This 1947 Triumph 1800 is a right-hand-drive roadster that was purchased by the seller in 2023. Finished in black with a color-keyed soft top over tan leather upholstery, the car is powered by a 1.8-liter inline-four paired with a four-speed manual transmission. Features include driving lamps, aftermarket lights, wood interior trim, rear-hinged doors, fender-mounted side mirrors, and body-color steel wheels with hubcaps. This 1800 roadster is now offered with a Texas title in the seller’s name.
Purchased by Standard Motor Company in November 1944, Triumph—led by its managing director Sir John Black—commissioned the 1800 roadster as an attempt to compete with Jaguar, for which SMC had supplied engines before World War II. Due to postwar steel shortages, the car was constructed of aluminum panels formed using rubber press tools and mounted on ash wood framework, with steel used for the front fenders. This example underwent a refurbishment and is finished in black with a matching soft top. Details include driving lamps, fender-mounted side mirrors, trafficators, and rear-hinged doors. A trio of metal badges are mounted ahead of the grille, while aftermarket lights and turn signals are fitted under the bumpers. The trafficators do not work, and there is a rip in the soft top near where it attaches to the body.