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Nice Irish reg Gt6

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  • #2
    PanhardPL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 511 ✭✭✭PanhardPL


    Limerick city reg.
    XTI... 6/75 - 2/76


  • #3
    _Conrad_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,191 ✭✭✭_Conrad_


    does look pretty nice alright


  • #4
    L-M
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    PanhardPL wrote: »
    Limerick city reg.
    XTI... 6/75 - 2/76

    The Mk3 GT6 wasn't out in 75 Sean? O.o


  • #5
    zilog_jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,638 ✭✭✭zilog_jones


    It could have been left unregistered/unsold for a few years? Not completely unusual for a sports car, even these days.


  • #6
    L-M
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    zilog_jones wrote: »
    It could have been left unregistered/unsold for a few years? Not completely unusual for a sports car, even these days.

    Very true, I was surprised they were even sold here but the father tells me they sold them in Claffeys (sp.) back in the day!

    Edit: Sorry, he says the car is 1970 in the ad??


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  • #7
    zilog_jones
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    Maybe a UK import so?


  • #8
    L-M
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    zilog_jones wrote: »
    Maybe a UK import so?

    It's still a 1970 car on 76 plates, motorcheck.ie says it's a Triumph coupe alright. The father says he had a Skoda coupe back in 1976 and it was Xti as well! Strange one, I'd be curious to find out more.

    If it was brought in from the UK it would hardly have been given a 76 plate would it?


  • #9
    _Conrad_
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    when were spitfires out?


  • #10
    L-M
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    _Conrad_ wrote: »
    when were spitfires out?

    They ran to the late 70's didn't they?...


  • #11
    zilog_jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,638 ✭✭✭zilog_jones


    Limerick man wrote: »
    If it was brought in from the UK it would hardly have been given a 76 plate would it?

    If it was imported in 1976 it would have, that's how it used to work back then as the plates were not really age-related.


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  • #12
    L-M
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    zilog_jones wrote: »
    If it was imported in 1976 it would have, that's how it used to work back then as the plates were not really age-related.

    That answers that so! Would also explain the strange choice of colour, I can't imagine Paddy buying a purple GT6 :L So you could of bought a 6 year old car back then and everyone would be lead to believe you have a new one ;)


  • #13
    _Conrad_
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    Limerick man wrote: »
    They ran to the late 70's didn't they?...

    Don't know really, was just wondering if the reg could have come from one maybe, if their age profile fits in


  • #14
    zilog_jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,638 ✭✭✭zilog_jones


    Spitfires were produced until 1980. This is registered as just a "Triumph", no model specified, but it is recorded as having a 2 litre engine and being a 1970 car. The log book or one of the online checks (motorcheck.ie or, mywheels.ie or whatever) will tell you if it was a used import.


  • #15
    corktina
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    GT6 was 2;5 itre was it not?


  • #16
    zilog_jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,638 ✭✭✭zilog_jones


    2 litre straight six:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_GT6


  • #17
    L-M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    Yup, 2.0 straight six.

    This is ours, bought off a member on here :)

    8517_302023320175_805400175_9441300_3012939_n.jpg


  • #18
    corktina
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    always wanted one...wont fit now :-(


  • #19
    G Luxel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,407 ✭✭✭G Luxel


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_GT6.


    The last one was built in December 1973, so maybe it was sold new between 75-76......:)


  • #20
    245
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    corktina wrote: »
    GT6 was 2;5 itre was it not?

    You can drop in a 2.5 crank from the 2500 saloon, modify the sump a little and it'll look pretty much standard ;). Not that the 2 litre is any slouch though....


  • #21
    richardsheil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 691 ✭✭✭richardsheil


    PanhardPL wrote: »
    Limerick city reg.
    XTI... 6/75 - 2/76

    Can't believe nobody else has answered this:

    If the reg was 446 xti It could be from that period listed.


    But earlier regs would be xti 446 which could easily be from around 1970.

    It went ati 1 to yti 999, then changed to 1 ti up to 9999 ti


    then the sequence continued to 1 ati to 999 yti ( in theory anyway as I don't know how far they got before starting the 87 L plates)

    An uncle of mine had an Alfetta in the early 70s with reg 1111 TI. What a cracker.


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  • #22
    PanhardPL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 511 ✭✭✭PanhardPL


    richardsheil wrote: »
    Can't believe nobody else has answered this:

    If the reg was 446 xti It could be from that period listed.


    But earlier regs would be xti 446 which could easily be from around 1970.

    It went ati 1 to yti 999, then changed to 1 ti up to 9999 ti


    then the sequence continued to 1 ati to 999 yti ( in theory anyway as I don't know how far they got before starting the 87 L plates)

    An uncle of mine had an Alfetta in the early 70s with reg 1111 TI. What a cracker.


    The final reg no issued in Limerick city on the 31/12/86 was 929 FTI.
    Its quite possible that the GT6 was imported and would have been issued with a current reg when first registered here in Ireland.


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