1980 Triumph TR8

1980 Triumph TR8
Very low miles @ 39,000.
Likely one of the nicest TR8s you’re goingto find. A true unmolested single owner since new survivor. No rust. Has been stored inside it’s wholelife. Currently registered in California and passed SMOG withflying colors. We will SMOG it for the next buyer aswell if you want us to. All sheet metal and paint is original. Nodents. No replacements. The car is wearing the same interior and exterior it wore whenit left the factory. The interior is in fantastic shape. No rips, nostories, it all functions like it should, even the clock. Nothing broken, As mentioned, I reallydoubt you’re going to find one nicer. The seats have had covers onthem since day one.
Comes with all the original paperwork,window sticker, factory owner manuals, and factory service manual forthe car, and lots of interesting receipts. Also has period correctmagazines and other articles for the car.
We actually had this sold last year to a“collector”. He was actually a car flipper looking to make a quick buck. After an inspection from a very high end rover/triumph/jaguar shop, he backed out because the repair bill for the restoration repairscame in at 6K. Our jaw dropped too when we saw what they *thought* neededservicing. So, after we saw the repair list, we did everything wethought the car needed after being instorage for over a decade.
In the last year/100 miles this was replaced:
1)Transmission was rebuilt to rectify thefailure prone plastic oil pump gear and second gear syncro. Nothing wasactually wrong with the box, this was simply a recommended repair. Done by “the Wedge shop” to the tune of $1200.
2)The leaking power steering rack wasrebuilt, and a new power steering pump with matching stainless lines were installed at the same time. Rack was rebuilt by “the wedge shop”. No more leaks. $900 in parts
3)Horns were inop.- replaced
4)Tires were replaced- they weren’t actually worn, they were just 30 years old!
5)fuel pump, and gas gauge sending unit were replaced.
6)Oil pan gasket, and rear main seal were replaced when the transmission was out for updates.
7)Full electrical tune up with kit from the wedge shop. Namely, plugs, wires, cap and rotor.
8)All the shocks have been replaced with period correct cartridges.
9)Front strut bearings have been replaced and updated with actual roller bearing kit offered by the wedge shop
10)All front tie rod/ball joints have been replaced.
There are a few things that the car could use, but it no way, limits it’s ability to drive as is.
1)The a/c has a leak in it. It’s not bad,its been there since the day it was newbut it only holds the charge temporarily. All the equipment is there,we disconnected the belt and the plug to the compressor so it wouldn’trun dry by accident, but there is absolutely no reasonit couldn’t be an easy fix with new o-rings and refridgerant. We willinclude some r-12 if you’d like, although the R-134 should be used ifyou want to make this a long term fix.
2)The carbs could use a rebuild. We boughtthe rebuild kit from woody, however couldn’t justify doing the rebuildwhen it runs great as is. The car is a little cold blooded when sittingfor extended periods of time, which Woody at thewedge shop says is indicative of having a stuck choke from sitting solong, but it starts pretty easy cold, and perfectly when warm. Again, the kits areincluded, but we didn’t want to tackle the rebuild when the car runsgreat.
The car will come with boxes and boxes ofbrand new, NOS spares, etc. Brand new drive belts, o-rings, rebuildkits, hard parts etc.
The car also comes with every part that wastaken off the car for replacement except the tires. Literally. Boxesand boxes of stuff. As mentioned, I really dont think you're going to find a more complete, collectable version of this car. Nothing on the car has been tampered with, and it's ready to go hit up the car shows today.

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