1972 Triumph TR6

The Triumph TR6 (1969–1976) was the best-selling Triumph in history when production ended in 1976, but was later surpassed by the TR7. More than 94,000 TR6s were built, ninety percent of them to US specifications. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1519x936, 205 KB)1972 Triumph TR6 at The Great West Road Run rally, Aust, Bristol, England. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1519x936, 205 KB)1972 Triumph TR6 at The Great West Road Run rally, Aust, Bristol, England. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1934 Triumph Gloria Six 1937 Triumph Dolomite Roadster 1974 Triumph GT6 Coupé The Triumph Motor Company had its origins in 1885 when Siegfried Bettmann and Moritz Schulte started producing Triumph bicycles in Coventry, England. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Triumph TR7 was a sports car manufactured from 1975 to 1981 by the Triumph Motor Company, then part of British Leyland (and subsequently, BL Ltd. ...

The TR6 was a refined sports car. It featured pile carpet on floors and boot (trunk), plush-looking bucket seats, a lovely wooden dashboard and a full complement of instrumentation.

In the US, it featured the six-cylinder engine that was carried over from the TR250, while the UK version had a more powerful fuel-injected engine from the TR5 that included the Lucas mechanical fuel injection system. It traces its lineage back to the four-cylinder Triumphs: TR4, TR4A, TR3/TR3A and TR2. The Triumph TR250 was built between 1968 and 1969 for 15 months by the Triumph Motor Company in the United Kingdom, during which time approximately 8,480 cars were built, all of which were for the American market. ... Fuel injection is a technology used in internal combustion engines to mix the fuel with air prior to combustion. ... The Triumph TR5 was built for a 15 month period between 1968 and 1969 by the Triumph Motor Company in the United Kingdom, during which time approximately 2,947 cars were built. ... 1962 Triumph TR4 The Triumph TR4 was a sports car built in the United Kingdom by the Standard Triumph Motor Company and introduced in 1961. ... The Triumph TR4A was built between 1965 and 1968 by the Triumph Motor Company in the United Kingdom. ... The Triumph TR3A was built between 1958 and 1962 by the Triumph Motor Company in the United Kingdom. ...

This stylish six-cylinder sports car is regarded by some as the last true Triumph. Others argue that the TR7 and TR8 that followed were far ahead of their time. Race Modified 1981 Triumph TR8 The Triumph TR8 was an eight-cylinder version of the wedge-shaped Triumph TR7 sports car, manufactured by BL Ltd. ...

The last TR6s were sold in the USA in 1977. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

External links

• Triumph TR6 & 250 Club of America
• Wishbone Classics - USA TR6 Specialists
• TRGB Ltd. UK
• Vintage Triumph Register US
• The Roadster Factory US