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Encyclopedia > Triumph TR2
Triumph TR2
Triumph TR2
Manufacturer: Triumph Motor Company
Production: 1953–1955
Predecessor: Triumph TR1 / 20TS
Successor: Triumph TR3
Class: Sports car
Engine: 1991 cc Straight-4
Wheelbase: 88 inches (2235 mm)
Length: 151 inches (3835mm)
Width: 55 inches (1410m)

The Triumph TR2 was built between 1953 and 1955 by the Triumph Motor Company in the United Kingdom, during which time 8,636[1] cars were produced. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1437x1068, 365 KB) A Triumph (a TR3 I think). ... Automakers or automobile manufacturers are companies that design and manufacture automobiles. ... Triumph Logo (1978 version) 1934 Triumph Gloria Six 1937 Triumph Dolomite Roadster 1974 Triumph GT6 Coupé The Triumph Motor Company had its origins in 1885 when Siegfried Bettmann (1863-1951) and Moritz (Maurice) Schulte founded Bettmann & Co and started selling Triumph bicycles, from premises in London and from 1889 started... The Triumph TR3 was built between 1955 and 1957 by the Triumph Motor Company in the United Kingdom, during which time 13,377[1] cars were produced. ... It has been suggested that Vehicle size class be merged into this article or section. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Internal combustion engine. ... The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Triumph Logo (1978 version) 1934 Triumph Gloria Six 1937 Triumph Dolomite Roadster 1974 Triumph GT6 Coupé The Triumph Motor Company had its origins in 1885 when Siegfried Bettmann (1863-1951) and Moritz (Maurice) Schulte founded Bettmann & Co and started selling Triumph bicycles, from premises in London and from 1889 started...


The car used a twin SU carburetor version of the 1991 cc four cylinder Standard Vanguard engine tuned to increase its output to 90 bhp. SU carburetteurs (named for Skinners Union, the company which produced them) were a brand of sidedraft carburetor widely used in British (Triumph, MG) and Swedish (Volvo, Saab 99) automobiles for much of the twentieth century. ...


The body was mounted on a substantial separate chassis with coil sprung independent suspension at the front and a leaf spring solid axle at the rear. Either wire or disc wheels could be supplied. The standard transmission was a four speed manual unit but overdrive was available as an option. Lockeed drum brakes were fitted all round. Overdrive can mean any of the following: Overdrive (mechanics), a part of automobile transmissions aimed at increasing fuel efficiency Overdrive (music), the practice of forcing output of a guitar amplifier past maximum, resulting in distortion Intel 80486 OverDrive, a CPU specifically designed for personal computer upgrades Pentium OverDrive, a CPU...


With the overdrive fitted, the car could reach a maximum speed of 108 mph and return 35 mpg.[2]


Actor Chris Barrie owns a 1955 TR2 in green. Chris Barrie in Red Dwarf Chris Barrie (born March 28, 1960) is an English actor, best known as a vocal impressionist (notably in the ITV sketch show Spitting Image) and for his role as Arnold Rimmer in the cult BBC2 comedy Red Dwarf. ...


References

  1. ^ Original Triumph TR, Bill Piggott, ISBN 1-870979-24-9
  2. ^ Sedgwick, M. (1986). A-Z of Cars 145-1970. Devon, UK: Bay View Books. ISBN 1-870979-39-7.

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Triumph Motor Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1190 words)
In the early 1950's it was decided to use the Triumph name on sporting cars and the Standard name on saloons and in 1953 the Triumph TR2 was launched, the first of a series that would run through to 1981.
The Triumph name disappeared in 1984, when the Acclaim was replaced by the Rover 200, which was a rebadged version of Honda's Civic/Ballade model.
The use of the Triumph name as a trademark for vehicles is shared between BMW and Triumph Motorcycles Ltd. The former for automobiles and the latter for motorcycles.
TRIUPH HERALD, SPITFIRE AND STAG BRITISH CARS | DIRECTORY OF MOTOR MANUFACTURERS | VEHICLE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY | ... (4560 words)
Triumph was making a name for itself with its sports cars across the Atlantic, so in 1957, the Standard Ten saloon was marketed in the U.S. as a Triumph TR10, clearly borrowing some of the newly won reputation of the Triumph marque.
But many Triumphs of this era were unreliable, including the 2500 PI with its fuel injection problems, and the poor quality of the TR7 and TR8 sports cars, which killed the marque in the United States.
The Triumph name disappeared in 1984, when the Acclaim was replaced by the Rover 200, which was also simply a rebadged version of Honda's Civic/Ballade model.
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