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My Dad has a 1972 TR6 he restored in the past few years. You want a 1973 or earlier. From 1974 on they are choked horribly by emissions equipment, worse by the year. If you can find one with the factory overdrive transmission it's very rare.

One thing worth noting on the TR6, they were designed for RHD. For USA LHD models when you sit in the car your feet/legs/body is angled to the left with the gas pedal about in the center of the footwell b/c of the transmission tunnel. It's a weird seating position. Plus the ignition key is between your legs, under the steering column. The first time I drove it I really found it odd, I guess you would get used to it.

There is an outfit called Goodparts that makes lots of special parts that overcome some of the Brits "design shortcomings" including suspension and cooling. They are very simple cars and cheap to restore. Literally everything is made for it aftermarket you can even buy an entire replacement frame. Almost all parts are shared across other Leyland models, MG, etc.

Helps that Top Gear guys voted the TR6 "the best blokes car ever built". I love the look of the TR6, but like pretty much ALL old cars for me, they are fun to look at but horrible to drive.
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