'˜Little Red' Triumph GT6 brought back to life by Aylesbury owner

David Newell was one of three amateur restorers who was given £4,000 to restore his car in the first ever eBay Car Challenge, using only parts and accessories from eBay.

The Triumph GT6 Mk3, known as the ‘poor man’s E-Type’, was entered into the competition in a bid to put an end to ‘Little Red’s’ rust problems and replace much needed parts.

After battling with fused nuts, he said poured ‘blood, sweat and tears – literally’ into the Triumph, replacing both rear wings among hundreds of new parts.

And at the end of last month, he put his GT6 on display at the Silverstone Classic, as well as talking about his restoration project.

He said: “My scariest job was tackling the rust around the windscreen. I knew if I messed it up, there was a strong chance the windscreen would never go back in. I kept putting it off, dealing with other, less-stressful jobs. But then I just decided to go for it. I’d found a second hand windscreen surround from a Spitfire on eBay and used this to fabricate a series of repair panels.”

Murray Lambell, director of retail car parts and accessories, at eBay, said: “Three months ago, we picked Robyn, Charlie and David’s projects from the hundreds of incredible entries we received for the eBay Car Challenge. We gave them £4,000 to spend on eBay.co.uk and a deadline of July. The rest was up to them and they’ve really delivered.

“Watching each car come back to life has been genuinely exciting, and I’d like to congratulate all three of them for turning their rusty relics into gleaming show stoppers.”

See the story of each restoration visit http://www.ebay.co.uk/rpp/ebay-car-challenge.