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2000/2500

Marques : Triumph Story, part two

26 July 2011 Keith Adams 15

The full story of Triumph – from 1959, through big success, to decline and closure in 1984. […]

Triumph Stag in the USA
Opinion

Opinion : The Triumph Stag and its US misadventure

25 April 2022 Chris Cowin 32

The Triumph Stag might have looked like an absolute winner in the American market – it had glamour, style and panache, and yet it failed miserably. Chris Cowin recalls the […]

Triumph Broadside
Triumph

Concepts and prototypes : Triumph Broadside (1979-1981)

2 February 2022 Keith Adams 22

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, […]

Development story

The cars : Triumph Acclaim development story

15 October 2021 Keith Adams 72

It was a brave new world for BL – a Honda built in the UK but, in many ways, the Triumph Acclaim represented so much more. When launched in 1981, […]

Triumph TR8 auction
AROnline News

News : Delivery-mileage Triumph TR8 goes up for sale

13 September 2021 Keith Adams 40

A 73-mile, unregistered Triumph TR8 will be offered by Historics Auctions at its 25 September sale, some 41 years after leaving the production line… but there is a catch The […]

BMC 1100/1300 (ADO16)

Tested : Austin 1300 GT vs Triumph 1300 TC

9 March 2021 Keith Adams 46

There’s a lot of talk about premium small cars these days, but we’ve been here before. The Austin 1300 GT and Triumph 1300 TC are two that were playing the […]

Development story

The cars : Triumph Stag development story

13 February 2021 Keith Adams 32

The Triumph Stag development story is a tragic missed opportunity – it had everything: looks, power, a soundtrack to die for and a market niche all to itself… Yet it […]

Capri

Tested : Ford Capri 2.8 Injection vs Triumph TR8

29 December 2020 Richard Truett 51

The Triumph TR8 was described as nothing less than the reinvention of the sports car when it was launched in the USA in 1980. When the Ford Capri Injection arrived […]

Avon Acclaim Turbo
Avon Coachworks

The converters : Avon Acclaim

29 December 2020 Keith Adams 12

Ladbroke Avon put together an interesting upmarket version of the Acclaim. It was initially only made available through the Henlys franchise, before being offered to a wider audience after the […]

Triumph TR8
Opinion

Blog : 547 miles in a Triumph TR8 in one day…

29 December 2020 Richard Truett 2

Our man in the USA, Richard Truett, recalls his fantastic 2008 car caper to pick up what would become his beloved Triumph TR8. The drive, which wasn’t without incident, left […]

Concepts and prototypes

Concepts and prototypes : Triumph Fury (1965)

20 December 2020 Robert Leitch 14

The Triumph Fury was a little more than a motor show crowd pleaser – it was a hint at what Triumph could really achieve with its sports car range during the 1960s. Shame this show concept didn’t make it into production… It was a huge missed opportunity. […]

Triumph TR7 vs Lancia Beta Coupe vs Fiat X1/9 vs Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint
Alfa Romeo

Tested : TR7 vs Beta vs X1/9 vs Alfasud Sprint

14 November 2020 Keith Adams 57

The Triumph TR7 was misunderstood when new and lacked a certain something, but has since emerged as one of the classic car industry’s most enduring starter cars. But one of […]

Opinion

Opinion : Was the Triumph Acclaim Japanese or British?

12 November 2020 Chris Cowin 37

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, which is rather […]

Triumph 2500
2000/2500

The cars : Triumph 2000/2500 development story

31 May 2020 Keith Adams 75

Triumph’s early 1960s future looked far from assured but, thanks to the launch of the Herald in 1959, it looked a whole lot brigher than once-dominant Standard’s. So it’s no […]

International Automotive Design unveiled its first concept car at the NEC motor show in 1980. It was a reskin of the Triumph TR7, and was meant to showcase the company's design consultancy business.
Concepts and prototypes

Concepts and prototypes : IAD TRX (1980)

4 August 2019 Keith Adams 9

Worthing-based International Automotive Developments (IAD) decided to raise its profile with a TR7 facelift project called the IAD TRX… The design consultancy came up with was a very 1980s incarnation […]

Rover-Triumph story 1962:Triumph Vitesse
The Rover-Triumph Story

History : The Rover-Triumph story – Part Four : 1962

7 July 2019 Ian Nicholls 6

Ian Nicholls, AROnline‘s historian-in-residence, tells the story of Rover and Triumph, and their part in the downfall of the British motor industry.  Here, in the fourth part, a new Land […]

Triumph Fury
2000/2500

History : The Rover-Triumph story – Part Six : 1964

7 July 2019 Ian Nicholls 7

Ian Nicholls, AROnline‘s historian-in-residence, tells the Rover-Triumph story, and their part in the downfall of the British motor industry.  Here, in the sixth part, the year is marked by the expansion […]

Crayford TR7 Tracer (2)
Crayford

The converters : Crayford Engineering TR7 Tracer

16 February 2019 Declan Berridge 13

Crayford Engineering sought to produce an interesting variation on the TR7 theme, and ended up hatching out this little beauty. The Crayford TR7 Tracer looked awkward, and only one survives, […]

Development story

The cars : Triumph Dolomite (Ajax) development story

6 June 2018 Keith Adams 50

The Triumph Dolomite development story – it started life as an upscale and technically interesting small saloon, but the Triumph 1300/Toledo/Dolomite ended up evolving in many fascinating and quite innovative […]

Concepts and prototypes

Concepts and prototypes : Triumph Bullet and Lynx (1967-1971)

31 January 2018 Keith Adams 8

The original targa-topped Triumph Bullet and its fastback Lynx cousin were originally conceived to replace the GT6 and TR6 – it was a long-running project. However, internal post-BLMC merger politics […]

Triumph Lynx
BL50

Concepts and prototypes : Triumph Lynx (1972-1978)

18 January 2018 Keith Adams 18

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 […]

Development story

The cars : Triumph TR7/TR8 development story

1 January 2018 Keith Adams 34

The Triumph TR7 was the last of a great sports car line – although few would have believed it to be, when designing this important car back in the optimistic […]

Archive

Archive : Triumph TR6 shown to the press

7 November 2017 Ian Nicholls 8

Last of the traditional sports car line, the Triumph TR6 was unveiled to the press in January 1968. Ian Nicholls recalls the press launch. […]

Austin Allegro (ADO67)

History : BMC, BL and Rover production figures

30 September 2017 Keith Adams 29

Ever wanted a full breakdown of BMC>MGR production figures, but didn’t know where to go? Fear not – AROnline has all the numbers you’ll ever need. […]

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‘Loves driving… hates garages’ they said about the Citroen BX when it was launched in the UK in 1983. And how right those clever ad people would prove to be. […]

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