Articles | Technical and tuning
Building an hard top carrier
The beginning of Spring sees many roadsters coming out of the winter hibernation, but if yours has never stopped because it has a hard top then you have to face the problem of how to keep it when it is not in use. One of the possible solutions is to use a carrier, which provides adequate support to the hard top and allows you to move it where you prefer thanks to its four wheels. In this article we explain a simple and inexpensive way to build it yourself.
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Keywords: Accessories / DIY / Hardtop
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Articles | Technical and tuning
Triumph TR7 buying advice
The TR7 has aroused conflicting opinions since its debut, due to its peculiar and somehow shocking design. However, it enjoyed a good commercial success - being the best-selling of the TR family - and even today many petrolheads fancy this sports car at a discount price. If you belong to this category, we recommend you to read this article.
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Models: Roadster TR7 / Roadster TR7 Sprint / Roadster TR8
Keywords: Gear / Bodywork / Electrical system / Engine / Technical specifications
Articles | History and culture
Crayford Engineering TR7 Tracer: the sporting Triumph that failed to make the grade
Crayford Engineering sought to produce an interesting variation on the TR7 theme, and ended up hatching out this little beauty. Now restored and owned by Chris Turner, the Chairman of the TR Drivers Club, it made its show debut at the Practical Classics Restoration Show.
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Models: Roadster TR7 / Roadster TR7 Sprint / Roadster TR8
Keywords: Converters
Articles | History and culture
Triumph Broadside, axed sport car that should have saved its maker
Was the Triumph Broadside one of the biggest missed opportunities of the British Leyland era? It was designed to take the best bits of the TR7 it was based on, and sling out the bad bits to create the perfect sports car for the US market. However, events overtook it and, just at the point it should have been readied for production, it was cancelled – and with it went the future hopes and dreams of Triumph.
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Models: Roadster TR7 / Roadster TR7 Sprint / Roadster TR8
Keywords: Prototypes