Gassman
Automotive
SOLD
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Very early 1969 Triumph TR6, incredibly solid and rare color combination with a massive amount of high end modifications, all detailed, photographed, and described below in the last 30 photos. Please read and look at all below.
This very early (2,069th car of only 7,981 total built for 1969) first year of the completely redesigned, most masculine sports car to leave England. This car featured disc brakes, rack and pinion steering, IRS rear suspension, a silky smooth 2.5 liter 4 main bearing engine, and a time tested silky smooth 4 speed transmission. Everything about this TR6 is special, starting at the color which is code 19 White paired with code 12 Matador Red interior. After a proper and very nice restoration was completed on this original, rock solid car, money was poured in with shovels. Every modification on this car is of the highest quality available, and was personally done and approved by Mike Gassman of Gassman Automotive, a 40 year owner of a 1969 TR6, and multiple time national first place winner in VTR and TRA.
Mike raced cars with Richard Good for many years, and has the highest respect for his products. That coupled with Gassman Automotive’s experience and attention to detail creates a car that flows from front to rear as if nothing had ever been modified, it just feels like a factory car that really works. We estimate horsepower to be in the 145-150 range. The car is tuned to run on 93 octane pump gas with no detonation, overheating, or crazy cam lope. It is extremely drivable in the low RPM range, and explodes in the 3,700-5,500 range. Great amounts of time were spent on the tuning and dialing in of this car’s performance. It is completely de-bugged and ready to go, needing nothing for an immediate ride. Offered at a fraction of the build cost.
Recent complete head rebuild with Stellite exhaust valves, stainless steel oversize intake valves, hardened seats, silicone bronze guides, with custom seals, port matched exhaust ports, flowed intake ports, heads cc’ed, raised to 9.8:1 compression. Brand new custom fabricated alloy intake with triple Stromberg carburetors (original TR6’s had only two). Custom fuel lines and linkage, K&N filters, and completely rebuilt carburetors. Also fitted with (Richard Good) headers. Custom head gasket and ARP head studs and nuts.
During recent head rebuild, heavier valve springs with Tuftrited rocker shaft, 1:65:1 alloy roller rockers with spring spacers and Teflon seals. Brand new Richard Good GT2 cam lifters and Vernier adjustable cam gear. New chain and wheels.
New custom alloy radiator and shroud. New green hose set and clamps.
Completely rebuilt original vacuum advance/retard distributor. Recurved and phased.
New custom harmonic balancer.
Hard to see in photo, but new gear reduction starter.
Fantastic original frame with no rust and no repairs, rock solid.
Adjustable trailing mounts with poly bushings.
Brand new Richard Good CV axles and alloy hub assemblies. New bushings for diff, and reinforcement on pins.
New Richard Good adjustable rear sway bar with Heim joints, powder coated.
Stainless steel muffler and exhaust system.
View from the back of the trailing arms on frame, no dents, no rot, no repairs.
Showing the heat shield done throughout the entire cabin of the car, and underneath the transmission tunnel.
Hard to see in photo, but spin-on oil filter, new slave cylinder with adjustable fork, and stainless steel hydraulic line for slave.
New Richard Good front sway bar, powder coated, with Delron bushings and CNC mounts.
New GAZ shocks and complete front suspension rebuild with poly bushes.
View of inner sills and floors, absolutely flawless and not covered with undercoating.
More of the same, showing front section of floor and inner sill.
Good overview shot of underneath showing the attention to detail, straightness of frame, and solidity of floor pans and sheet metal.
Right inner bulkhead and cookie cutter, rock solid.
12V accessory connection for cell phone charging or GPS.
8 spoke alloy real knock-off rims, with new Yokohama Avid TRZ tires, mounted, balanced, and shaved for trueness. These are true knock-off wheels, and when removed you do have the option to run wire wheels by just sliding them on and tightening the knock-off. Absolutely true, solid, gorgeous wheels.
