Articles | History and culture
Triumph Lynx, Stag replacement project killed by industrial strife
The Triumph Lynx would form the basis of another sad BL story. It was a victim of lack of funds, but also the ongoing battle between Michael Edwardes and the unions.
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Models: Roadster TR7 / Stag Mk1/Mk2
Keywords: Donald Stokes / Giovanni Michelotti / Michael Edwardes / Prototypes
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Keywords: Roadster TR7
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
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