This 1961 Triumph TR4 race car was purchased by the seller’s son in 2006 and campaigned twice before the 2.2-liter engine and 4-speed manual transmission were reportedly rebuilt. The seller is a career auto technician who performed the rebuilds as well as having the body bead-blasted and repainted. He acquired the car from his son in 2012 and has since raced it three times prior to retiring from the sport. The Panasport wheels and Hoosier tires were new in 2016 and raced only once, and the oil and filter were changed in May 2018. The car is titled to a revocable trust held by the seller and offered with technical manuals, receipts to 2006, and logbooks to 1989.

The steel body was bead blasted, straightened, and resprayed shortly after the car was acquired by the seller’s son in 2006. The seller reports that rust repairs were necessary above the rear wheels prior to the paintwork.

The P185/65R15 Hoosier Speedster tires and Panasport wheels were purchased new in 2016 and reportedly used for a single race in 2017. The front spindles, hubs, and wheel bearings were upgraded for competition use according to the seller, who also notes that the rear axles have undergone a “Southwick Conversion” with stronger axles.

The partially stripped interior features mixture of stock gauges with a Summit tachometer, pushbutton starter, and fused toggle switches. The padded 6-point roll bar is a bolt-in unit and a 4-panel rearview mirror is mounted on the dash. Stock seats are currently installed, though a Corbeau racing seat with a new harness will be included. Mileage is unknown.

The Triumph 2.2-liter four was reportedly rebuilt by the seller shortly after his son’s 2006 purchase and utilizes a balanced assembly consisting of 87mm pistons as well as a stock crankshaft and connecting rods. A performance camshaft was fitted and the cylinder head was prepared by the late Jack Drews. Twin SU carburetors draw from a JAZ fuel cell mounted in the trunk. A custom duct and electric fan are present to support the aluminum radiator. Compression and leakdown numbers from the seller are provided in the gallery below.

The 4-speed transmission is synchronized on all forward gears and equipped with an overdrive unit. Braking is from discs up front and finned drums in the rear.

Competition history dates back to 1989, when logbooks indicate the car participated in the Chicage Historic Races as a member of the Vintage Sports Car Drivers Association.