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Articles | History and culture
Car Assembly Ltd, Triumph made in Malta
A car plant in the heart of the Mediterranean : this is the brief but fascinating history of "Car Assembly Ltd." which in the sixties and seventies built Triumph cars using the CKD system thanks to the entrepreneurial family Mizzi. It is a story that deserves to be told and that takes us back in time.
Articles | History and culture
Class Acts, Part 1: The Triumph 2000 and 2.5 PI Mk 1
The Triumph 2000 was a very significant car for the British market, the first salvo in a bitter war between traditional big sedans and upscale “premium” offerings that still rages today. In this article, we look at the origins of the 2000 Mk 1, its links to its Rover P6 arch-rival, and the first 2.5 PI.
The English version of this article is available
here
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Articles | History and culture
Panther Rio: the Triumph Dolomite that costs more than a Jaguar XJ
Bob Jankel of Panther had the great idea of building a luxury car based on the Triumph Dolomite. Was the Panther Rio the first premium-priced small car, or just an expensive folly?
Books | Technical
Triumph Spitfire and GT6: A Guide to Originality
One good thing about the Spitfire is that you don't need to be a classic cars enthusiast to appreciate it but you just have to want to own and drive a fun, easy-to-manage roadster. But if you are an enthusiast or you became it thanks to her, maybe you'd like to know more about her and understand how much your car is close to originality. In this case no book will help you as much as the one by John Thomason would, so that almost everybody refers as it as "the bible".
Models | Spitfire
Spitfire 1500
Con questa versione con il motore da 1,5 litri, si chiude l'epopea della Spitfire.
Documents | Sales brochures
Leyland Italia (1979)
This brochure shows the models sold by the Italian British Leyland dealers.