1976 Triumph
Jul 20, 2019 15:34:32 #
1976 Triumph TR 6 Roadster, complete with those really ugly, American Market bumperettes.
Jul 20, 2019 15:37:04 #
Jul 20, 2019 15:43:50 #
Sad about British exporters being forced to add those bumpers. Totally messed up my dad's '74 MGB/GT and all XKEs in the '70s.
Jul 20, 2019 15:44:42 #
Unlike our todays for-idiot cars, this baby has real dials and indicators on the dashboard.
Jul 20, 2019 16:15:09 #
KTJohnson wrote:
1976 Triumph TR 6 Roadster, complete with those really ugly, American Market bumperettes.
That's cool. I had a teacher ages ago around 1967-68 who had a Triumph Roadster. TR4? The type with the single hood bump. My guess it was a 63-65 perhaps. She worked on it herself.
Jul 20, 2019 16:29:53 #
Yes, I remember the Triumph TR series and your right, those bumperettes are ugly. Nice series of photo's.
Jul 20, 2019 21:14:00 #
I owned a 69 TR6, one of the first produced. It was red, a compromise with my "bride." Shevwantedvwhite, unwanted British racing green. We were supposed to have it delivered to us in Rome, so we could use it there. So it was shipped to NY, sort of, there was a dock strike and it went back to the UK. It had a very difficult life once it finally arrived. I loved it though except when it rained and I couldn't start the car. I finally found a way to protect the distributer cap and wires from water. Then I had it shipped to Iceland when I was in the Navy forv2 years. Off loading on its trip back to the states it was dropped and needed all axles replaced. When someone apparently dropped sugar into the fuel tank it Again required extensive repairs. That was it I sold the darn think. I did buy a 1963 Porsche 356B for a toy later.
Jul 21, 2019 06:06:50 #
No.1, my dream car (with some Italian wannabe in the background).
Jul 21, 2019 08:09:35 #
KTJohnson wrote:
1976 Triumph TR 6 Roadster, complete with those really ugly, American Market bumperettes.
Cool classic KT!😎
Jul 21, 2019 10:52:37 #
KTJohnson wrote:
Did the government require them or did the manufacturer install them 'just because' or did the buyers request them? 1976 Triumph TR 6 Roadster, complete with those really ugly, American Market bumperettes.
I always liked and wanted the Austin-Healey but it wasn't to be. When I was in high school one of my schoolmate's rich daddy gave him an A-H. He had is about a week before he wrecked it. I didn't know him, just in the same school.
Jul 21, 2019 11:10:42 #
EdJ0307 wrote:
Did the government require them or did the manufacturer install them 'just because' or did the buyers request them?
In 1971 the U. S. NHTSA implemented the famous "5 mph bumper" regulations to take effect in Sept of 1972 for the 1973 model year.
Jul 21, 2019 11:12:06 #
Jul 21, 2019 11:33:01 #
KTJohnson wrote:
Thanks for the update. I knew about the 5 mph bumper thing but didn't know it involved the installation of the bumperettes. I thought they modified the bumper to beef them up to meet the 5 mph requirement.In 1971 the U. S. NHTSA implemented the famous "5 mph bumper" regulations to take effect in Sept of 1972 for the 1973 model year.
Jul 21, 2019 11:36:42 #
FrankR
Loc: NYC
John N wrote:
No.1, my dream car (with some Italian wannabe in the background).
I’ll take what’s behind it over a Triumph any day, any time.
Jul 21, 2019 12:01:46 #
Very nice photos. I remember sometime around '76 or '77 I seriously looked into buying a Triumph TR 7. I didn't, for better or worse. Maybe it was the "oh so ugly" seats that came with it. Although trimmed in leather, the seats were a colorful plaid or tartan cloth design I thought entirely inappropriate for the sleek lines of the car itself.
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.