Trident (car company)

Trident was a British manufacturer of automobiles, also in the form of kit cars.

Company History

The company Trident Cars Limited began in 1965 in Woodbridge with the production of automobiles. Later, the company moved to Ipswich. In 1974, the production was temporarily halted. After a reboot, 1976, the production finally ceased in 1978. Vehicles manufactured from 1965 to 1978 are modifications of a formed in the early 1960s, basic construction; they differed from each other primarily by their engine and the front end design. In technical terms, the Trident coupé based on a construction of TVR; the basic design goes on, however, the British- Italian designer Trevor Fiore (actually: Trevor Frost ), who worked for Carrozzeria Fissore in the 1960s. The vehicles were designed as a fastback coupe with a large tailgate. A single vehicle was also built as a convertible.

Rolling stock

Clipper (1965-1974)

This coupe was based on the prototype TVR Trident of 1965. Came to use an American Ford V8 engine with 4727 cc and 271 hp. In 1971, a larger engine with 5576 cc and 300 hp Chrysler was available. The information on the production figures vary between 39 and 225

Venturer (1969-1974)

This coupe was released in 1969 with a six-cylinder engine with 2994 cc and 128 hp. It 84 copies were produced.

Tycoon (1971-1974)

This coupe was released in 1971. The six-cylinder engine of 2498 cc capacity with Triumph made ​​125 hp. 7 copies were produced.

Clipper (1976-1978)

In the new edition of the Clipper V8 Ford engines with 4942 cc and 140 hp and Chrysler with 5898 cc displacement and 223 hp were used.

Venturer (1977-1978)

In the new edition of the Venturer a six cylinder engine from Ford (England) with 2994 cc engine, producing 138 horsepower was used.