Presented at the 1961 Motor Show in London, the British two-seater Roadster Triumph TR4 meets all the design challenges of 1960 with an impressive body of stylishly designed Michelotti, who survived for 15 years until his descendants was established in 1976 in the TR6.

Two years earlier, the classic Triumph Herald sedan, which Bodylines by Italian Giovanni Michelotti designed led to a great commercial success, which lasted began in the 1970s.

In this sense, Triumph, which had just been bought by Leyland Motors, Michelotti had asked to be replaced by a new sports car, the aging of the TR3, the form the date of early 1953 and TR2.

Characterized by its curved body and hood cover on the headlight chrome grille, the new car is mechanically similar to the TR3 was the new technology, but a manual transmission while synchronized four-speed with overdrive is optional installs.

This meant that although the TR4 has essentially the same 2138cc four-cylinder OHV than its predecessor, it was a foot longer and had a longer wheelbase. The TR4 produces 100 horsepower at 4600 rpm and reaches a top speed of 102 miles per hour. It was an option for the car with the engine of 1991cc to buy old racing sports cars in the 2000cc class.

The car had good performance for its time and could accelerate from 0 to 60 in 11 seconds and an average of 25 miles per gallon.

In 1965, after selling 40,000 cars, the TR4 TR4A was updated.

Although similar externally similar, with the exception of a walnut veneer dashboard, the mechanical TR4A very different with the introduction of semi-trailing arm rear suspension integration of a new rear axle, which was tested the Triumph 2000 sedan since 1962. Push the engine was aging even with the addition of a new camshaft design that updates the vehicle speed increases to 110 mph.

Product TR4A 104 hp at 4700 rpm and was not as efficient fuel consumption. The TR4A was also the famous Michelotti “Surrey Top”, a semi-soft top with rear stabilizer bar and the window was the last triumph of the wear model Triumph original Globe logo on the hood.

The Triumph TR4 and TR4A were manufactured at the company works in Canley Coventry from 1961 to 1967. In all 68 718 units were produced specifically for U.S. and European markets. Not cheap compared to their domestic competitors such as construction, the car was cheap to £ 1,106 on the road.

Fifty years after the elegant little sports car has stood the test of time. There are nearly 2000 TR4s remains in Britain today, most of them still on the road!

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