Highlights

• Only two registered keepers from new, with 42 years in current ownership
• Dry garage stored for over 30 years
• Resprayed 15 years ago
• Fitted with four brand-new tyres
• Complete and original to the best of the owner's knowledge
• Reportedly driving well, showing good temperatures and pressures with no known leaks

The Appeal

Released under new Standard Motor Company Ownership, the Renown was Triumph's full size saloon, pitched as a more affordable alternative to Rolls-Royce and Bentley's post-war offerings.

With its fashionable Razoredge bodywork built in aluminium (owing to the lack of steel) by Mulliners of Birmingham, the Renown and smaller Mayflower were striking to behold, embodying a style that was very popular at the time. Those with Laycock de Normanville overdrive fitted would comfortably cruise at 55-60mph - more than adequate in its day and still capable of being used amidst modern traffic.

This 1951 Triumph Renown is a delightful example of the marque; highly original and suitably patinated. Remarkably, it's had just two registered keepers from new, remaining in current ownership for 42 years! It has been dry garage stored for over three decades and continues to be driven in order to keep the mechanicals in healthy condition.

The bodywork was resprayed 15 years ago, maintaining its original Maroon colour, and the wheels have recently been fitted with four brand new tyres. With a comprehensive history file and a host of period features still intact, this Renown proves a  real head-turner out on the road and proved its worth transporting both the vendor's daughters to their weddings.

History and Paperwork

• Only two registered keepers from new
• In current ownership for 42 years
• Comes with a large folder containing various documents for insurance, old MOTs, records of brake repairs, new master cylinder, water pump, old part lists, Triumph Club information, etc
• Very good condition handbook with wiring diagram in a leather case included
• 'NKL 15' is still registered with the DVLA
• Exempt from road tax and MOT
• Dry garage stored for 30 plus years and covered in carport for the last 9 years
• Well-suited to weddings, proms, and special occasions; it carried owner's two daughters to their weddings

The Condition

• Razor edge styling, attractive chrome front, badge bar, and gull-wing bonnet give it a presence of a bygone age
• Still in its original Maroon colour, resprayed 15 years ago
• A few chips, paint bubbles and a few very small dents, but overall it remains in very good condition
• Good chrome considering the car's age; just the bumpers and hub caps would benefit from refinishing
• Fitted with four brand new tyres
• Comes with 3 keys, jack, etc., and a few spares
• Complete and original to the best of owner's knowledge
• Extras include overdrive, attractive badge bar with 5 period badges, and two fog/spot lamps
• Spare wheel and tools in large dry boot
• All looks well under the wheel arches, which are protected with black paint
• Kept dry with little to no notable corrosion evident
• We're informed that all doors shut with a satisfying old railway carriage clunk
• 90 per cent of headlining remains intact; the strip above windscreen needs replacing
• Rear leather seat has a very small hole, otherwise it looks very good
• Front leather bench seat has a small split on driver’s side, easily repairable, the rest looks very good
• Side panels slightly age-worn, need sympathetic treatment to retain patina
• Carpets remains smart with almost no wear
• Polished wooded door cappings and dashboard in nice condition
• Three chrome period ashtrays present
• Gauges accurate to owner's knowledge, although the clock is not working
• Wipers and lights, except fogs, all operating
• Lining of boot could be improved, but remains clean and dry

The Mechanics

• 2.0-litre (2,088cc) four-cylinder OHV petrol
• Manual transmission with 3 forward gears plus overdrive and reverse
• Engine starts and runs well, no water or oil leaks reported
• Shows good oil pressure
• We're informed that there are no manifold or exhaust leaks
• The vendor notes that the gearbox works well when warmed up
• New spark plugs and leads fitted recently

BEFORE YOU BUY