Ridgecrest California, U.S.A.

Darrell and Rebas Triumph Page.

(Sorry, these pages are far out dated, several cars have been added to the stable that are not represented here, one of these days....)

This page, and the ones linked to it, are dedicated to Sports Cars. But not the super high dollar exotics of film and TV legend.

Instead, it is dedicate to one of the two British marquees that brought small European Sports Cars to the American (and others) hearts and imaginations. The marquis I am referring to is the Triumph.

Triumph produced about 600,000 Sports Cars between 1953 and 1981. Most of these were sold in the U.S.A. This number seems quite paltry when compared to General Motors, or Ford Motor Corporation who may produce this many cars, in one color, in a single year. And yet this style of car (admittedly not Triumph, but MG and Jaguar) lead to the design of that American icon of speed, the Corvette. This, in turn, has lead to the development of almost any car that ever competed with the 'Vette. In addition to the 'Vette these inexpensive Sports Cars fueled the American publics fascination with the more exotic European Sports Cars, such as the Ferrari, Porsche, Lambourginie and others.

What is a Sports Car?

There are many different definitions of what a "Sports Car" is. Who is correct? I don't know, but since I am the one writing this page, I'll give you my definition.

A Sports Car (to me) is a car that is fun to drive. It may or may not be fast (and the meaning of "fast" can be hard to explain), but fast or not it should feel like you are "going" for it almost all the time. Sports Cars are almost always convertibles, or roadsters, or drop head coupes. This is not to say a hard top or fixed head coupe cannot be a Sports Car, it is only less common. And a convertible top helps to move a mundane car up the "fun" scale.

A Sports Car can make finding a parking spot in the XXXX-Mart parking area a lot of fun. In fact, maybe you will pass up that first good parking place so that you can take that hard left at the end of the row again.

A Sports Car will probably convey a feel for the road surface that far exceeds most other vehicles. Some people claim that this helps them know better how the Sports Car is "interfacing" with the road. Others just say the ride is rough.

A Sports Car should have "precise" handling. And a "neutral" feel. It should brake "evenly". And it should accelerate "well". If you think your Chrysler LaBaron GS Convertible does all of this, it may be a Sports Car. Remember, the "convertible" part already started its move up the Sports Car Scale. But don't be surprised if other people don't feel that way about it.

But most of all a Sports Car should be FUN. I said that already, didn't I? Maybe there is a reason for repeating that.

Since Sports Cars are . . . well . . . fun, we tend to drive them a lot. Because of that we have more than one, because ya' just can't have to much fun, ya' know?

Here are our three current daily drivers. On the right is our 1962 TR-4, this is actually our weekend car now. The center car is our 1977 Spitfire, this is my daily back and forth to work car. On the left is our 1979 Spitfire, my wifes daily driver.

 Our TR-4 Page.
 Our Spitfire Page.
 The TR-4 List Page.

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E-mail me at: Triumph_TR4@hotmail.com