{"id":37961,"date":"2014-10-17T10:36:36","date_gmt":"2014-10-17T09:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.influx.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=37961"},"modified":"2022-06-14T12:31:36","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T11:31:36","slug":"triumph-tr7-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/cars\/triumph-tr7-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Triumph TR7"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAt the time I couldn\u2019t stand the Triumph TR7.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was an abomination. Ugly. And many of the world\u2019s motoring press said so, too.<\/p>\n

It just didn\u2019t make sense, that cheese-wedge shape, that inconsequentially pert rear three quarter; that strange lateral scalp that began on the dill and ended at the boot. And as for those Caledonia-Girl style seat trims, well…<\/p>\n

\"Triumoh-TR7-1\"<\/a><\/figure>\n

But, looking at it from the perspective of Forty – yes FORTY years since its release – I feel completely different. It was bold, imaginative. It made the usual British Leyland fodder of the time, things like the Allegro, the Maxi and the Princess – look like the mechanical and aesthetic munters they actually were.<\/p>\n

The fact that the Leyland production process was shockingly shoddy did for the car\u2019s reputation – but I reckon if you can find one in mint condition it wouldn\u2019t cost you much – and will probably be appreciating greatly.<\/p>\n

Just wouldn\u2019t like to have to use it as a daily drive.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t