Author Topic: Another one for the Jaffa.  (Read 1851 times)

Offline jabberwoki

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Re: Another one for the Jaffa.
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2022, 07:52:21 AM »
I like the green TR6 behind it.

Not a bad price for the car though it looks in good condition.

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Re: Another one for the Jaffa.
« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2022, 08:04:21 AM »
I like the green TR6 behind it.

Not a bad price for the car though it looks in good condition.

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Agreed Steve. That was pretty much the end of the line for Triumph in the US, but the TR6 was a much classier looking ride.

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Re: Another one for the Jaffa.
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2022, 09:54:23 AM »
That is a four cylinder. There was a V8 version, the TR8 but not many were sold, at least in the US and was the last of the sports cars under the Triumph name. They made a couple more models into the very early 80's then replaced the real Triumphs with rebadged hondas and that was the ugly end of the line.

BMW now owns the Marque but nothing has been made under it in at least 35 years.
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Re: Another one for the Jaffa.
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2022, 06:08:45 PM »
I think the TR8 probably inspired the Subaru XT and it's wedge shape in the late 80's. Sales were pretty poor on that car.

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Re: Another one for the Jaffa.
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2022, 02:51:10 PM »
It's possible the TR was the inspiration. The AMC Pacer was supposedly the inspiration for the guy who designed Porsche 928.

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