By no means am I an expert on old British sports cars. Actually, I'm no expert on anything. However, I was drawn in a couple weeks ago by this super cool Triumph TR4.
This car is a total driver, and it's all the better for it. It's not a show car, but a perfect example of the breed. The TR4 existed from 1961 to 1967 or so. Triumph people will actually brag that the engine, a pushrod 4 cylinder, came from a tractor. It was a pretty good engine for a small, light car. There were even supercharged versions of this engine that made over 200 horses. These big ol' headlights look kind of out of place on this little car, but they add to the charm.
I've always liked the name Triumph. It just says "sporty".
Perfect British profile.
This particular TR4 was an IRS model. Yep, that means Independent Rear Suspension, which wasn't all that common in the old days. And TR4's that were IRS models actually had different frames underneath. It was a seriously different car! Since this is an IRS, it looks like that would make it a TR4-A, a 1965-66-67. There were some 40,000 TR4's produced over it's entire production run.
The interior and dash just kills me. I'm a sucker for the clean, ancient, simpleness here. I would have loved to jump in and give the old girl a go!
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