Triumph Roadster

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THE TRX 'BULLET' TRIUMPH ROADSTER

The last Triumph Roadster left the Standard factory at Canley on 19th September 1949. A successor was considered, and two prototypes built, of this Austin Atlantic type tourer based on the Standard Vanguard chassis and drive train. It was designed to be as unfussy as possible to accentuate its smooth aerodynamic shape and was packed with expensive electrically operated luxuries such as power hood, electric windows and concealed headlamps.

The double skinned alloy body concealed some innovative features including four-wheel jacking, a bonnet that hinged from either side or could be taken off entirely (as is the case in the Bristol 401), and flashing indicators. Despite enthusiastic noises the car was dropped in favour of a small sports model, which was considered a better bet for overseas sales. You may have heard of it ...the TR2! At the end of this expensive exercise there existed two registered TRX tourers, HKV 20 and KHP 712, and a shell that was never completed. The two registered cars were owned by the late John Ward, who restored KHP 712 to the superb condition you see in the photographs above, taken at the Triumph Roadster Club's Annual Concours in the early seventies at the Eathorpe Park Hotel. The other car is complete but in a sorry state, but its present owner in Germany intends to restore it to its former glory.

These rear views were photographed at the June 2000 Concours meeting.

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