Product Description

By the mid 1970s, the two popular sports cars produced by the new British Leyland were showing their age. What the company needed was a smart, modern sports car. The TR7, designed to replace both the MGB and the Triumph TR6, was the result. Its wedge-shaped design was modern enough but much of the rest of the car was, for some, disappointingly conventional and press reaction was not universally warm. Initially available as a two-seat coupe, the car went on sale in Britain in 1974.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #83117 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 256 pages

About the Author
David Knowles is a civil engineer. He is the author of MG - The Untold Story and MG X Power SV published by The Crowood Press. He lives in Ruislip, Middlesex.

Customer Reviews

THE BEST HISTORY OF THE TR7 YET.
The Triumph TR7 was the last in the long line of BL sports cars produced from 1975 to 1981. It had a new bodyshell with nothing shared apart from the Rover V8 on the later TR8 with the old TR6. Harris Mann styled the 'Wedge' as it became known and looked like nothing else on the roads. For that reason it took some time for the public to catch on and buy this radical looking new car. Mechanically it shared many parts with the Dolomite saloon so BL could cut development costs. The Drophead and the TR8 followed some years on from launch which was too late in the cars lifetime. There were other projects like the ill fated Lynx which was a 2+2 using the nose of the TR7 as a basis. However as this book states in detail consumer clinics rejected the car as a disaster. By this stage there were several fully engineered prototypes and it was even ready for the pilot build stage. Had it not been cancelled the Lynx would have reached full production in 1978. Another failed attempt was the Broadside which in effect was a truncated Lynx on a shorter wheelbase. Both cars can be still seen at the Rover Heritage centre at Gaydon now owned by Ford. The end for the 'Wedge' came in October 1981 when the slow selling car was cancelled by the then BL Management. This book is a fantastic read with many previously unpublished photos and facts. And is a must buy for any TR fan and isn't too technical as many of this type are.