1955 Triumph TR2 - PKV 374 - The ex-Works Le Mans 24-hours

• The ex-Works 1955 Le Mans 24-hours TR2 driven by Leslie Brooke and Mortimer Morris-Goodall to 19th position overall
• Purchased by the late King Hussein of Jordan at Le Mans in full 'race trim'
• An incredibly well-documented history file including countless invoices, period magazines, expired modern-day FIA papers and reams of photographs
• From 47-years of private ownership by the same family and campaigned by them in many endurance rallies
• An historically important motor car with potential entry to Blue Riband historic motorsport events such as the Le Mans Classic, Goodwood Revival, Mille Miglia and many more

The Geneva Motor Show of March 1953 saw the launch of the all-new Triumph TR2 sports car, developed from the one and only TR1 with the experimental chassis number X505. The new model was soon in great demand due to its performance, reliability, availability and low price. It competed well against the contemporary rivals of the period and it soon became successful in competition winning accolades including the team prize in the Alpine Rally at their first outing and 27th overall in the Mille Miglia beating many Ferraris.

For many sports car manufacturers at the time, endurance racing not only served as a great marketing tool, but also a test-bed for new and innovative parts and engineering technologies. In 1954, a TR2 was privately entered in the '24 Heures du Mans' by Mr Edgar Wadsworth and, sharing the driving with Mr John Brown, the pair finished a creditable 15th in the gruelling event completing a total of 214 laps of the Circuit de la Sarthe.

The following year Standard-Triumph Ltd decided to enter a 'Works' team of three cars to compete at the 24-hours, all finished in British Racing Green with wire wheels and carrying consecutive registrations 'PKV 374', 'PKV 375' and 'PKV 376'. We are incredibly proud to be offering one of these team cars, 'PKV 374' for sale. For a long time, 374 was the sole survivor of the Works team and as a result is one of the most historic TR cars in existence.

The team cars were not exactly standard customer cars at the time, as they were fitted with uprated experimental front disc brakes, long range fuel tanks and high-port cylinder heads, effectively making them prototypes, however, it wasn't long before these modifications became standard fitment on customer cars. 374 and 375 were fitted with Girling disc brakes at the front and 11