#1998 TRIUMPH THUNDERBIRD CAFE RACER MANUAL#

The suspension was fitted with Spax front shocks and adjustable-camber front upper wishbones during the refurbishment, as well as Armstrong adjustable rear shocks and a rack-and-pinion steering system.

Silver 15×6″ Panasport wheels are mounted with 195/65 Michelin Defender radial tires, while a matching spare is located beneath the trunk floor. The included removable body-color door screens, windshield and frame, black soft top and side curtains, and tonneau cover can be seen in the gallery. The front bumper has been removed, and features include a drilled front valance, H4 headlights with LED inserts, polished fender guards and rear bumperettes, and Brooklands-style windscreens. This modified TR3 is now offered with a removable windshield and frame, a black soft top and side curtains, a black tonneau cover, body-color door screens, a Standard Motor Company Limited production extract, a participation plaque from the 2016 Detroit Tigers Classic Car Show, and a clean Michigan title in the seller’s name.ĭelivered from the factory in Signal Red, the car is said to have been stripped to bare metal and received rust repairs before being repainted in the 2010s. Additional equipment includes twin SU HS6 carburetors, a 123Ignition programmable distributor, an aluminum radiator, a stainless steel exhaust system, rack-and-pinion steering, H4 headlights with LED inserts, 15″ Panasport wheels, Brooklands-style windscreens, a twin-hoop roll bar, four-point harnesses, and a Moto-Lita steering wheel.

#1998 TRIUMPH THUNDERBIRD CAFE RACER MANUAL#

The car is finished in red over tan leather upholstery, and power comes from a replacement 2,315cc inline-four linked to a TR6-sourced four-speed manual transmission with overdrive.

This 1957 Triumph TR3 was purchased by the seller as a disassembled project out of Vermont in 2013 and was subsequently refurbished and modified.

1998 triumph thunderbird cafe racer