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Triumph Roadster TRX - the unknown trailblazer for the TR series

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Created on April 25, 2020

Reading time 8min

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Bruno von Rotz

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Triumph TRX (1950) - elegant gestaltet

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Triumph TRX (1950) - elegante Formgestaltung

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Triumph Dolomite Roadster (1938) - Vorkriegssportwagen von Standard-Triumph

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Triumph 1800 Roadster (1946) - Nachkriegsversion auf Vorkriegstechnik

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Triumph TRX (1950) - britische Eleganz, ausgestellt am Pariser Autosalon 1950

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Triumph TRX (1950) - aus dem Verkaufsprospekt

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Triumph TRX (1950) - aufgenommen vor den Werkshallen von Standard-Triumph

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Triumph TRX (1950) - Präsentation am Pariser Autosalon 1950 als "The Triumph Roadster"

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Triumph TRX (1950) - mit versteckten Scheinwerfern

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Triumph TRX (1950) - Blick ins Cockpit, aufgenommen am Pariser Automobilsalon 1950

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Triumph TRX (1950) - die Bedienungselemente des Roadsters

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Triumph TRX (1950) - mit geöfffneten Klappen vor den Scheinwerfern

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Triumph TRX (1950) - Blick in den Motorraum

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Triumph TRX (1950) - weit hinten angeordneter Tank, Blick in den Kofferraum

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Triumph TRX (1951) - auf dem Genfer Automobilsalon 1951

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Triumph TRX (1951) - Blick in den Kofferraum am Genfer Autosalon 1951

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Triumph TRX (1951) - elegante Silhoutette, gesehen auf dem Genfer Automobilsalon 1951

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Triumph TRX (1951) - präsentiert auf dem Genfer Automobilsalon 1951

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Triumph 20 TS (1952) - "Triumph Sports Car" - noch mit deultich rundlicherem Heck als der TR2

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Triumph 20 TS (1952) - Vorläufer des TR 2, Zeichnung

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Triumph 20 TS (1952) - genannte "Triumph Sports Car"

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Triumph 20 TS (1952) - der Vorläufer des TR 2 mit rundlichem Heck

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Triumph 20 TS (1952) - Vorgänger des TR2

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Triumph 20 TS (1952) - aufgenommen im Werk

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Triumph TR Prototyp (1952) - 'The New Sports Car' - erstmals präsentiert an der Earls Court Show

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Triumph 20 TS (1952) - Blick unter die Motorhaube, anlässlich der London Motorshow 1952

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Triumph TR 2 (1953) - bei den Rekordfahrten, wo das Auto über 200 km/h erreichte

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Triumph TR (1953) - mit ihm begann die Erfolgsgeschichte, der TR, später auch TR 2 genannt

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Triumph TR2 (1954) - weisse Strassenversion und roter Wagen in Rennausrüstung - Genfer Automobilsalon 1954

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Summary

If the 1950 Triumph TRX had been a success, the British sports car world would have looked very different for decades. But instead of developing the TRX further, the 20 TS and then the TR2 were created, which laid the foundations for the great successes of Standard-Triumph. The TRX, however, disappeared and was almost forgotten. This report tells the story of Triumph's first modern post-war sports car and shows it in historical pictures, some of which have never been published before, and in the sales literature of the time.

This article contains the following chapters

A proud name
Initial approaches to the new sports car
Ego with vision
Presentation in Paris
In front of a domestic audience
An engine with Citroën roots
And then in Geneva
Too expensive and not accepted
A new path
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Estimated reading time: 8min

Preview (beginning of the article)

In 1950, a new Triumph with the simple nickname "Roadster" stood at the Paris Motor Show, which was to ensure a successful future for the British car manufacturer. However, the car was neither a real roadster, nor was it a success for Triumph. Nevertheless, it was an interesting car and indirectly a step on the way to the TR series. John Black, who had been in charge of the Standard Motor Company since the late 1920s, had already secured the brand name "Triumph" after the end of the Second World War. The name was to be used to market sporty models and to counter the up-and-coming Jaguar brand.

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