The Triumph models we have handled most: TR-4 and Spitfire. Inspection in Yokohama, RoRo shipping, customs clearance in Rotterdam.
83% of the Triumph lots in our database are left-hand drive, so the most common import question, which side the wheel is on, does not come up here.
The median Triumph starting price in our database is 1.8M JPY, from 6 priced auctions; it is the opening price, not the sale price, and the starting point for the cost breakdown in the questions below.
Triumph in our auction history. About 180,000 lots from Japanese auction networks pass through our filter every week. Triumph surfaces most often as: TR-4 and Spitfire. Before a bid goes in we have the auction sheet, the detail photos and the repair history of every car.
Where they surface. In our history Triumph comes mostly from Tokyo and HAA Kobe. The networks close on different days, USS Tokyo on Thursdays, HAA Kobe on Tuesdays, TAA Yokohama on Fridays, and that sets the bidding calendar.
Years and prices. Our Triumph records span 1964–1993. Start prices range from 70k JPY to 2M JPY. Those are opening prices, not sale prices. Shipping from Japan is by RoRo vessel to Rotterdam, where the car clears customs; the RoRo versus container trade-offs are in container or RoRo.
Why Japan, not Germany. A Triumph reaches Japan as a new car, and a shaken inspection every two years records the odometer at each visit, so winding it back leaves a trace. Our database holds 6 such cars, model years 1964 to 1993.
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Recent Triumph lots from our archive. Price shown is the start price.
