Triumph TR7 1975-1981

Harris Mann’s determinedly wedgy TR7 was a big departure from Triumph’s previous sporty roadsters. For starters, it was available only as a coupé at launch, as there was real concern that open-top cars would be banned in the crucial US market. When the convertible arrived in 1979, it lent itself more to the wedge shape, but problems with reliability and build quality had set in by then, and the TR range was in a terminal slump.