Articles | History and culture
Was the Triumph Acclaim Japanese or British?
Chris Cowin delves into the history of building the Triumph Acclaim at Cowley, countering the myth it was simply a screwdriver operation unpacking and assembling Japanese kits. Such a belief is rather unfair to the people who worked there in the 1980s.
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Models: 1300 1300/1300TC / 1500 1500/1500TC / Acclaim Acclaim / Dolomite Sprint / Roadster TR7 / Roadster TR7 Sprint / Roadster TR8
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