Model record
Triumph TR8
Background
The Triumph TR8 is a sports car built by the British Triumph Motor Company from 1978 until 1981. It is an eight-cylinder version of the "wedge-shaped" Triumph TR7 which was designed by Harris Mann and manufactured by British Leyland (BL), through its Jaguar/Rover/Triumph (JRT) division. The majority of TR8s were sold in the United States and Canada.
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Matched on body class, era and origin from register data — never hand-picked.
Same marque
Other Triumph models
- 10/20 —
- 13/35 —
- 15/50 —
- 1800 saloon —
- 20TS —
- Dolomite Straight Eight —
- Fury —
- Gloria —
- Mayflower —
- Renown —
- Roadster —
- Southern Cross —
- Super 7 —
- Super 9 —
- TR250 —
- TR3A —
- TR4A —
- TR7 Sprint —
- Dolomite 1932
- Vitesse 1935
- 2000 1948
- TR2 1952
- TR3 1953
- Herald 1959
- Italia 1959
- TR6 1959
- TR4 1960
- Stag 1961
- TR5 1961
- Spitfire 1962
- GT6 1965
- 1300 1966
- 2.5 1967
- 1500 1968
- 2500 1968
- Toledo 1971
- TR7 1975
- Acclaim 1981