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How British Leyland Killed Triumph

July 23, 2026/0 Comments/in Web Site/by Site Administrator

The story of Triumph, the Coventry sports car maker that gave Britain disc brakes, fuel injection, and a 16-valve engine before anyone else on the island, and how British Leyland’s merger, factory decisions, and corporate rationalisation killed it. From the TR2 in 1953 to the last TR8 rolling off the Solihull line in 1981, signed by the workers because nobody from management came.

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Founded in 1983, the Triumph Club of the Carolinas provides a wonderful opportunity for members to experience the pleasure of owning and driving their British automobiles. The majority of our membership resides in North and South Carolina, but we have members as far away as Hawaii, New York, California, Texas, and Florida.

The TCOC has been a long-standing Vintage Triumph Register (VTR) Chapter and Triumph Register of America (TRA) Local Center. Additionally, in 1998 we became a 6-Pack Chapter.

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