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Triumph TR7 Cabriolet - towards the sun with Italian help

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Created on October 28, 2020

Reading time 6min

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Bruno von Rotz

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Triumph TR7 Convertible (1982) - lief knapp 180 km/h, aber nur geschlossen

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Triumph TR7 Convertible (1982) - auch mit offenen Klappscheinwerfern sieht der TR7 gut aus

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Triumph TR7 Convertible (1982) - die meisten waren schwarz, silbern oder goldfarben lackiert

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Triumph TR7 Convertible (1982) - Offenfahren zum günstigen Tarif, damals und heute

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Triumph TR7 Convertible (1982) - für die Umwandlung zum Cabriolet zog BL Giovanni Michelotti bei

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Triumph TR7 Convertible (1982) - die ursprünglich sehr keilförmige Form wirkt beim offenen Wagen harmonischer

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Triumph TR7 Convertible (1982) - fast 40 Jahre jung und immer noch putzmunter

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Triumph TR7 Convertible (1982) - mit dem TR7 endete die TR-Serie

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Triumph TR7 Convertible (1982) - das Dach lässt sich komplett versenken

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Triumph TR7 Convertible (1982) - ansteigende Gürtellinie

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Triumph TR7 Convertible (1982) - das Cabriolet wirkt weniger keilförmig als das Coupé

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Triumph TR7 Convertible (1982) - serienmässig waren die Sitze mit Velourpolstern ausgerüstet

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Triumph TR7 Convertible (1982) - Platz für zwei Personen

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Triumph TR7 Convertible (1982) - gut bestücktes Armaturenbrett

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Triumph TR7 Convertible (1982) - sportlich in Mattschwarz

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Triumph TR7 Convertible (1982) - optimal ablesbare Hauptinstrumente

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Triumph TR7 Convertible (1982) - schön gezeichnete Anzeigen für Geschwindigkeit und Drehzahl

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Triumph TR7 Convertible (1982) - Triumph-Zeichen auf dem Lenkrad

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Triumph TR7 Convertible (1982) - gut erreichbarer Schalthebel und RTB von Pioneer aus der Zeit

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Triumph TR7 Convertible (1982) - fünf Gänge in vier Ebenen

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Triumph TR7 Convertible (1982) - alles klar gekennzeichnet und gut erreichbar

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Triumph TR7 Convertible (1982) - der Reihenvierzylindermotor stammte aus dem Dolomite

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Triumph TR7 Convertible (1982) - auf 16 Ventile musste der TR7 verzichten

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Triumph TR7 Convertible (1982) - 106 PS bei 5500 Umdrehungen leistet der modern konzipierte Vierzylinder

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Triumph TR7 Convertible (1982) - Chassis-Plakette

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Triumph TR7 Convertible (1982) - Klappscheinwerfer

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Triumph TR7 Convertible (1982) - Entlüftung Motorraum

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Triumph TR7 Convertible (1982) - 13 Zoll grosse Leichtmetallräder

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Triumph TR 7 (1975) - Design-Skizzen von Harris Mann

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Triumph TR 7 (1975) - Durchsichtszeichnung zeigt die Innereien des Coupés

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Triumph TR7 (1975) - keilförmiges Coupé, vorerst für den amerikanischen Markt bestimmt - Genfer Automobilsalon 1975

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Triumph TR 7 Cabriolet - das TR7-Cabriolet am Genfer Autosalon 1981

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Triumph TR7 (1975) - auf dem Schweizer Markt noch nicht erhältlich, sondern ausschliesslich für die USA gebaut - Genfer Automobilsalon 1975

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Triumph TR 7 (1977) - das Coupé mit der auffälligen Keilform

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Triumph TR 7 (1981) - das Cabriolet hatte wie das Coupé 106 PS

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Triumph TR 7 (1979) - für Sonnenanbeter der Convertible

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Triumph TR 7 (1981) - das Cabriolet sah auch mit verschlossenem Verdeck gut aus

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Triumph TR 7 (1980) - Interieur der offenen Version

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Triumph TR 7 (1980) - mit imposantem Instrumententräger - Genfer Autosalon 1980

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Triumph TR7 Convertible (1982) - Freude am Fahren verlangt nicht nach Hunderten von PS ...

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Triumph TR7 Convertible (1982) - sportliches, aber übersichtliches Cockpit

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Summary

At the end of the 1970s, British Leyland announced a fully convertible based on the Triumph TR7 in difficult times. The joy was dampened by the simultaneous demise of the MGB and Triumph Spitfire, but the open TR7 did its job better than expected, even if not all wishes were fulfilled. This driving report is dedicated to the Triumph TR7 Convertible and its history. It is comprehensively illustrated and also includes sales documentation and a sound sample.

This article contains the following chapters

Thinning out the convertible landscape
The TR7 as the successor to the TR6
Four cylinders for the Europeans
Modern and suitable for everyday use
Failed due to the exchange rate
A handful of sports cars

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

British Leyland was not doing well at all at the end of the 1970s. The disjointed group suffered from strikes and mismanagement, but also from unpopular models. Once proud brands such as MG and Triumph struggled to survive. The fact that an open-top Triumph TR7 could be presented in this environment was almost a miracle; after all, the main foreign customer for British sports cars had been declaring war on the convertible for quite some time. In the fall of 1979, British Leyland announced that production of the still-popular MGB and Triumph Spitfire would be phased out in favor of other models. The MG Midget had already been discontinued earlier. The competition also looked poor when it came to completely open and yet affordable convertibles, with the exception of Alfa Romeo with the Spider and Peugeot with the open 504. Otherwise, the larger manufacturers only offered convertibles in the style of the Lancia Beta Spider and VW Golf or Targas such as the Fiat X 1/9.

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