VTR’s 2008 North American Triumph Challenge

Economic woes and high fuel prices seem to prompted a few TR fans to make other plans and skip this year’s convention. Unless there’s a rush of last minute registrations, this year’s event likely won’t top the 300 or so cars that made last year’s convention one of the best ever.
That’s too bad because [...]

At work the other day one of my colleagues handed me an article published in Automotive News dated May 21, 1981. The headline said: “BL to kill of Triumph TR-7, TR-8.” The article was written very matter of factly, never once touching on the massive enthusiasm for the brand nor the historical importance of [...]

Just for a bit of comic relief, this was in my inbox this morning.
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I’ve often been asked, ‘What do you old TR folks do now that you’re retired?’
Well…I’m fortunate to have a few friends who have chemical engineering backgrounds, and one of the things we enjoy most is turning beer, wine, bourbon, and martinis into [...]

Welcome to the blog for the 2008 North American Triumph Challenge. This year’s convention takes place in Ypsilanti, Michigan, about 50 miles west of Detroit, from August 4th through August 8th.
Noted automotive journalist Richard Truett will post to the blog and invites other attendees to post as well. If you will be at [...]