Paolo Riani: Uncharted territories
Articles | Travels

Paolo Riani: Uncharted territories
If you type "Paolo Riani" in Google or any other search engine, you will find hundreds of results: Paolo Riani is in fact among the most famous architects worldwide. Paolo kindly agreed to tell us his memories and some beautiful photographs of the journey to North Cape he did together with his father in the ‘60s, with his faithful Spitfire. A journey and an adventure that we trace in this article.
Triumph Stag. Defeat snatched from the jaws of victory
Articles | History and culture

Triumph Stag. Defeat snatched from the jaws of victory
The Triumph Stag development story is a tragic missed opportunity – it had everything: looks, power, a soundtrack to die for and a market niche all to itself. Yet it died after a short production run, and drove many of its first owners to distraction. The Stag was BL’s nearly car – it nearly had the armoury to take over the world, had it not been for that fragile engine.
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British pride
Articles | History and culture

British pride
When you see a classic car take some seconds to think about the adventures it lived in its long history. And the ones how it will face in its future.
Trauma at Triumph
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.
Razor-edge style Saloon 1800 Town & Country Saloon
Models | Razor-edge style Saloon

Razor-edge style Saloon 1800 Town & Country Saloon
Presentata nel marzo del 1946 in contemporanea con la Roadster, con cui condivideva la meccanica, l’impostazione del telaio tubolare e delle sospensioni, la 1800 Salon ebbe una genesi particolarmente travagliata. Come da tradizione Standard, il disegno della automobile venne affidato al fornitore delle carrozzerie, in questo caso la Mulliners. I designer Leslie Moore e Jim Wignall seguirono i desideri di Sir John Black che desiderava una berlina che si rifacesse, quanto a linee, allo stile Razo... (more)
La Nuova Triumph Herald 12/50 (1963)
Documents | Sales brochures

La Nuova Triumph Herald 12/50 (1963)
The second version of the Herald got some mechanical improvements and the nice optional sunroof.