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The Triumph
TR 5, and the TR 250 for the American market, is the successor of the
Triumph TR 4. The car came onto the market in the year 1967. The
appearance of the TR 5/ TR 250 was, except for the grille, the same as
the last of the TR 4's, the TR 4 A. The improvements to the TR concept
could be found under the bonnet; instead of a carbureted four cylinder
engine the TR 5 shows a cast iron six cylinder engine with petrol
injection and a capacity of 150 SAE hp, the TR 250 shows the same six
cylinder engine but fitted with dual Stromberg carburettors and 105 DIN
hp. The Triumph TR 5 was the first British production car equipped with
petrol injection.
The six cylinder engine originally came from the Triumph 2000 saloon.
For use in the TR 5/ TR 250 Triumph enlarged the cylinder capacity up to
2498 cc., fitted a more racy camshaft and petrol injection. Result was
that they gained 60 bhp. (TR5) to the standard engine, enough for the
engine to be used in a sports car like the TR 5/ TR 250.
The TR 5/ TR 250 is built on a separate chassis with independent
suspension all round. The car has disc brakes at the front- and drum
brakes at the rear wheels.
The Triumph TR 5/ TR 250 was produced two years only; during 1967 and
1968. In 1968 the TR 6 made it's way to the public.
In the two production-years only 2947 TR 5's were produced and 8.484 TR
250's .
Technical data
6 cylinder
engine
cylinder capacity: 2498 cc.
carburettors: 2 x S.U.
capacity: approx. 128 bhp. at 5500 rpm.
top-speed: 115 mph. - 185 km/h.
gearbox: 4-speed + overdrive
weight: 1100 kg.
Information
Triumph TR
250, year 1968. Colour conifer green with a black leather interior.
Black soft top and hood cover. This fantastic TR 250 was built on December 8 1967. the
automobile was registered in the USA in 1968. This is a matching number
car, a Heritage certificate is present.
This Triumph TR 250 was restored in the past. The engine has been
overhauled at 24.500 km, the odometer reads 27.200 km at the moment.
Over the last years the car has been prepared for historic (touring)
rallies. The car has been up rated with excellent Michelin tires,
Polyurethane bushings in the suspension, a roll bar, 4-point safety
harnesses, shock damper modification at the rear, trip master, two
ignition coils, a sump protection plate, electronic ignition, additional
driving lamps and a high
capacity radiator. This beautiful TR 250 also sports a wooden MotoLita
steering wheel and a very nice classic radio!
This beautiful TR 250 shows slight signs of use, the car is in excellent
condition throughout. The car drives magnificent and comes with
an extensive history and service file.
This
classic car was sold to Belgium by
Lex Classics.
E-mail: info@lexclassics.nl
Lex Classics
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