Triumph 2000 mk2

chillin117

I learned to drive in one many moons ago and I loved the weighty feel to it.
My question is, if I started a restore project on one, are parts available generally ? I don't have a car in mind to buy yet. Anyone ever had/restored one ? Thanks

Lellostag

Hi there,

The short answer is yes. There are plenty of companies in especially the UK who specialize in supplying pretty much anything for the old Triumphs, for example http://www.chriswitor.com/ and http://www.tdfitchett.co.uk/ to name just a couple.

Especially Chris Witor is very highly regarded in Triumph circles for his expertise of the big Triumphs in particular.

I would also recommend that you get involved with any of the many Triumph clubs, for example http://club.triumph.org.uk/, http://triumphclubni.co.uk/ or http://www.tcoc.ie/ and you are bound to get plenty of advice and perhaps even a helping hand.

Good luck with the future project!

SpitfireIV

chillin117 wrote: »

I learned to drive in one many moons ago and I loved the weighty feel to it.
My question is, if I started a restore project on one, are parts available generally ? I don't have a car in mind to buy yet. Anyone ever had/restored one ? Thanks

Plenty of parts availible, so, thats not an issue really, all down to finances

Have you prior experience, or the means to carry out a restoration? I have seen a couple pop up on Done Deal in recent months, for small enough money.


Here you are: https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/trumiph-2000/12426689

Filmer Paradise

Fine cars. My Dad had them one after the other in the 70s/80s.

Like OP, I learned to drive in one. Seriously underrated car. Strong, reliable, stylish & a classy hum from that straight 6.

BMW copied this template for their 3 series & made Gazillions out of it.

Triumph were there first though.

Arthur Daley

I did wonder if bmw missed an opportunity when they owned rover in the 90s. They could have reinstated the triumph brand as a cheaper british alterative to a bmw. Instead of putting all the eggs in the rover basket and badging cars like the metro as rover 100 which diluted the brand.

Triumph seems a strong youthful, sporty brand that might have been relaunched had it not been owned by the company that came in and ate it's lunch in the mid to late 70s.

Blue850

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/triumph-2500-tc/12197015

2500 on DD for €3500.
My father had 4 2000s in the 70s, great old cars, I've a Mk1 needing TLC.

Arthur Daley

Great looking set of zv plates there

savagethegoat

Blue850 wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/triumph-2500-tc/12197015

2500 on DD for €3500.
My father had 4 2000s in the 70s, great old cars, I've a Mk1 needing TLC.

that's a lot of car for not much money!

Filmer Paradise

Arthur Daley wrote: »

Great looking set of zv plates there

Have to agree with you there Arthur.

Too many classics ruined with those 'French' style plates IMO.

God, I'm looking at that Triumph & trying to think how I can buy it. Such a great colour & all.

I might just have to sell the kids on e-bay....

Zoo4m8

Terrific car and very underrated , I had three over the years, earned their keep hauling three motocross bikes (and riders!) to race meetings the length and breath of the country. Seriously reliable never let me down once, I do remember though driving into Cork by the river at two in the morning one Sunday heading for Vernon Mount, hearing a bang on the rear window and thinking ''wonder has that something to do with the car not pulling very well for the last few miles' only to discover when we got out I'd had a puncture for a while on the trailer and the bang on the window was rubber from the tyre as it broke up..
If I could get on top of the current projects I'd get one in a heartbeat, the styling of the MK1 I think is more interesting than the MK2 and they can still be had for small money..a slightly off centre alternative to run of the mill classic car ownership.

gfwd

chillin117 wrote: »

I learned to drive in one many moons ago and I loved the weighty feel to it.
My question is, if I started a restore project on one, are parts available generally ? I don't have a car in mind to buy yet. Anyone ever had/restored one ? Thanks

Lovely cars but the restoration cost would far outweigh the value of the car. It would make more sense to buy one that's on the road. They're still relatively cheap but they've started to climb in value over the past year or so.

I'm on the lookout for a mark 1 at the moment but they're thinner on the ground unfortunately.