It’s been 50 years since Triumph unveiled its all-new sports car to a shocked and intrigued public. The sequentially named TR7 represented a fresh interpretation of two-seat performance by parent ...

Often referred to as a resounding failure or the ugly duckling of Triumph's post-war era, the TR7 has become an increasingly popular and affordable classic cult car, half a century after its debut.

The TR7 really was a first commercial take on the wedge, which had heretofore been reserved for show cars and mid-engined exotics like the Lamborghini Countach and Ferraris of the era. The United ...