Classic Cars in Rhodesia

Make	Triumph	History
Year	1951	Owned and restored by Glynn Morris around 1993. Later sold after Glynn passed away. Noted in the collection of Dr. Moore, along with a second Mayflower. For sale in Aug. 2019.
Model	Mayflower
Chassis No.	TT2393DL
Engine No.	TT 3526E
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sedan
Colours	Yellow / black
Registration Numbers	S-27257/SRH, 43-200-F/RHO	References

Make	Triumph	History
Year		Noted in the collection of Dr. Moore, along with the yellow and black Mayflower above. For sale in Aug. 2019.
Model	Mayflower
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sedan
Colours	Blue
Registration Numbers		References

Make	Triumph	History
Year	c1956	Owned by Norman Reader, his first car whilst in the BSAP.
Model	TR2
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	Blue
Registration Numbers	U-8728/SRH	References

Make	Triumph	History
Year	1956	Owned by Gerry Dyer who took the car to Brisbane, Australia in 1983. Acquired in 1982 from someone in Harare who has just completed restoring the car. Sold in 1984, the car went through a number of owners before being acquired by Paul Bingham on the Gold Coast, being restored in 2015.   Does anyone have any earlier history on this car please.
Model	TR3
Chassis No.	TS10106
Engine No.	TS29361E
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	BRG with black interior after Zimbabwean restoration, now red
Registration Numbers	110-035-C/RHO, 975-OVV/AUS	References

Make	Triumph	History
Year		Ex D. Searle, owned by Buster Bichard then sold to the UK.
Model	TR3
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	Red
Registration Numbers	AAO-1226/ZIM	References

Make	Triumph	History
Year	1960	Owned by Harry Hendry
Model	TR3
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	Green
Registration Numbers	RG-4111/RHO	References

Make	Triumph	History
Year	1959	Fitted with factory hard top and wire wheels. Acquired new in 1959 by Peter Grove, from Swift Motors, Salisbury. Peter sold the car in 1964 to his brother Ivan, who then sold it in 1966.
Model	TR3A
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	Powder blue with black upholstery
Registration Numbers	RS-3331/SRH	References	Peter Grove

Make	Triumph	History
Year		Owned by Barry Sargeant of Bulawayo, used for classic car runs as well as time trials around Bulawayo. Traded with Jimmy de Villiers around 1961 for ERA R4A.
Model	TR3A
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours
Registration Numbers	RS-4379/SRH	References	Mark Sargeant

Make	Triumph	History
Year	1964	Purchased in 1965 after the owner had damaged the overdrive. The car was only 6 months old then. Repaired and used in time trials. Sold in1966 to a Tony ?, a Liverpool instrument engineer turned game hunter. Photo shows three TR4s in Kitwe, red car belongs to Rod Groenewald, white car to Dave Bromfield.
Model
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Convertible
Colours	Duck egg blue
Registration Numbers	EA-7936/NRH	References	Peter W. Hills

Make	Triumph	History
Year	1965	Delivered in 1965 to Mr. M.J.B. Boon in Rhodesia. Later noted in South Africa where it was owned in 2010 by Heinrich Koncki. Multiple concours winning car. Sold in 2011 to Mrs. Helen Brunswick of Scotland.
Model	TR4A
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Convertible
Colours	Metallic blue
Registration Numbers	CAW-34773/SAF	References	Heinrich Koncki

Make	Triumph	History
Year		Owned by Ian Cruickshank of Harare in 2011. Later taken to the UK by his daughter.
Model	TR4A
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Convertible
Colours	Red
Registration Numbers	ABY-0923/ZIM	References

Make	Triumph	History
Year		Angus Bevan Murray's daily driver in the 1970s.
Model	TR4A
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Convertible
Colours	Red
Registration Numbers	62-649-D/RHO	References	Angus Bevan Murray

Make	Triumph	History
Year		Owned by Mike ? ,imported from Cape Town around 2013.
Model	TR4A
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Convertible
Colours	Red
Registration Numbers	FJN-595-MP/SAF	References

Make	Triumph	History
Year	1965	Sold new by Swift Motors of Salisbury to Mr. L. Wood for £690 on 26-09-1965. Had been imported fully built up from the factory. Owned by George Stewart of Mutare from 1982 till 1995 when it was sold to John Russell.
Model	Spitfire
Chassis No.	FC55316
Engine No.	FC55296
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sports, Body no. 48053FC
Colours	Red
Registration Numbers	RSF-4844/SRH, 17-453-V/RHO	References	Photos George Stewart

Make	Triumph	History
Year	1966	Assembled in Durban, South Africa by Motor Assemblies Ltd. Owned from new by Mrs. Mary Cooper. Acquired by David Curas-Thompson when Mrs Cooper moved to the UK in 2000.
Model	Spitfire MK2
Chassis No.	4FC77072
Engine No.	FC76487HE
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sports
Colours	White
Registration Numbers	22-903-T/RHO, AAK-2717/ZIM	References	David Curas-Thompson

Make	Triumph	History
Year		Owned by Howard Butler of Harare.
Model	Spitfire
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sports
Colours
Registration Numbers	77-848-Z/RHO	References

Make	Triumph	History
Year		Owned by Pierce Lindsay White in Harare. Photos of car at local auto electrician. Now being restored by B. Bichard in white.
Model	TR5
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours
Registration Numbers	72-822-D/RHO	References

Make	Triumph	History
Year	1972	Manufactured 01/12/1972, 150HP fuel injected. Brought into Zimbabwe in 1994 by Mike Hornby. Later owners include J. Pike, G. Douglas 2013, T. Cullen, A. Evans 2016. .
Model	TR6
Chassis No.	CP776## O
Engine No.	CP0776## HE
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	Mustard yellow
Registration Numbers	NJD 503 L, AAB-9279/ZIM (19/04/1995), ACX-1311/ZIM	References	V. Westbury, A. Evans

Make	Triumph	History
Year		ex J. Rodrigues - Sold in 2017, 2-litre straight six, needs upholstering and paint work. Engine has been overhauled
Model	Vitesse
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Convertible
Colours	Yellow with black roof
Registration Numbers	172-061-X/RHO	References

Make	Triumph	History
Year	1968	Registered in Rhodesia 22/08/1968. Owned by Keith Murrell in 1963. Inherited and still owned by his son Alan.
Model	2000
Chassis No.	4MB 89503DL
Engine No.	MB 84025 MB
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sedan
Colours	White
Registration Numbers	210-572-G/RHO	References

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