The Triumph TR3 wis a caur biggit atween 1955 an 1957 bi Standard-Triumph in the Unitit Kinrick, durin which time 13,377[1] caurs wur produced, o which 1286 wur sauld wi'in the UK while the rest wur exportit mainly tae the USA. As o 2002 thare wur anerlie 893 registered TR3/3a's on UK roads.[2]

1957 TR3
1957 TR3

Awtho the caur wis uisually supplied as an open twa seater, an occasional rear seat an bolt on steel haurd tap wur available as extras.

The caur wis pouered bi a 1991 cc straight-4 OHV ingine which initially produced 95 hp (71 kW, 96 PS) increasin tae 100 bhp at 5000 rpm.[3] The fower speed manual transmission coud be supplementit bi an owerdrive unit on the tap three ratios electrically operatit an controlled bi a switch on the dash. In 1956 the front brakes changed frae drum tae disc becomin the first Breetish series production caur tae be sae fittit.[4].

In 1957, it wis replaced bi an updatit version, the TR3A.

  1. Original Triumph TR, Bill Piggott, ISBN 978-1-870979-24-5
  2. http://www.tr-register.co.uk
  3. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Motor1956
  4. Robson, Graham (2006). A to Z British cars 1945-1980. Devon, UK: Herridge. ISBN 0-9541063-9-3.