1927 - 1934
- 1925: Development of the Triumph Super 7 began, with Arthur Sykes given responsibility to design a small car. Amongst the recruits to help develop the car was Stanley Edge, he had been the original draughtsmen for the Austin 7.
- 1927: The Triumph Super 7 was produced, it was a response to the success of the Austin 7. The Triumph Super 7 was 150mm longer and 50mm wider than the Austin. The car featured a 832cc four cylinder side valve engine designed mainly by Harry Ricardo, and unlike the Austin, the Triumph had three bearing crankshafts with pressure lubrication and monobloc crankcase made from cast iron. The Triumph Super 7, like its predecessors it featured Lockhead hydraulic brakes, though they were internal expanding drums making them less affected by water.
The chassis featured a rigid front axle, supported by half elliptic springs, with a live rear axel with quarter elliptics allowing the chassis side members to finish ahead of the rear axle.
The electrical system for the car was 6 volts. The three gear non synchromesh gearbox was mounted in unit with the engine, transmitting power to the worm gear final drive via a torque tube. All body styles were made in house, they consisted of a cheap two door four seater tourer, a de luxe tourer with two coloured body, a two seater with dickey seats, a two door saloon, a fabric bodied saloon and at a top of the range coachbuilt saloon. A special fabric bodied saloon with a sliding roof was available, supplied by Gordon England. - 1929: A new body style was released called the Special Sports, featuring a pointed tail. Briefly, a supercharged version was available with 747cc's and was able to reach 80mph.
- 1930: More body styles appeared, including a two seater coupe, a de luxe fabric saloon and a landaulet. Wire wheels became standard in this time.
- 1931: The range was cut back making for a more simple life, with the fabric saloons, landaulet, coupe and Special Sport being cut, but with the introduction of a Gnat sports tourer and Tickford bodied saloon.
- 1932: Cars were designated Mark I for tourers and Mark II for saloons. Also, a pillarless saloon was introduced to the range. The track of the cars grew to 1105mm, with the ring springs being changed from quarter to semi elliptic on the Mark II Saloons, the de lux model cars received a four speed gearbox.
- 1933: The name changed to the Super 8 ending the Super 7.
Fonte: http://www.cars-and-autos.info Características técnicas
Motor (Engine)-------------------------------------------------- Posição (Position)--------------------------------------------- Frente longitudinal Válvulas (Valvetrain)------------------------------------------- 2 valvulas por cilindro; 8 cilindros Cilindrada (Displacemente)--------------------------------- 747 cc Binário (Torque)------------------------------------------------- Potência (Power)----------------------------------------------- Comprimento (Length)---------------------------------------- 3048 mm Largura (Width)-------------------------------------------------- 1346 mm Altura (Heigth)--------------------------------------------------- Velocidade Máxima (Top Speed)------------------------- 108 km/h 0-100 km/h-------------------------------------------------------- Caixa de velocidades (Transmission)-------------------
