Triumph

The Triumph Motor Company was the higher end British sports car back in the day. It all started in 1863 when the company started making motorcycles. In the begining the motors for the bikes came from other industries but later Triumph themselves started developing there own motors. Some Triumph Motorcycles were used in WWI. In 1918 Triumph Motorcycles were number one.

The first car Triumph introduced was the 10/20 in 1923. Then in 1953 triumph introduced there sporting line up starting with the TR-2. The TR line up lasted from 1953 to 1981. My favorite TR's are the TR-4, TR-250, TR-6 and the TR-8. I think the TR-4/TR-250 had the best body style. The TR-250 had a better engine (2498cc Straight 6) then the TR-4 (2138 inline 4). The biggest engine of them all was seen in the TR-7 and TR-8 which both had a V8 engine. The TR-8 was the last model of the series.

Sadly, the name Triumph disappeared. In 1984, when the Acclaim was replaced by the Rover 200, which was a rebadged version of Honda's next generation Civic/Ballade model. Nowadays Triumph is owned by BMW. It is sad to see how Triumph was not as reconized in America as MG was. Triumph was the higher end version of the MG.


Triumph were great rally cars back in the 60's and 70's as seen in this video: Triumph Rally Cars


This is a clip of a TR-7 in action: TR-7 V8

10/20

1800 Roadster

TR-2

TR-250

TR-6

TR-8

Honda CRX

The Honda CRX was a car that was built from 1983 to 1991. There are 2 generations of the car. This is my favorite Japanese car and definitely in my top 10 favorite cars. The engines that came with the first generation has a 1.3 or 1.5 liter engine. The 2nd generation has a 1.4 or 1.6 liter engine. In Japan the car came with an option of a VTEC engine is later seen in the Integra in the US. This offered 150hp! The great thing about these cars is that it is a fun, fast, and affordable car. This car is also a great gas saver. The 2nd generation got 41mpg!!! When most people think of a car that gets 40mpg's back in the 90's, they think of a car that is either expensive or ugly. The CRX was able to be a sports car while saving gas money. For being a Honda the car can ran well over 200,000 miles on the engine. The CRX could be a great car for autocross/racing or a daily commuter car. I have seen CRX's online that have 300,000 miles on them, and still running good. The CRX has won many awards. The CR-X was Motor Trend's Import Car of the Millenium for 1990. It also made Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list for 1985. The redesigned CR-X was on Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list for 1988. The CR-X Si was Motor Trend's Import Car of the Year for 1988. The 1988 CR-X Si was named one of Road & Track's 10 Best Cars of All Time.