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Articles | History and culture
Kas Kastner's TR 250K
A real masterpiece, born from the intelligence of two persons that loved and still love cars. From the first draft to the build of this "special" that marked an era. Technical Virtuosity?
Articles | Biographies
Walter Belgrove, the man with a magic pencil
Donald Healey said that he was “the first real British designer”. This would suffice to define Walter Belgrove. The Triumph myth owns much to the work, imagination and creativity of this artist and designer. Even today we remain captured by the lines of the Triumph that he shaped: suffice it to think of TR2 and TR3, not to say ofth e mythical “Flow-Free” of the ‘30s. Walter Belgrove is one of those figures that, as a Triumph enthusiast, I would like to have met once in my life, but unfortunatel...
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Articles | Restorations
Ducati Meccanica badge: reproduction
Among the particularities of the Triumphs sold in the ‘60s in Italy there is the “Ducati Meccanica” badge, witness of the time when the brand from Borgo Panigale, then led by Giuseppe Montano, was the Italian distributor of the Triumph cars. I have reproduced this badge, today impossible to find. In this article I tell you how.
Books | History
Trauma at Triumph
The Herald was a milestone in the hostory of Standard Triumph, both for the importance of the model itself and because it gave birth to the Spitfire and GT6 family. This book tells its exciting genesis, from the first meeting with Giovanni Michelotti to the company troubles of that era.
Models | Dolomite
Dolomite Sprint
The Sprint, the more advanced of the Dolomite family, was presented in June 1973, costing 1.740 GBP, and was produced unitl 1980. Charles Spencer “Spen” King with his team of engineers developed a four cylinders engine of 2000 cc, 127 HP, and with a four valves per cylinder head with all 16 valves actuated by a single shaft, instead of the more common solution with a double shaft. This solution awarded Triumph the “Design Council” prize in 1974. The Dolomite Sprint is considered...
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Documents | Sales brochures
Triumph Spitfire Mk4 (1972)
The small roadster debut in a seaside scenery with its new 70s squared tail.
