Diecast Triumph TR6

[Safire6]

My wife got me this Minichamps 1:18 scale '73 TR6 for Christmas. 

Edited December 29, 2019 by Safire6

[Snake45]

You had me all excited until I read 1/18. It sure it pretty, though. 

[Safire6]

Thanks Snake! It looks a lot like my 1:1 1972 TR6. Guess that I should have posted it in the diecast section though.

[ibj40]

Nice model.  I have one in the box, waiting for me to turn it into a racer.

[swede70]

Looks beautiful...  For long there was a low-cost 1:18th scale diecast TR6 out there  done by Britains Collectibles that was reasonably good, although not standard-setting. The Minichamps release depicted here looks far better.  It's nice to know some firm has finally stepped up and done honor to the topic.  Thanks for sharing...

Mike K./Swede70

Edited December 30, 2019 by swede70

[Gramps46]

Great looking model.  Thanks for posting.

[peekay]

Beautiful!

[Safire6]

Thanks everyone! It is very accurate for a '73 model. I wish it had the wheel trim rings that my 1:1 '72 USA spec car has and the TR6 emblem (instead of the Union Jack) on the rear wing, but I cannot complain. Even the color is spot on my 1:1 car. Only 350 made of this particular model. An opening bonnet and detailed engine would take this diecast to the next level.

[Anglia105E]

That is a very nice looking model indeed, Steve......... extremely accurate and realistic. My collections include 1:24 and 1:43 scale cars, so not the 1:18 scale, but that TR6 is so good, that I want one! You are lucky to own the real 1:1 version of this fine motor car, which was the last of the TR's before the TR7 was produced ( not everyone's cup of tea really ! ). Back in the mid - seventies I used to work for a Jaguar / Rover / Triumph dealership, so I was very familiar with the parts catalogues and seeing the TR5 and TR6 in the workshop on a daily basis.

David

[Safire6]

Thanks David. I also have a 1:43 scale TR6 from "Detailcars". Got it a long time ago and somewhere along the way I accidentally broke off the side view mirror. See pics below.

It looks like there still may be a yellow '73 available from Target, the same online store I got my 1:18 sapphire blue one from:

https://www.target.com/p/1973-triumph-tr6-convertible-lhd-yellow-limited-edition-to-402-pieces-worldwide-1-18-diecast-model-car-by-minichamps/-/A-75466779

Ever since I was 15 years old and saw a TR6 for the first time in Cincinnati, I wanted one. I've had mine for about 30 years now

I like the looks of the TR7s and 8s, mostly the fixed head models. I had a chance to buy a really nice white TR8 fixed head about 10 years ago. Couldn't afford it at the time and I regret it now.

 

[Anglia105E]

Thanks for the link, and I had a look at that one...... I think the TR6 looks better in Sapphire Blue than in yellow, although I don't have a problem with yellow cars. The price comes out at around £100.00 GBP, which is roughly what I would pay for a 1:24 scale Danbury Mint diecast, but the shipping from USA would make it a bit too pricey for me, although not as expensive as shipping from Canada.

The 1:43 scale TR6 looks good also, and I am always fascinated by the amount of detail they can get into such a small scale. The Minichamps models are well worth the money, and I have several in 1:43 scale, including a very nice 1956 Bentley S1 Continental.

David