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Articles | History and culture
Triumph Dolomite, the winner that never was
The Triumph Dolomite development story – it started life as an upscale and technically interesting small saloon, but the Triumph 1300/Toledo/Dolomite ended up evolving in many fascinating and quite innovative ways. In this article we tell the story of this sports saloon which should have been the making of Triumph – but, instead, it ended up being left in production too long, and unreplaced. A sad end for a car with such obvious potential.
The English version of this article is available
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Articles | Travels
England to India in a Triumph Herald Convertible
In 1961 Guy Hipsley Cooper drove a Triumph Herald Convertible from England to Sri Lanka. Sadly, he’s no longer around to explain what motivated him to embark on this epic adventure. but he did leave behind a journal, the colour slides and his letters home. Through these, it’s possible to retell his extraordinary adventure.
Articles | Travels
Tea for Two
July, 1991. Roberto, a Triumph enthusiast from Turin, owns the second Spitfire in his life and decide to attend, first Italian ever, to the ’”International Week End” organized every year by the T.S.S.C. (Triumph Sport Six Club), where Triumph enthusiasts from all the united Kingdom meet. In these pages he tells us the journey from Turin to Lubenham and back, only he and his Spitfire. A journey indeed towards the myths of Britain for who was a teenager in the ‘60s/’70s: the Beatles, Coventry, Cor...
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Books | History
Vignale con Michelotti Designer
The collaboration between Alfredo Vignale and Giovanni Michelotti was one of the most productive of the Italian car history both in quantity and quality. This book summarizes their story and work.
Models | Italia 2000
Italia 2000 Italia 2000
Nella seconda metà degli anni cinquanta l’importatore italiano della Triumph era la CESAC S.p.a. di Salvatore Ruffino con sede a Napoli. Nel 1957 Ruffino firmò un contratto con la “Standard Triumph” per potere acquistare i telai della Triumph TR3 completi di meccanica ed accessori al fine di realizzare il progetto di una propria coupé. La proposta fu favorevolmente accolta a Coventry sia perché la Casa inglese non disponeva di alcuna sportiva a carrozzeria chiusa sia per l’alta reputazione di c...
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Documents | Manuals
Triumph Spitfire 4 Stage tuning and competition preparation (1965)
Stage tuning and competition preparation manuale for Spitfires. Thanks to Andrea Bracca for sharing it.