Harris Mann's shot at a sports car was given a mixed reception by the world's press and the customers it was so clearly aimed at.
The story behind the TR7 is an interesting one - where the British focused so clearly on producing something the Americans wanted that they ensured its looks would be dominated by the safety addenda demanded by the North American legislators. The company also pressed ahead with developments on the theme... most of which, never made it into production
The development story
The story behind the conception, design and life of the TR7 - a car like most produced by BL, seemed to get better as the years rolled on. The story of the TR8 is also covered here. |
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Buy parts from Rimmer Bros
If you you're after anything for your TR7 or TR8, Rimmer Bros' online purchasing website has everything you'll ever need... |
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Triumph Bullet, Lynx and Broadside
Extensions on a theme - Lynx and Broadside were later developments, sadly neither would see the light of day... |
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Crayford TR7 Tracer
This ill-fated conversion sought to achieve the same objective as BL's own Lynx project... |
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The IAD TRX
The TRX revived a name from Triumph's past, at a time when the marque's future as a sports car manufacturer was all-but over... |
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The Sheaffer TRZ
Offered as a competition prize in 1981, the one-off TRZ featured some interesting interior modifications... |
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Triumph TR8
In April 2003, David Price's pristine TR8 was featured as this site's Car of the Month. Here you can read more about the car, and see some photos of this stunning example. |
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Triumph TR8 EFi
Richard Truett undertakes an epic project to convert his TR7 into a 3.9-litre EFi powered TR8. Here's how he did it. |
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