The current state it’s presented in doesn’t make much sense to me for driving a top-dollar sale. Still, with major parts like a brand new interior already secured, you can bet I’d either put it back together and drive it, or re-assemble it and sell it as a complete, running/driving car. The seller cites recent auction sales as justification for his asking price, which seems to indicate he perhaps senses opportunity by selling the car now and not getting any deeper into it. I dig the patina’d finish, and with a fresh interior and top, it’d look absolutely perfect. Hell, I wouldn’t even worry about the paint now that it’s rust-free. In fact, that’s what’s so vexing about the listing: it really just needs paint and some re-assembly, along with perhaps some front suspension updates to be a driver. The engine displays good oil pressure across the board, but it doesn’t sound like the restoration work performed thus far has touched the mechanical bits. The engine is said to be quite healthy, and the seller mentions that the engine and transmission worked perfectly before he began disassembly. Regardless, my 190E 2.3-16 will also need its rockers repaired, and you can bet I’m going to drive the doors off of that thing once it’s done. The body is said to be in great shape with no evidence of prior accident damage, so it wasn’t a rust bucket when he got it – perhaps he’s just a perfectionist.
As mentioned, the rockers were also replaced as part of this project, and given it wears old-school California blue plates, I can’t help but wonder if the seller was surprised by the extent of rust he found in a California car. The floor replacement phase included both the passenger compartment and the trunk area, along with the lower portion of the driver’s side fender and small areas behind the B pillars and battery box. Find it here on craigslist for $15,000 near Bend, Oregon. The Triumph sports new floors and rockers and numerous rebuilt components. The seller of this mostly-restored 1960 Triumph TR3-A is past that point, and has put his project up for sale with loads of heavy lifting already done in fact, he cites about $22,000 invested, including the purchase price of the car. Still, I tend to stick it out, because at a certain point I want to enjoy the fruits of the labor. As someone who owns mostly projects at this point, I can understand how you can burn out on a car that still needs love after years of spending and laboring over it.
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