Launched in 1975, the TR7 marked a radical departure for Triumph with styling by Harris Mann, its wedge-shaped body and sawn-off rear end divided opinion like no other Triumph before or after.

From 1976 to 1980, British Leyland ran a 'Works' team of TR7s in International Rallying.

These cars were initially built with the 16-valve Dolomite Sprint engine but were then later switched to the Rover V8 shortly before the introduction of the new TR8 model.

The TR7 V8 was most successful on tarmac events, particularly in the hands of the late Tony Pond, whose charismatic exploits driving a factory-entered Triumph TR7 fired the patriotic imagination of the public, winning in Ypres and on the Manx at a time when Triumph's competition heritage needed reviving.

Built in March 1981 as a standard TR7 Coupé and purchased as such by our vendor in 2024, this example has been rebuilt and transformed into a full-blown rally car and essentially a faithfully detailed homage to the works TR8s of the la...