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Captains Courageous: Salvatore Ruffino and his Italia
Articles | History and culture

Captains Courageous: Salvatore Ruffino and his Italia

When in November 1944 Sir John Black bought the ruins of Triumph, he had a dream: he wanted to use the brand “Triumph” to compete with his friend William Lyons, the owner of SS Cars Ltd ( later to become Jaguar ) to whom the “Standard Motor Company” had been a long time engines supplier. In 1958 when Salvatore Ruffino decided to build his coupe, Edmonds, the representative of Standard in Italy, thought that the dream of Sir John Black (who had since left the Standard ) could find be fulfilled. H... (more)
Class Acts, Part 2: Triumph 2000, 2.5 PI, and 2500 Mk 2
Articles | History and culture

Class Acts, Part 2: Triumph 2000, 2.5 PI, and 2500 Mk 2

The Triumph 2000 was a hit, giving the Rover 2000 a run for its money and demonstrating that there was a lucrative market for affordable premium sedans. The Mk 2 edition, introduced in the fall of 1969, seemed set to continue that success, but with Triumph now part of the British Leyland Motor Corporation, the 2000’s future would soon be in In part 2 of our story, we look at the later history of the big Triumph 2000, 2.5 PI, and 2500TC/2500S sedans.
The English version of this article i... (more)
Triumph Fury, the prototype sports car inspired by the Jaguar E-type
Articles | History and culture

Triumph Fury, the prototype sports car inspired by the Jaguar E-type

The Triumph Fury was a little more than a motor show crowd pleaser – it was a hint at what Triumph could really achieve with its sports car range during the 1960s.
The English version of this article is available
here.
Giovanni Michelotti. Una matita libera
Books | History

Giovanni Michelotti. Una matita libera

In the car world there are names that sound unknown to the most, even to enthusiasts, due to the expressed desire to remain on the sidelines, to enjoy the creative freedom given by anonymity. Giovanni Michelotti was one of the most ingenious exponents of Italian design and the discretion, in his case, was intentional: this book, born by the will of his son Edgardo, finally does him justice.
Atlas Atlas / Atlas Major
Models | Atlas

Atlas Atlas / Atlas Major

Il veicolo commerciale firmato Standard-Triumph
TR7 (1978)
Documents | Sales brochures

TR7 (1978)

Small leaflet of the TR7 coupè.
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