Darren Toews - 1968 TR250

 
This vehicles details are as follows:

• Valencia Blue/ Tan Interior and black top

• 2.5 liter straight 6

• Electric overdrive in 2,3 ,4

• Manufactured on November 21st of 1967

• Shipped January 17th 1968 aboard the “Manchester Reporter” to Leyland North America Corp. Baltimore Maryland

• Purchased and shipped to Georgia, USA

• Car went through a “ground up” restoration in 1991 with mileage at 85,176

• Purchased and shipped to ST. Catherines Ontario in 1993

• Saskatoon arrival March of 2022

• Mileage since restoration approx.14,000

• Dual Zenith Strombergs

• High lift Cam

• Ansa exhaust

• Motolita steering wheel

• 16“ Alloy wheels (factory 15”)

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Only 8,594 TR 250 examples were produced during its one-year production run.  It was essentially a TR6 powertrain fitted to a TR4 body because Leyland did not have TR6 body panels ready in time for production. Unique in part because its European sibling the TR5 was fitted with Petrol Injection but didn’t meet US emissions standards at the time.

 

This resulted in the re-naming of the model to 250 (2.5 liter) and required that the TR250 be fitted with carburetors and unfortunately somewhat less power. The limited production run was due to the launch in the following year of the TR6 which featured new styling but the same powertrain as the 250.