Often referred to as a resounding failure or the ugly duckling of Triumph's post-war era, the TR7 has become an increasingly popular and affordable classic cult car, half a century after its debut.

The economics facing the postwar car industry in the U.K. were complex and challenging. The country was nearly bankrupt, and it had to sell its manufactured products abroad in an “export or die” model ...

When the Triumph TR2 arrived in American showrooms in the mid 1950s, it landed in a landscape dominated by chrome heavy domestic cruisers and soft riding sedans. Against that backdrop, a low slung ...