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[TriumphGT6]

I am new to these forums. I own a 1973 Triumph GT6 MKIII that I bought last year in May for $440, four hundred & forty, and here are some pics. I was wondering about where to get a good appraisal, good insurance, etc. Anything helpful is appreciated.

1973 Triumph GT6 MKIII
52,900 Miles, no smoke, no leak, never rebuilt. Good compression too.
4sp. Non-OD trans. No leaks, new synchros, all gears excellent. Shifts better than any other english vehicle I have driven.
New carpet, new door panels, new seat foams & Original great shape cloth seat covers.
Rims repainted original color.
Outside is an OK repaint performed in the 1980's. Going to be redone this spring.
Car never in any accident, frame is great and going to be sandblasted and painted this spring.
Exhaust replaced with Stainless Steel pieces from VB all except Muffler.
Carbs Rebuilt, have no problems with synchronization.
All original metal and glass.
Floor pan on passenger side never rusted, not even surface, driver's side has been replaced and painted.
The chrome is perfect other than the front & rear bumpers (going to be redone or replaced).
The brake booster works but needs a new hose and fitting installed. Coming soon.
New brake lines installed throughout, clutch & brake systems completely rebuilt.
All hoses of any kind have been replaced and the gas line is now stainless steel braided high heat hose.

Fast as can be, has beaten many a ricer. I plan to keep it very streetable, and do very few, if any mods to it.

NOTE - Picture Attached

 

[Cain]

Welcome to the forum. If you only plan on driving it a limited amount, then you may want to go with antique insurance. I use Hagerty.com. I pay around $100/yr for full coverage, but I'm limited to 2,500 miles.

 

[TriumphGT6]

Sweet deal, I only drive about 5,000 miles a year, and last year only 900 of those were in the Triumph!

 

[Guest]

Nice looking car. By your description seems that you got an excellent deal. Welcome to the board.

I use Condon and Skelly for insurance. Same deal, limited to something like 2500 miles/year, but it's only costing me $83/year for an agreed to value of $6500 bucks (I have to update this with them). One of the things I like about them, unless it's a high dollar amount they will usually take your word for it on the value without a formal appraisal. You must provide pictures of the vehicle though from all angles to document it's overall condition.

 

[drooartz]

Nice looking car--congratulations. I use AON insurance, $100/year for a $5000 agreed value on my TR4 (it's a mostly-project car).

www.aoncollectorcar.com

I sent in some pictures to verify the value, but that was it. There are no mileage restrictions, car has to be garaged and you must have another car for each driver so it can't be your only ride. Haven't had a claim with them yet, but it was nice to know that I could drive the TR4 (once it is running) to work and still be covered.

-Drew

 

[sammyb]

The three major insurers for collector cars are:
Hagerty
Grundy Worldwide
and
American Collectors Insurance

American Collectors treated me more than fairly when my '59 TR3 was caught in a flood a bunch of years back. I use Hagerty now, because they're associated with Allstate now, which is my home, business carrier.

Don't pay for an appraiser, as you simply can base the value off any of the standard price guides, such as Old Cars Price Guide.

Welcome to the forum, and look forward to more posts from you!

 

[vettedog72]

Great car! Great deal! Do you hire out as a purching agent?

 

[Bugeye58]

Welcome aboard, from a fellow Michigan GT6 owner. '67 MkI.
Jeff