What is a TR car?

The Triumph TR range of cars was built between 1953 and 1981 by the Triumph Motor Company in the United Kingdom. Changes from the TR2 to the TR6 were mostly evolutionary, with a change from a live axle to independent rear suspension in 1965 and a change from a four-cylinder engine to a six-cylinder engine in 1967.

What is a TR 7?

The Triumph TR7 is a sports car manufactured in the United Kingdom from September 1974 to October 1981, until May 1975, by the Rover-Triumph Division of the British Leyland Motor Corporation (BLMC) and, thereafter, by the Specialist Division (latterly the Jaguar-Rover-Triumph division) of British Leyland (BL).

What year did triumph stop making TR6?

Production Dates and Numbers The Triumph TR6 was produced from 1969 until 1976. With 91,850 TR6s manufactured over these 8 years of production, more TR6s were produced than any prior TR model.

How many tr3s are left?

It is estimated that only 9,500 of the original 58,000 built survive today.

How many TR7 are left?

What car is called a stag?

The Triumph Stag is a 2+2 sports tourer which was sold between 1970 and 1978 by the Triumph Motor Company, styled by Italian designer Giovanni Michelotti.

Are Triumph cars British?

The Triumph Motor Company was a British car and motor manufacturing company in the 19th and 20th centuries. The marque had its origins in 1885 when Siegfried Bettmann of Nuremberg formed S. The rights to the Triumph marque are currently owned by BMW, who purchased the Rover Group in 1994.

When did Triumph stop making cars?

The Triumph name disappeared in 1984, when the Acclaim was replaced by the Rover 200, which was a rebadged version of Honda’s next generation Civic/Ballade model. The BL car division was by then called Austin Rover Group which also sounded the death knell for the Morris marque as well as Triumph.

When did the Triumph TR6 body style start?

The TR6 was the last development of the series of cars that began in 1961 with the new body style designed by Giovanni Michelotti for the TR4.

What kind of engine does a Triumph TR have?

Triumph TR. The Triumph TR range of cars was built between 1953 and 1981 by the Triumph Motor Company in the United Kingdom. Changes from the TR2 to the TR6 were mostly evolutionary, with a change from a live axle to independent rear suspension in 1965 and a change from a four-cylinder engine to a six-cylinder engine in 1967.

Why was the Triumph TR1 called The 20TS?

In effect Sir John wanted a sports car, but at minimal cost and minimal effort. The resulting Triumph TR1, better known as the 20TS was not a success, but out of its failure the ideas were germinated to create a new sports car built on a new frame with revised suspension and brakes, and an uprated engine.

When did the Triumph TR3 brakes come out?

The TR3, introduced in 1955, had a front grille and a more powerful engine. In October 1956, the front brakes of the TR3 were changed from 10 in drums to 11 in discs.