• 1968
• Convertible
• 2600
• Manual
• 2.5L Petrol

1968 Triumph TR5 2500 Pi. Wedgewood Blue with Blue Ambla upholstery and matching Surrey top. When Michelottis sharp-suited new TR4 was unveiled at the London Motor Show in 1961, the car looked thoroughly modern, especially when compared with the venerable TR3A that it replaced. However, the reality was that under the skin, the car was still very much a TR3A as little more than the outer skin was actually new. Despite this, the TR4 and the TR4A that succeeded it were amongst the fastest affordable sports cars on offer throughout the 1960s. Cheap to buy and run, the cars road manners however left a little room for improvement, despite the TR4 having gained rack and pinion steering, wider front and rear tracks to make it more sure-footed, and an all-synchro gearbox. However, as stylish transport, they were pretty much unbeatable. All it cried out for, to compete with the new wave of GT saloons was more power. Lots more. The stock 2-litre GT6 engine was tried and, although smooth, was actually no quicker than the old tractor-derived four-pot. The answer was simple though enlarge the straight-six by a massive 500cc to give a lusty 2.5-litres and help it breathe a little easier. With a better cylinder head and wilder camshaft, the engine worked well, although it was a bit lumpy at low revs until fuel-injection was fitted to better monitor fuel delivery. All this led, in October 1967, to the launch of the TR5. Outwardly, the car was barely discernible from the TR4A, but the new engine, complete with Lucas fuel-injection, turned the TR5 into a genuine performance car with a handy 150bhp on tap. In truth, the TR5 was little more than a test bed for the new engine, which quickly found its way into the 2000 saloon. Realistically the car was effectively a stop-gap and only had to last around 18 months until Karmann had finished its work on the replacement, the TR6. The TR5 was produced in limited numbers, with just 2, 947 cars manufactured between 29th August 1967 and 19th

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