Published on 22 January 2025
[quote EE501EYH8J6F2DA8]The Triumph TR8. Italian styled English built body, powered by the ubiquitous Rover 3.5 Alloy V8. Triumph was part of the British Leyland conglomerate by this stage ( late 70's ) and they deemed their homegrown 3.0 ohc V8 inadequate for the job.[/quote] Harris Mann styled the TR7 and TR8. He was British, not Italian. He also penned the 'Wedge' successors to the Austin 1800, which I really like.
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