A Triumph TR3 with the soul of a V8 and the skin of Ferrari

The Triumph TR3 was one of the typical examples of the British post-war two-seater sports car industry, an English sports car. Not much top speed, but acceptable acceleration and a modest weight. Of those Triumph TR3s that came out until 1962, this one stands out which, after all these years, has little to do with what it once was.

This TR3 has been almost completely transformed into a… Ferrari 250 GTO? according to the source, although it must be clarified that it is something far from what a GTO was. Not only because it doesn’t fit very well alongside a GTO, since it doesn’t look like one (I would say it’s closer to a 250 GT Berlinetta), but because the glorious V12 engine of the Italian car from back then finds no rival against the GM V8 350 that this TR3 carries inside.

This car is for sale on eBay, a place of plenty of automotive curiosities, if there ever was one. According to the description accompanying the sale, this TR3 was transformed almost by hand, taking the utmost care over build quality and detail. But the truth is it looks like a kit car, for which you have to pay around 15,000 euros.