Vehicle Description
I have collected classic cars for 35 years. This is one of my
classics from my personal collection, see others at, WWW.GCCC.us.
This is the body style that every one remembers from the Early
Triumph Cars. I think it is the most beautiful of all the Triumph
body styles.This is a very nice car for one that's 50 years old.
The body and interior is clean and solid and the spoke wheels add a
lot of sports styling. The engine runs very well and with the cars
low body design, you feel like you're going twice as fast as you
really are. Simple and reliable, the TR3 could reach 110 mph and
sold very well to customers which (fortunately) only had
performances in mind as creature comforts were few. The Triumph TR3
is very attractive to those who know exactly what they want, a true
British sports car, that makes you feel the speed... at any speed,
with an exquisite vintage touch. It's like a T series MG, but with
more power. The TR3 was so popular in the United States that
Triumph sold it one year longer, after production ceased for Europe
and other markets in 1961. The Triumph TR4 gearbox was then fitted
to these latest TR3s sold in the United States in 1962. The first
TR3 came off the Canley line in October 1955 and in reality was
little different from the TR2 it replaced. It used the famous
Triumph "wet liner" engine of 1,991cc (121cu.in.) capacity, which
fitted with twin SU carburetors produced 95bhp at 4,800rpm. For the
hard-driving sporting motorist on a limited budget, the car was
unbeatable. It gave snappy acceleration and a genuine 100mph
(161km/h) plus capability, which coupled with safe and predictable
handling, made it an ideal vehicle for private competitors, both in
racing and rallying.
