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Triumph Acclaim

The Triumph Acclaim was significant in so many ways that it’s difficult to understand why it has such a rough ride in the classic press in recent years.

It proved that British car assembly line workers could screw together a car equally as well as their Japanese counterparts; it was the first Anglo-Japanese production car built in the UK. It was the last Triumph ever made – sad end to a brief and promising career.

The Acclaim was a good car to drive, though – its Honda running gear made it pleasant to drive and reliable like no other BL car of the time, but it was too cramped for European families, and soon proved itself as a rampant ruster – although far better than the first-generation Rover 200, which replaced it.

The Acclaim remains cheap to buy, and still reliable. It’s also old enough now to have genuine classic appeal.


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Development story

The cars : Triumph Acclaim development story

3 February 2018 Keith Adams 53

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, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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History : BMC, BL and Rover production figures

30 September 2017 Keith Adams 28

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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2000/2500

Marques : Triumph Story – Part One

3 May 2017 Keith Adams 17

Triumph’s history was an interesting one but, following bankruptcy on the eve of World War II, it was left to The Standard Motor Company to pick up the baton and shape Triumph’s brave new world… […]

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The cars : Austin/MG Metro development history
AROnline News

News : Our most popular cars are Britain’s most endangered

14 May 2013 Keith Adams 45

The cars that form the backbone of AROnline are some of the fastest disappearing motors on British roads. New research into the top British family cars by Honest John Classics reveals that many of UK’s once-popular family cars are on the most endangered. […]

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The Acclaim stacked up well against its rivals. But not well enough...
Triumph

Unsung Heroes : Triumph Acclaim

12 May 2012 Keith Adams 63

Billed as the car that was totally equipped to Triumph, the Acclaim was really the marque’s last chance saloon. And in the end, the Acclaim failed to bolster Triumph enough […]

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Concepts and prototypes

Concepts and prototypes : Triumph Acclaim

29 July 2011 Keith Adams 20

The Honda Ballade came to BL in the early months of 1980, and the company planned to create a different look for the car. The sketches, penned by the BL […]

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Archive

Archive : BL seals pact for Japanese to produce first car in Britain

28 December 1979 Keith Adams 0

BL seals pact for Japanese to produce first car in Britain From our Correspondent Tokyo, Dec 27 BL and Honda today ratified an agreement under which a Japanese car will […]

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Archive

Archive : Cowley wizard will head Honda tie-up

26 May 1979 Keith Adams 0

THE GUARDIAN COWLEY WIZARD WILL HEAD HONDA TIE UP Mr Andrew Barr. a tough 41-year-old Scot, who ran BL’s Cowley assembly plant while it became one of Leyland’s most successful […]

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Archive

Archive : Honda takes the wheel for new Triumph

18 May 1979 Keith Adams 0

DAILY EXPRESS HONDA TAKES THE WHEEL FOR NEW TRIUMPH By David Benson British Leyland and Japan’s Honda motor company are to join forces to produce a new Triumph car, it […]

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