The Triumph TR range is amongst the most popular of classic British sports cars on both sides of the Atlantic. “TRIUMPH TR – TR2 to 6: The last of the traditional sports cars”, as the title suggests, covers the cars from the basic four-cylinder TR2 introduced in 1953 to the hairy-chested six-cylinder TR6 that finally bowed out of production in 1975, to be replaced by the unloved TR7.
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Beginning with the arrival of the company founder from Germany, this book tells the story of the early years, the rescue of the brand name by the Standard Motor Company following the Second World War and the inspired idea to use the Triumph name on a new sports car – the TR. The Triumph TR cars were built on a minimal budget yet would go on to achieve significant success in motor sport and encompass a range of cars that would remain in one form of another for nearly thirty years. Triumph TR – From Beginning to End gives a complete description of all models, competition success, a study of the derivative models, owners’ accounts and living with a TR today.
The Triumph Trophy Bible is the complete year-by-year history of the Trophy (and unit construction Tiger) twins from 1949 to 1983. It includes original factory model photos, technical specifications, colour schemes, engine & frame numbers, model type identification and details of Trophy & Tiger achievements. As a long-time employee at Triumph’s Meridian factory, Harry Woodridge shares his knowledge and expertise to provide the complete source book for Triumph Trophy owners and enthusiasts.
The Triumph Speed Twin & Thunderbird Bible show the definitive history of Triumph’s hugely popular Speed Twin and Thunderbird models. Much more than a simple history, this book is the ultimate single source of detailed information on these two classic Triumph twins, ideal for owners and would-be owners alike.This ‘Bible’ contains a wealth of information, and covers the models’ year-on-year development history from 1938-1966, engine and frame numbers, model type identification guide, colour schemes, complete technical specifications of every model, and details of international sporting achievements attained on these classic machines. In addition, factory photographs show each model in authentic, original detail.
Covering the design, development and manufacture of the car as well as its motorsport history, Triumph TR6 is dedicated to the last traditional open-topped TR sports car with a separate chassis. It shows how this last bastion of traditional British sports car motoring went against the grain of troubled automotive times, outstripping its predecessors in sales and popularity.
For years, Bill Piggott’s books Original Triumph TR2/3/3A and Original Triumph TR4/4A/5/6 have been the ultimate source of information for all things TR. Here they are combined in one volume incorporating revisions and amendments throughout.
The book provides a comprehensive guide to original factory specifications, equipment, colour schemes and options for all models from TR2 to TR6, also revealing how the various models changed through the course of production. It shows exactly how a car would have looked on the day it left the factory, so that owners, restorers, potential buyers and enthusiasts can identify true original condition and specification. In addition to the standard TRs, the TR2 Francorchamps Coupe and Italia, and the hatchback GTR4 Dove, are featured.
Combining a unique and unrivaled mass of information from the world’s leading TR authority with a gallery of over 450 colour photographs showing outstanding examples of the cars in detail, this book is indispensable for TR fans.
It wasn’t very long after the first commercially viable automobiles came on the scene that ambitious engineers began to dream of vehicles that could travel not only on land but also in the air, or by water. For nearly a century, talented designers have created unique dual purpose vehicles for land, water and air (in various pairings) for both civil and military applications. Sometimes converted from standard vehicles, sometimes beginning as clean-sheet designs, these machines have met the engineering and economic challenges of dual-mode travel with varying degrees of success. This book describes a fascinating array of these vehicles from the United States and abroad, including flying automobiles, roadable aircraft, amphibious vehicles, hovercraft, road-rail trains, and triphibious inventions.
TRADITIONAL TRIUMPH TR 2-6
TRIUMPH AT THE NURBURGRING
Triumph the Saloon Models
The original 2007 CODE NAME: BULLET DVD continues to be very successul. More than any other release, enthusiasts for the TR7 and TR8 range of cars have been demanding we follow it up. In particular more was wanted about the cars in America: specifically the racing programme where the cars enjoyed much success. Most famous in this area are the Group 44 Inc. racing wedges and so Bob Tullius is on hand to give us the inside story and talks us through the start of the TR7 programme all the way through the stunning TR8 IMSA GTO cars with which he had “more fun than anything else”. Paul Brand, Group 44 Inc. PR Manager was there just as the TR7 was about to be launched and he talks us through the early days when the team collected one of the first pre-production shells and turned it into a race car.
Ken Slagle was another very famous TR7 and TR8 factory supported racer and after years of struggling with the original TR7 and then the TR8 coupe he ultimately took Triumph’s iconic wedge back to the top when he won the C Production national championship in his stunning TR8 Roadster in 1981. Ken gives us the low down on those halcyon days before we reunite him with his championship winning car at the collection of Triumph collector Vernon Brannon.
More former Triumph personnel appear in this release than any previous documentary; engineers, stylists, designers, racers, rallyists and other ‘works’ supported personnel are on hand to tell us their side of the story and their own history with Triumph’s last of the line sports cars. For the first time ever John Bilton has been interviewed and he is able to give us his unique insight into the TR7 and TR8 programmes from his position as Product Planning Manager. He also tells us categorically why these last mass produced British sports cars were really cancelled – facts certain to enlighten motoring journalists all over the world.
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Alan Henry
Practical Classics On Triumph
53 articles including 17 road test reports. Other reports include: new model intros, specs, buying used, racing, driving reports, performance data, touring, history and model profiles. 172 pgs., over 300 illus. Softbound:
Detailed maintenance and repair procedures; well illustrated with photos and drawings.
Spitfire Mark IV 1970-1974
The “Memphis Belle” led a blazing trail of invincibility through the flak and fighter-filled skies over the Third Reich during WWII. After losing a total of nine engines, both wings, both landing gear, and two tails, she was the featured star of a landmark Hollywood film documentary that made her famous the world over. Forgotten and forlorn, the Belle was nearly turned into waffle irons and coffee pots. Here you will read its fabulous story, from bullets to bandages, freezing skies, round engines, and the love that made a B-17 Flying Fortress legend.
