Triumph cars for sale in Federal Way, Washington

1947 Triumph 1800 roadster 1947 Triumph 1800 roadster, Project car

$18,000

Federal Way, Washington

The 1800 and 2000 roadster were produced soon after WW-II and there was an abundance of aircraft aluminum available and the body metal is aluminum. The front fenders (Called wings in Britain) are steel and quite solid. I purchased 1 of these from out of state and it was missing a lot of things and I them purchased 3 more locally. I gleaned the best parts form all of them and kept the best one and sold the rest as a lot. A local guy purchased them and later sold them to a restorer in Florida. There is a club for them in England and another small club in the USA. As I recall about 5000 total were produced. The 1800 cc version originally had 4 speed column shift and the later 200 cc version had 3 speed column shift. Stock they are quite sluggish but with modern Tr-4 A engines they perform quite well. Time got in the way and I never got around to restoring this one but a good friend restored his and has permitted me to use a few pictures of his in my listing so potential buyers can see what the finish product looks like. I spent a lot of time and money accumulating parts and materials and hate to give up but I am downsizing and selling a couple of my favorite cars. ( my 1940 LaSalle 4 door convertible is on eBay also). I purchased a TR-4A engine and had it rebuilt by reputable local British car shop and will sell it separately to buyer or on eBay. Some buyers may want to install different drive trains?? I purchased a Toyota transmission adapter kit so I could have 5 speed transmission. Original car was sluggish and had low top end speed. Toyota 5 speeds are 1-1 ratio in 4th gear and essentially 5th gear is an overdrive. Thr 5 speeds can be purchased at salvage yards for under $100 as I recall. I will sell the kit and transmission separately in case buyer is not interested The pictures do not do the car or parts justice. Restored headlights cost me $1200, instruments $800 and so forth. I have both the smaller hubcaps and full sized hubcaps and buyer can select either set Buyer to pick up or arrange for shipping. Google Triumph roadsters and look at the many different conditions and colors, also look through the website for the club. The club is a lot of help and I purchased many parts from the club and eBay Britain. At this point is is a pretty straight forward restoration. I even have the slightly curved glass for the windows in the dickey seat. (Rumble seat) I am having trouble adding pictures and will get some help. This auction includes thousands of dollars worth of parts I have purchased for the restoration, including the headlamps, wiring harness, rear window for convertible top, and so many more. If I can get the pictures in you will have more to look at for consideration. These cars are outstanding, and when I was at a car show with my friends roadster and my hot rod Lil Red Express truck people ignored my beautiful truck to crowd around his roadster. Google them and look at the possibilities, and also last production vehicle with a rumble seat.

Triumph : Other Standard 1973 triumph stag with tr 6 engine and 5 speed transmission

$8,500

Federal Way, Washington

I am assisting my lady friend in selling her car. We often go on tours with it and it has been to California and Canada as we toured with the local Triumph club in addition to numerous local jaunts The beautiful Stag body was designed by Italian designer Giovanni Michelotti to compete with other European 4 passenger sorts car. Unfortunately they were originally powered by a V-8 engine with poor design and very few still running with the original engines. Many are now powered with Rover V-8 engines and quite a few have the Tr-6 engines which are well proven and seem to run forever. British cars are not designed for American roads and are geared too low. One way to combat that is to add an overdrive which is very costly and unreliable and you would still have the British missionary which has it's own problems. There are two companies producing adapters to put Toyota 5 speed transmissions in Triumph automobiles, Herman Van Dann and Eaglegate. I chose the Eaglegate because the other one has a hydraulic throwout bearing and I do not like the idea of having hydraulic hoses in my engine compartment. The Toyota transmission was reconditioned by a local specialist. The Toyata conversion is very popular in Triumph groups as the 5 speed is actually an overdrive in 5th gear with a ratio of about .8 to 1 so the engine speed goes down about 25% when shifting from 4th to 5th . Much nicer for American driving. I like it so well that I have already purchased another Eaglegate kit for my 1947 Triumph 1800 roadster I am restoring with a TR-4 engine. This car has a hard top and when it is removed thre is a roll bar still in place. The convertible top has never been used since she had the car and is still in the top well. She is selling it because we hope my restoration is complete by next summer and the garage is full, this car is stored in the garage of my rental house 100 yards from home. Overall it is in average condition, the older paint job is holding up O K but there is some rust under the paint in the usual Stag places. A new paint and derusting would be in order in the future. It is a car that draws attention and is fun to drive. The drawback is that the power steering did not come with the conversion and if you feel that you really need power steering I am sure you can figure out a way to add it. The primary driver of this car has been a 5'-2" senior lady and she has had no problems with it not having power steering. She rarely lets me drive it.

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