When Turin was the automobile capital
Articles | History and culture

When Turin was the automobile capital
Turin, Autumn 1962, 44° International Automobile Show. It is an important event for Triumph who has three bets to be win with three important news: the new distributor for Italy, Ducati Meccanica, the new Spitfire and the new Vitesse. In this article unpublished photographs of the Triumph stand in this event are given.
Triumph Acclaim. Anglo-Japanese saloon was a hit, and a sad end too
Articles | History and culture

Triumph Acclaim. Anglo-Japanese saloon was a hit, and a sad end too
It was a brave new world for BL – a Honda built in the UK but, in many ways, the Triumph Acclaim represented so much more. When launched in 1981, the Acclaim was heralded as the first of a long line of Honda/Rovers but, more importantly than that, it proved once and for all that British assembly line workers were among the best in the world.
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Triumphant artworks
Articles | History and culture

Triumphant artworks
How do you judge the beauty of a car? Triumph cars appear in some cinema masterpieces (such as the TR3A in “La dolce vita”) and then they have been loved by many authors and men of culture. But unexpectedly a TR3A and a GT6 also appear in the works of two well-known and controversial artists, although different in their expressive techniques: Christo and Banksy.
Triumph Spitfire e GT6
Books | Technical

Triumph Spitfire e GT6
If you're Italian, one problem when looking for Triumph literature is the difficulty to get any in your language. If you're not confident with English, there are really few books that may help you and this, written by Eros talking about the "sister" Spitfire and GT6, is one of them.
Vitesse 2 Litre e MK2
Models | Vitesse

Vitesse 2 Litre e MK2
Nell'ottobre del 1966 la Vitesse 1600 venne aggiornata nella motorizzazione adottando l'unità di 1998 cc della Triumph 2000 e dando origine alla versione "2 Litre" esteticamente identica al precedente modello. Nel settembre del 1968 la Triumph presentò la versione "Mark 2" che adottava l'unità motrice della GT6 MK2 da 104 bhp grazie alla quale si otteneva un miglioramento nei tempi di accelerazione da 0–60 mph che diminuivano a 11 secondi e un aumento della velocità di punta che ora superava i... (more)
Spitfire 1500. Manuale delle riparazioni (1/7) (1975)
Documents | Manuals

Spitfire 1500. Manuale delle riparazioni (1/7) (1975)
Manuale di officina per le Spitfire 1500. Questa parte contiene i capitoli:
- Caratteristiche principali
- Valori delle coppie di serraggio
- Lubrificanti, carburanti e fluidi consigliati. Rifornimenti
- Manutenzione

Si ringrazia Matteo Rinaldi per aver condiviso questo documento.