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
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Triumph-Morris TM1, the rejected Marina and Dolomite replacement
The Triumph-Morris TM1 was the last chance given to the ill-fated SD2 platform: its destiny was to replace the Morris Marina and Triumph Dolomite saloons in 1980.
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Models: Dolomite Sprint
Keywords: Mark Snowdon / Prototypes / Spen King
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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
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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