TR6 Resurrection

As I have said before: “We are in the nostalgia business”.

A gentleman came to the shop many months ago with a familiar tale about his TR6 that he drove for years, but then for a variety of reasons, parked it. He asked if we thought that we could bring it back to life… we said, “yes”, but he neglected to tell us that the car had been sitting for 30 years…

Evidently, the car was parked next to a squirrel family. When we opened the hood for the first time, we discovered that the squirrels had been nesting for years in and out of the engine compartment and interior …. The pictures are a part of the photo gallery but do not fully show the complete meaning of an engine compartment PACKED with everything that was in the garage –

Everything on the car was gone – rear hubs were rock solid and could not be dismantled, brakes were frozen, interior was moldy, wires were missing, fuel system was full of rust from the front to the back, U joints were frozen… the good news was that following Marvel Mystery Oil treatment, the engine actually turned over (not stuck). We let the oil sit for a couple of more weeks (the rings are not stuck) ….. more good news was that the clutch was not stuck to the flywheel….. further good news is car does not have rusted panels – it is still strong and intact…. The good news is that with a little rubbing, we were able to bring the paint back to life and the chrome back to bright and shinny…..

This is the sort of project that we love to get involved in…. the recovery of a long lost relic to rejoin with the family that drove it 20 years ago.

The first comment from the owner having driven the car: “Are you sure that is my car ?”