{"id":869821,"date":"2024-11-06T07:00:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T15:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=524163"},"modified":"2024-12-02T21:56:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T21:56:05","slug":"the-triumph-tr7-the-shape-of-things-to-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/the-triumph-tr7-the-shape-of-things-to-come\/","title":{"rendered":"The Triumph TR7 \u2013 The Shape of Things to Come"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you had to choose the worst decade of automobile design, it would be hard to surpass the period spanning 1972 \u2013 1982. Rapidly changing regulations, government interventions resulting in enormous bumper protrusions, proportional oddities resulting from shrinking formerly large cars to oddly proportioned small cars in a mad rush to build more fuel-efficient cars, all contributed to panic in the design studios. Some companies did better than others, but one British stalwart had unexpectedly prepared a totally new car that would launch at just the right time \u2013 The Triumph TR7. As their advertising mantra proclaimed, it was \u201cThe shape of things to come\u201d.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Launched to meet the growing US market desire for a sporty low-cost car, Triumph sales in North America had been brisk enough to warrant and all new entry. Though only offered as a coupe due to the challenges of convertible construction to meet US safety standards, the TR7 would go on to become the top selling series Triumph during its eight-year production run, selling well over 100,000 units, a remarkable number considering the era. Though not intended to be, the TR7 would mark the end of the line for the TR series offering.\"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n