I look at a lot of TR6's for sale every year and pass on most of them. The market on eBay is so flooded with them that you really have to have a stellar example to break through the pack. For me, overdrive and a hardtop are almost a necessity, so when this nice car came up for sale and checked off all of the boxes, I knew if was going to be a winner. Finished in classic BRG, the car had been thoughtfully restored over the years as needed and had a good mix of originality with some cosmetic freshening.
Unfortunately, on the way home from taking pictures of the car, I lost oil pressure on the freeway. I managed to get her shut down and off the road quickly, a spun bearing ended up being the worst of it. After $1200 and a fresh bottom end rebuild, the car was ready for sale and ended up going to a buyer in France for 20K. I've been extremely lucky to not have experienced any major catastrophic failure or accidents in any of my cars. If a spun bearing ends up being my worst experience, I'll take it.
