TR6(1969-1976), the iconic TR sports car, with a 2498cc inline six-cylinder engine, carburetted for the US and featuring Lucas mechanical fuel injection for the home market. Featuring a four-speed manual transmission, optional overdrive, independent rear suspension, rack and pinion steering, ...
That car was more an audition than a serious production prospect, but later in the year, Standard-Triumph commissioned Michelotti to develop a proposal for a new TR. The result, completed in early 1958, was a prototype codenamed Zest. (Four-letter codenames, initially all beginning with “Z...
s chassis to the TR3A body — which is not difficult if the bolt-on fenders are modified to accommodate the TR4’s wider track dimensions — and so the production TR3B was essentially just a TR3A with (in all but the first 500 cars) the TR4’s all-synchro four-speed and the big...
The well-designed light alloy cylinder head is fixed by 8 specialised bolts, four of which pass through the rocker boxes; these have paired rockers moving on hollow hardened shafts. The rockers feature drillings to allow oil to be fed to the adjustable tappets, these adjusters are assessed by...
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All four team cars survive, but 3 VC is arguably the most original. Today, 25 years later and with a wealth of historic events under its belt, the car is superbly patinated and oozes period charm. Slipping into the intimate and cosy cockpit, the first thing the driver sees is the uprig...
The Triumph TR8’s interior was largely the same as that of late TR7s, although air conditioning and automatic transmission were more commonly specified on the TR8 than on four-cylinder cars. (This car’s wood steering wheel is not stock.) Radios were not standard equipment even on the TR8...