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The Triumph TR8 is a sports car built by the British Triumph Motor Company from 1978 until 1981. It is an eight-cylinder version of the "wedge-shaped" Triumph TR7 which was designed by Harris Mann and manufactured by British Leyland (BL), through its Jaguar/Rover/Triumph (JRT) division. The majority of TR8s were sold in the United States and ...
The TR7 was the first of Triumph's 'TR' line to not be offered as a convertible in its initial form, instead utilizing a 2-door coupé configuration. With the United States showing increased concern for automotive safety in the 1970s, legislations were being considered to ban open roof convertibles in said markets due to rollover risks. [8]
The only all-new Triumph model initiated as Rover Triumph was the TR7, which was in production successively at three factories that were closed: Speke, the poorly run Leyland-era Standard-Triumph works in Liverpool, [8] the original Standard works at Canley, Coventry and finally the Rover works in Solihull. Plans for an extended range based on ...
However, the production TR7 Sprints retained the gearbox and 3.9:1 final drive ratios of the TR7; where a number of converters of TR7s to TR7 Sprints suggests it benefits significantly from the use of the 6-cylinder SD1's 3.45:1 final drive or, with tuned engines, even the SD1 3500 or TR8 3.09:1 ratio (which all fit the 5-speed TR7 axle).
The TR7 was initially available as a coupé, with a convertible version being developed after the launch of the coupé. A premium-grade version using the Rover V8 engine was developed as part of the same project. The TR7 convertible was introduced in 1979. [citation needed] Also introduced in 1979 was the Triumph TR8, a premium V8 version of ...
The Triumph Tiger Trail was a motorcycle model manufactured by Triumph Motorcycles at the Meriden factory. The Tiger Trail was made from 1981 to 1982 in both 750 cc ( TR7T ) and 650 cc ( TR65T ) capacities, and under 180 examples were built. [ 1 ]
This month, "Trinity's Triumph" is getting a new round of attention. It will become available for Amazon Prime Video subscribers to watch for free on Feb. 22 and for non-subscribers for purchase ...
The Triumph Bonneville T140 is a standard motorcycle with a 750 cc (46 cu in) capacity engine that was designed and built by Triumph Engineering at Meriden near Coventry.. The T140 was a continuation of the second generation in the Bonneville series developed from the earlier 650 cc (40 cu in) T120 Bonneville and was produced by Triumph in a number of versions, including limited editions, from ...