The history of Britain’s Triumph cars goes back to 1885 when they, like a lot of early automakers, were in the bicycle business. The first Triumph car was built in 1923, and early on they manufactured pretty standard-looking sedans. The TR3 was produced from 1955 to 1962 by the Standard Motor Co. headquartered in Coventry, England. Before that, there had been a TR2, which the TR3 was an upgraded model of with more power and better braking.