You might remember it from a build thread a long time ago. Time for it to leave my shed.
1967 Triumph 2000. The Michelotti bodied four door sedan. Has the 2 liter straight six and 4spd that was used in the GT6 and other stuff.
Personally I think the styling is awesome. It has a weird mix of Rover and corvair thing going on.
The good news is that it drove to where it is parked two years ago. It will not be driving out after that much time.
The bad? Lots! The nose is still a porcupine of dent pulling studs, but is mostly back in shape.
I think the calipers were pulled so it would roll.
I am not delusional. I realize that this will be cut up to make a spitfire go faster. Very few people share my appreciation for 60's straight six sedans.
In all seriousness it is 95% complete, inarguably rare and interesting. All the trim is present, if not installed. No critical rust issues, some fender lip and door spots. The underside of this car is dry as a bone. The rust spots it does have are from the insulation holding water inside the doors
The alloy wheels pictured are not included. It is on 15" MGB steel wheels
$100 Very Negotiable 
Title in hand. Located in Eugene Oregon
I'd take it if it wasn't diagonally across the US of A.
clshore
New Reader
12/16/16 2:55 p.m.
2.5L TR-6 motor should just about bolt right in ...
Would make an interesting swap.
clshore wrote:
2.5L TR-6 motor should just about bolt right in ...
Would make an interesting swap.
The 2.5 motor is the same block, just with a stroked crank. That crank has a giant anvil counterweight on it to deal with the extra vibrations the stroking caused.
I am told that the 2 liter will happily rev much higher and for much longer periods than the 2.5. Tuning it is a well trodden path that folks like Chris Witor specialize in.
I wanted to M52 swap the car.
Hnnngggg!!!
The 2500 has more torque. The 2000 spins much more readily.
Sheesh, I'd be in but the shipping would be.... It would stay together if I had it also.
Can you email me? Vdblyou at yahoo, I'm in but need to figure the shipping.
Ian F
MegaDork
12/17/16 7:04 a.m.
I've owned a Spit-6. I now own a Spitfire and a GT6. Having owned and driven a Spit-6 a lot, I have zero desire to ever attempt to combine the two again. While that engine works well in a GT6, it does not really work all that well in a Spitfire. At least not unless you mount the engine in the Spit's I4 position and cut into the firewall.
The Triumph 2000 is not a common car. Especially in the USA. If there is any chance the car could be saved, that would be my preference. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately...) for me, getting the car from OR to PA would likely be cost-prohibitive.
That said, I do tend to agree more torque from the 2.5 may be welcome in a 4 door sedan. A Rover 3.5 V8 conversion might also work well (there was a 3500 version of the car, but IIRC, it used the more troublesome Triumph V8 from the Stag). I wish I had room and time for a project like that. I'd love to build a 2000 converted to a V8 w/ an automatic for my mother.
This is heartwarming. A GRM'er from a long way across the country is trying to save an unloved, orphaned 60's family sedan!
I hope the shipping plans work out.
I really don't need another project right now, but I have often talked about building something with a little straight six, and I dig the style of this thing. If shipping doesn't work out, I'm in Portland and my arm might be twisted...
In reply to ae86andkp61:
Dude it's $100 or best offer, I'm surprised your arm hasn't already detached from that level of twisting!
Ian F
MegaDork
12/17/16 7:16 p.m.
In reply to Jumper K. Balls:
Berk. Somehow I read the first post too quickly and didn't realized this is YOUR car.
Damn... now I really wish there was some way I could get it to PA. Still doesn't fix my serious lack-of-space problem. 
If chandler can't make it work, let me know. Someone in my local Triumph club might be able to.
In reply to AngryCorvair:
Well, I'm unemployed, I'm paying rent at my shop/vehicle storage space, and I have an AE86 that I just got running on Megasquirt that is awesome mechanically, but needs cosmetic work and standalone tuning, and an FR-S that needs winter maintenance, and two project motorcycles mid-rebuild, and my main daily-driver bike also just got torn apart for a major makeover/rebuild. I'd love a late sixties project! I'd love a straight six project! I'd love a hundred dollar-ish project, I'd also love to meet Jumper K Balls....but....how many stalled future "someday" projects do I want to pay to store until I get around to it?
If the Triumph gets shipped to a great new home, I've been spared in a way. If the sale doesn't work out, I'd be stoked to take it on and save this awesome car! :)
Will it run? I vote Chandler does a fly-n-drive between Christmas and New Years. Daily updates on the forum , with pictures of him snowed in on a pass through the Rockies, kinda like the Donner party....
I'd like to get a look at it if it does make it to Ohio. I may have spares for it too :)
Todd
This thing is sweet! Trying to talk a buddy into towing it back to Ohio for me as shipping is a killer(already checked). Don't have PM ability yet. You can email me at my handle @aol.
Chandlergti is waiting on shipping quotes to come back. It is being held for him in the meantime.
I put a GT6 motor in a late Spit many years ago, Was much fun, easy too, I was gonna upgrade rear suspension to GT6, but broke the motor and ended up selling it for now forgotten reasons. its fun taking a Spit from 40 ish Hp to 90ish
clshore wrote:
2.5L TR-6 motor should just about bolt right in ...
Would make an interesting swap.
I'm doing that now. Have to swap front/rear engine plates, intake manifold (that's the harder part as they're REALLY scarce here) 2500 sump or beat the bottom out of the 2000 sump to clear rods. Probably other stuff I'm missin, but I think that's the big stuff
Todd
Man, I wish you weren't so far away.
