Visually very similar to its predecessor, the TR4A, the main improvement on Triumph's TR5 was the introduction of a lusty fuel injected 2.5 litre six-cylinder engine, providing very healthy performance for the time. Production lasted for just over a year before the TR6 replaced it, but the cars were popular and it is testament to this popularity that approximately half of the UK registered cars built survive some 50 years later. Cult Model has done en excellent job capturing the shape and spirit of this English classic, with plenty of interior detail and a high standard of finish throughout.  ....

Following the popularity of their 1955 Lancia D50s, CMC move on to the cars from the 1956 season, by this time run under the Ferrari banner. The main external visual change was of course the smoothing in of the side pods and pannier tanks, but much also changed under the skin. the car offered here is the long-nosed version with which Fangio scored victory at the Nurburgring on the way to his fourth World Championship. As always with CMC, there is full chassis and engine detail beneath the well proportioned bodywork, although you will need a screwdriver to get to some of it! ....