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2000 Triumph Roadster
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Our Members Triumphs |
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TR4 –TR4A Triumph Roadster |
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During the 1950's The Standard Triumph Company became a definite winner in the Sports Car market. By 1960, over 65,000 TR2/3's had been sold. But changing tastes and a desire to upgrade their product led to a management decision to go for a new design. The Standard Triumph company's intent was to upgrade their Triumph Roadster (TR) sports car so as to boost sales in what they saw as an increasingly competitive marketplace. To do this economically they would keep as much of the proven good features of the TR3 as possible and design a new, modern-looking body. The Italian auto designer Michelotti was approached for the project and agreed to take it on. Michelotti's task was to design a more modern sports car body which would fit the chassis and mechanical components of the TR3. The result was the TR4, which first rolled out of the Cranwell works at Coventry on July 18, 1961. Let us look first at the TR4's body, which is the characteristic which most distinguishes it from the earlier TR's. Then we'll look at the chassis and mechanical components and their similarities and differences from the earlier TR's. |
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TR4 - 1961 to 1965 TR4A - 1965 to 1967 |
