Triumph does not build many cars like the Triumph GT6: a 2-door fastback with 1996 cc OHV I6, built from 1966 to 1973 in the decade that gave the world the pony car and the mid-engined supercar. Its designer of record is Giovanni Michelotti.
How it came about
The Triumph GT6 is a 6-cylinder sports coupé built by Standard-Triumph, based on their popular Triumph Spitfire convertible. Production ran from 1966 to 1973.
The hardware
Under the skin sits 1996 cc OHV I6. The gearbox is a 4-speed synchromeshed manual with optional overdrive. The layout matters: a front engine drives the rear wheels, the classic proportion — long bonnet, cabin set back — that most people picture when they picture a sports saloon or a grand tourer. The wheelbase is 2128 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
Where it sits in Triumph's history is not in doubt: it was built at Canley, Coventry, United Kingdom. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Alfa Romeo Spider, the Dodge Charger, the Toyota Corolla. Its Triumph stablemates include the Triumph SD2 and the Triumph Renown.
The money
There is no federal ownership record for the Triumph GT6 — it predates the complaint database or was never sold in the United States — so MotorJury publishes no running-cost figure for it. For a car of this age the price is set by the collector market and the condition of the individual example, not by a formula.