN FIND. This is a no reserve auction and the Triumph TR3 small mouth will be sold regardless of price. on or off auction. This particular auction is for an authentic original 1956 Triumph TR3 Small Mouth Roadster as shown. As of this writing Hagertys classic car values list the value for the 1956 Triumph TR3 smallmouth at $13. 00 low and $52. 00 high. Average of $24. 16. Getting tired of seeing nothing but "restored" or junk. modified. restorod. unoriginal or rusty cars for sale? It is hard for the do it yourselfer to find an original car worthy and inexpensive enough to restore and have something that is a nice original when the job is finished. A lot of them have been given a one week "restoration" hiding many sins and covering up the interesting historic indicators of time and most original survivors have disappeared. I will answer all email questions. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: This small mouth Triumph TR3 comes with the British Motor Heritage Certificate certifying it as being a numbers matching original car. There is nothing as lovely as the TR2 or TR3 small mouth sports cars - they have a certain LeMans look to them. This one is equipped with overdrive and hardtop. It looks to me like it is still the original paint but it is difficult to tell - I can see the original primer and what looks to be one original factory coat of black paint (of course in poor shape by now). Original factory equipment as stated on the Heritage Certificate : Black paint with Vermillion (red) leather interior. Built June 29. 1956 and shipped to the United States. It has been stored inside of a heated garage for many years. The original owner passed away. whereupon I purchased the car from his brother. ENGINE: Original matching numbers Triumph 4 cylinder engine. Starts and runs well with the key and dash starter button. We started it by feeding fuel to the carbs through an external fuel tank. We opted not to go through the mess of cleaning out the fuel lines and tank. leaving that to the next owner. Excellent high oil pressure even when warm. No smoke or noises. Original matching engine number is TS/12181-E. TRANSMISSION: The original owner bought the car new with a 4 speed non overdrive transmission and soon found that he wanted to cruise on the road at a lower engine speed so he bought an overdrive transmission and had it professionally installed including the correct Lucas dashboard overdrive switch. That is what is in the car now. Shifts well in a stationary position and shifted perfectly with no problems the day it was stored. Car is not driveable because the clutch master cylinder and slave cylinder will need replacing or rebuilding. (As well as the brake hydraulics). ENGINE COMPARTMENT: Nice. straight and solid. No accident damage anywhere. Mostly original with the original paint. No spray can paint anywhere. Only rust through was in the bottom of the battery box but a new aluminum bottom was installed. There is no battery. The original radiator was in excellent condition until I decided to jack the front of the car up to take more photos - the jack slipped and dented in the bottom of the radiator so it will need to be repaired - it didn't leak so it isn't too bad. TRUNK COMPARTMENT AND TIRE WELL: Very solid with the original paint. EXTERIOR SHEET METAL BODY PANELS: Needing some rust repair on the all lower panels - will need new inner sills and outer rockers. EXTERIOR BODY PARTS: Will need a new windshield and seals. There are no side curtains. There is a set of softtop bows with the car. The hardtop is an aftermarket Parrish Plastics fiberglass top. popular in the 50's and 60's. It is in very good condition with the original rear chrome holddown brackets. felt headliner material and good original rear window. There are no front brackets. PAINT: I think it is still the original paint (poor by now) and has not been repainted - difficult to tell but if it was repainted it could not have been more than once and in the original color. CHASSIS: The frame is good and straight but has a couple of spots that wil need to be repaired. One is a very small hole in the right rear rail (very common) and the other is in the cross member in the middle of the car (also very common). Shown in the photos. The car has had tow bar brackets welded to the front frame horns as the previous owner towed it behind a class A Motor Home. The left bracket is intact and the right one was ripped off somehow some time ago - shown in the photos. INTERIOR: The rusted original floors are have been covered over with what looks like 1/8 inch steel plate from a Sherman tank - land mines would be no problem here. Keep them as they are or replace the floors as necessary. The seats are not bolted down and there are no seat runners. One seat was missing and I found a black spare that I put in on the passenger side. The red leather drivers side seat is the original. There is no heater. Did not have one when I bought the car. DASH AREA: The dash is completely original with all of the correct gauges. It looks quite nice and the gauges look to be all presentable and useable. The original Lucas bakelite horn button/turn signal assembly is in very nice shape and works. The cardboard glovebox is missing. Odometer shows 76661. UPHOLSTERY: What is left of the upholstery is the original factory material. AIR CONDITIONING: None. Aftermarket air conditioners can be installed - the new units are excellent. compact and very efficient. TIRES & WHEELS: Five wire wheels in good useable condition. Needs new tires. These just hold air. EXHAUST: Abarth aftermarket exhaust is there and could be used for a driver but I think it needs the exhaust pipe that comes off the exhaust manifold. SUSPENSION AND BRAKES: Car is not driveable because of no brakes. All original suspension and braking mechanisms are intact. Nothing missing. Shocks are intact. The brakes will need all new hydraulics. either rebuilding or replacing. (As well as the clutch hydraulics). MISCELLANEOUS: Car rolls and steers easily so no problems with shuttling around. PAPERWORK: There is NO TITLE. Georgia will NOT issue a title for any car older than 1975. It does have a proper official Georgia registration. This is all that is necessary to ship the car overseas and to title or register it in most any State of the Union. FACTORY ID PLATE: The original ID plates are all good and unmodified. The vehicle serial number is TS/11815-L. Engine number is TS/12181-E. These are the correct matching numbers the car left the factory with. Serial and Engine numbers never match up exactly because Triumph sold engines to other manufacturers and just plucked them off the line whenever they needed one or more. so the engine number is always slightly higher than the car serial number. REVIEW: An attractive black on red roadster that can be finished in many ways. There weren't a lot of TR3 smallmouths that had this color combination and it suits the car well. Can be rebooted into a fine driver or completely redone for a show car. INSPECTION OF CAR: As always. it is difficult at best to describe something as complex as a vehicle and it is highly recommended that you personally inspect the car or have a 3rd party inspect it for you. I can accomodate anyone to show them the car. It is described to the best of my ability along with many good photos but it is the bidders ultimate responsibility to ensure that what he thinks he is getting is indeed one in the same and something he will be happy with. I have purchased and sold roughly 25 autos through ebay over the past 15 years and also many more over the telephone and have always had excellent results and complete satisfaction from the buyers but I do my due diligence and suggest you do the same. I describe things as honestly as humanly possible. SHIPPING: I have shipped many cars to all parts of the world over the years and can assist the buyer with transport or completely arrange transport. The car is in a secure place at my home and it can be collected there. I can assist with loading. PAYMENT & BIDDING: Contact me if you have less than 5 feedbacks or your bid WILL be cancelled. A $500 non refundable deposit via Paypal is due immediately after the auction closes. The balance is due within 3 days via a bank cashiers check or wire transfer. Full payment is to be made IN ADVANCE of collecting the car. IN ADVANCE. BEFORE YOU COLLECT THE CAR - This is an auction and you have plenty of time to inspect the car personally or have a 3rd party inspect the car - inspections are welcome and encouraged. Winning the auction does not mean that you now have the privilege of coming to inspect the car to see if you like it. When the auction is over payment is due at the close of the auction per these instructions. The car is at my home and can be left here for up to 30 days at no charge before collection. After that I have the option of charging a storage fee. 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