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Articles | History and culture
Spitfire. The world of hardtops
A roadster is bought to travel in open air, and then it often ends up covered with an hard top. I do not know if this is a contradiction, but as a matter of fact among the accessories for Triumphs, hardtops are at the foreground, with a great variety of models produced by so many small enterprises. Andrea, with this first contribution, introduce us to this interesting topic.
Articles | Technical and tuning
SAH 8 porte 1.147cc
The short history of the birth of this small wonder that has written pages of the racing history of the small Spitfire. This article is just a small contribution to make the facts that have led to the birth of this head known, and to tell how Triumph could manage its limited economical resources to be able to compete in the motorsport world. A small object, but full of significance, that could give its lucky owners great satisfactions. Very rare, it has almost no market. We in "Triumph in Ital...
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Articles | History and culture
The "Trans Am" Vitesse
This is another history linked to passion and technique. A quiet sedan for family turned into a “beast” by more than 200 hp. on the hunt of victories. Another pearl of mind and genius of Kas Kastner; the Triumph Vitesse "Trans Am". A history that reaches up to the present day; In fact, this beautiful car is still alive and is currently among the loving care of an American gentleman, waiting to see you burn the tarmac on the American tracks.
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.
Models | Roadster
Roadster TR4
La TR4 raccolse la difficile eredità delle TR2 e delle TR3, chiudendo però il capitolo delle roadster spartane, scomode e poco pratiche: il salto generazionale fu soprattutto nella linea disegnata da Giovanni Michelotti , molto originale e bella con quegli “occhi” enfatizzati dalle caratteristiche palpebre e le eleganti codine posteriori, non esagerate e perfettamente coerenti alla moda dei primi anni sessanta. La TR4 ebbe fin da subito un grande successo commerciale con liste di attesa che, ad ...
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Documents | Press
Approfitta dell'incidente mortale e ruba 600 mila lire disseminate sull'asfalto (1966)
Articolo di cronaca uscito su l'Unità sabato 16 aprile 1966. Il conducente della Spitfire aveva appena ritirato un milione di lire in contanti dalla banca.
