The seller of this garage-stored 1964 Triumph TR4 doesn’t give us much to go on, but does claim he’s just looking for a decent offer to move it along. The Triumph has been stationary for 40 years, a claim we believe based on the very old-school Connecticut blue plates and the liberal helping of acorns and mouse materials in the engine bay. Is it worth saving? That depends on how rusty it is. Find it here on craigslist or go here if the ad disappears.
I’m so used to seeing the TR4s sitting on beefy Panasports or otherwise in perfect, updated condition that it’s refreshing to see one as it left the factory, even if it’s sitting on deflated tires mounted on steelies. The chrome is all fairly tired but the taillight lenses look good; as mentioned, the state of Connecticut hasn’t used those plates in a long time. The seller offers no history or otherwise any indication as to why it’s been parked for so long.
The interior is rough, but at least there’s no evidence of the dash being hacked apart. Seats are tired and the driver’s seat looks well worn, past the point of salvation. Parts of the top are in the backseat but I don’t get the feeling this TR4 has been stored outside; I suspect it’s been indoors with no protection. The dash pad looks to be uncracked but it’s hard to tell; what do you think a fair offer would be for a TR4 in this sort of condition?
Now, the motor is claimed to run, according to the ad. But you can also see the evidence of many critters calling this engine bay home over the years, which can lead to all sorts of problems from chewed-up wiring to insulation stripped to furnish a mouse house. Overall, however, the non-obvious presence of rust and likely years of indoor storage are promising signs if the seller is indeed serious about just throwing him an offer to give this TR4 a second chance to live.
Gone quick.
Puff and it’s Gone…
No, still there. Listing was updated today. It’s been on my local CL for a week or two now. I was intrigued, even though I don’t really like red cars. But I took the smart route (for once, according to my wife) and decided that I don’t have time for another project right now.
BTW, the recent ad says best offer over $5,000.
– John
Lol you should see mine.a tr6.5 g,s ut uh
Looking at the trunk shot someone really put some umph into pushing the Triumph.
You have to remember that these things were driven daily in all weather when new, and a lot of them were rode hard and put away wet. So this car could have been pretty worn out when it was parked in the late ‘70s. We have a ‘63 MGB that we purchased when it had been parked since 1975 or so. It was 100% original aside from the batteries, but it needed everything, and had lots of floor rust holes from New England winters.
These are quickly appreciating classics and I try to watch when they come up for sale, but top examples go for surprisingly large sums so at $5000 or less was a pretty good deal unless something was really wrong with it.
Ad is now gone, and based on the number of WANTED or WTB ads on local CL, no lack of flippers out there either.
One nice thing is that both Moss Motors and The Roadster Factory have a lot of the parts needed to restore / preserve MG, Triumph, and Austin Healey.
Think brings back memories from my Marine Corp days! My buddy had one just like this except it had a luggage rack on the back we would put our c-bags on the back every time we got a 36 for the weekend and just go somewhere! Lots of fun, lots of memories!