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The Triumph
TR 3 is the successor of the Triumph TR 2 which was built from the year
1953 until the year 1955. The Triumph TR 2 was the first sports car in
the long, successful, Triumph TR history ending with the TR 8 in the
mid-1980ies.
Like the TR 2 the TR 3 shows a very remarkable body shape with deep door
cut-outs and very nice flowing wing- and tail-lines. The headlights are
located way up in front of the bonnet looking a bit like frogeyes.
The Triumph TR 3 is a no nonsense sports car; very robust, simple and reliable,
a true British sports car all over. The TR 3 was the first production car,
off factory, equipped with disc brakes on the front-wheels. The engine
was a Standard Vanguard based, cast-iron, long stroke, in-line four
cylinder with a displacement of 1991cc. The TR 3 engine was equipped
with two carburettors giving a power-output of 100 bhp.
The Triumph TR 3 was uprated twice during the entire production period.
In 1957 the car became a wider grille, door handles on the outside and
slightly recessed headlamps and was named TR 3a then. In 1960-61 the
cylinder capacity was enlarged to 2138 cc. giving a capacity of 104 bhp.
and extra torque. Also the fully synchronized TR4 gearbox was
incorporated. The car was then named TR 3b.
The TR 3 is a
pure two-person roadster, a classic generously giving you the fifties
British sports car feeling, rough but honest. It comes with a simple
soft-top for weather protection. Separate clip-on sidescreens can
additionally be attached to the doors.
A hardtop was also available.
Technical
data
Four-cylinder
engine
clinder capacity: 1991 cc.
carburettors: 2x S.U.
capacity: 96 bhp. at 4800 rpm.
gearbox: 4 speed, manual+ overdrive
top speed: 175 km/h.
weight: 935 kg.
Information Triumph
TR 3, year 1956. Colour light yellow with a black leather interior.
Weather equipment: black soft top and side screens. Very special is the fact that this
car is fitted with original 'spats' at the rear wheels. These 'spats'
were first seen in 1953 with the speed kit fitted to the Triumph TR 2 which
obtained the 124 mph speed record at the Jabbeke highway in Belgium. This fabulous TR
3 shows all original details like the steel disc wheels with chrome hub
caps, centrally mounted brake light and overdrive.
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