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’70S BL DROPHEADS

TRIUMPH TR7 (1975-1982)

illed as the shape of things to come, the Triumph TR7… wasn’t. It might have appealed to those looking for up to the minute design, but as a replacement for the GT6 many Triumph die-hards found the Dolomite-based wedge distinctly lacking. The launch of the convertible in 1979 changed that, though – without the roof, the TR7 was an

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