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Triumph by Name Triumph by Nature: The Sidescreen TR Compendium

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For anyone who is interested in the history of Post war triumphs, this book provides a thorough and complete history of the Triumph sports cars from 1952 onward. From the side screen TR-2 roadsters to the refined TR-8's all the details and specifications are provided.

A magnificently detailed, passionate, and beautifully-produced book from Dalton Watson Fine Books.

Green cloth with gold details over hardback boards; 288 pp on heavy stock; with dustjacket. Over 400 w&w and (some) color illustrations. 4 Appendices. Bibliograpy.

The book "concentrates on what was arguably the most successful range of Triumph Sports Cars -- the TR2 and TR3 to TR3B models -- known widely as the sidescreen TRs."

"The author investigates the early development of the TR2 and conducts a long interview with Ken Richardson, a man closely involved in refining Triumph's crude prototype into a world-beating sports car." "The development of the TR2 into the highly successful TR3 and TR3A is covered, including chapters on production methods, sales and publicity material, accessories, conversion and tuning specialists, contemporary road tests, and much more...."

TABLE OF CONTENTS
On Forerunners and Prototypes
Numbering, Production, and Sales

An Interview with Ken Richardson

Contemporary Competition Motoring
A Sidescreen TR Miscellany

A TR Cameo in Colour

Contemporary Tuning
TR Literature, Advertising and Publicity Material
Some Contemporary Views of Sidescreen TRs
More Sidescreen Miscellany

Appendix: Production Figures
Appendix: Sample Build Records
Appendix: UK Standard-Triumph Distributors as at 1953-1954
Appendix: The First Hundred Cars

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