Triumph TRX

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TRX
Presentation year: 1950
Vehicle fair: Mondial de l'Automobile 1950
Class : Sports car
Body shape : Cabriolet
Engine: Otto engine :
2.1 liters (53 kW)
Length: 4216 mm
Width: 1778 mm
Height: 1397 mm
Wheelbase: 2388 mm
Empty weight: 1163 kg
Production model: none

The Triumph TRX or alternatively the Silver Bullet was presented in 1950 at the Paris Motor Show and later at the Earls Court Motor Show in London as the New Triumph Roadster . It was supposed to be the successor to the Type 2000 Roadster from the British car manufacturer Triumph .

The TRX was developed by Walter Belgrove under the management of Sir John Black, based on the mechanics and chassis of the standard Vanguard . Since the car was heavy, the Vanguard engine was subjected to a slight increase in output from 68 hp to 72 hp using two SU carburettors.

The three-speed gearbox with overdrive was operated with a steering wheel gearshift. The car had nothing in common with the Triumph 2000 Roadster . The difficult to produce body was made from two layers of light metal sheet. Many extras were ahead of their time: a hydraulically operated convertible top, power windows, electrically adjustable seats, permanently installed hydraulic jacks, radio and folding headlights. The hood was stowed behind the seats and covered with a metal plate.

Unusual and dangerous in rear-end collisions was the placement of the tank in the trunk directly behind the license plate. However, this arrangement made the weight distribution and handling of the car very balanced. However, the luggage had to be lifted over the tank into the trunk compartment behind. The fuel filler neck was in the middle of the trunk lid, hidden under a chrome cover.

The Triumph symbol "Globe of the World" was affixed to the emblems on the front mask , the word "Triumph" and a small "B" as a Belgrove monogram on the front fenders.

The TRX was not a roadster, but had a futuristic-looking, luxurious body and therefore corresponded more to the cabriolet or tourer vehicle types. The estimated cost of production was high. In a basic version, the car should cost 975 pounds sterling. It would have become the most expensive car in the Triumph model range.

Production in 1951 was opposed to a lack of capacity to manufacture the body. Walter Belgrove's attempts to have the body made by Carrozzeria Touring or Pininfarina failed. Since the public and the motor press were negative about the TRX, the project was tacitly discontinued.

Only three prototypes of the TRX were made. Two of them still exist today. The TRX never went into series production.

literature

  • Graham Robson: The Triumph TR's. Heel-Verlag, 1988, ISBN 3-922858-92-9 .
  • Bill Piggott: Triumph, The Sporting Cars. Sutton Publishing Limited, 2000, ISBN 0-7509-2280-X .
  • Graham Robson: The Works Triumphs, 50 years in Motorsport. Haynes Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0-85429-926-2 .
  • Bill Pigott: The Original, Triumph TR, TR2 - TR6. Heel-Verlag GmbH, 1992, ISBN 3-89365-291-4 .

Web links

Pictures TRX:

http://wikicars.org/en/Image:Triumph_TRX_1950_Brochure.jpg
http://wikicars.org/en/Image:Triumph_TRX_1950_Brochure2.jpg
http://www.triumph-roadster.de/Documents/History/Triumph-TRX/Triumph-Roadster-TRX.htm