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. However Coventry did not understand the project and its potential and lost the opportunity to have the most beautiful GT ever to carry the name “Triumph”: the Italia 2000. The Italia 2000 was also the dream of a man who was a very successful entrepreneur who lived a very intense life. Today we would like to remember this italian man, Salvatore Ruffino, who gave us a car in front of which our French cousins would use only one word: "Chapeau!"


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Models: Italia 2000 Italia 2000

Keywords: Giovanni Michelotti / Salvatore Ruffino

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Life in a Triumph Italia is a journey, not a destination
Articles | History and culture

Life in a Triumph Italia is a journey, not a destination

In 2013 Paul Harvey casually met the Triumph Italia and it was love at the first sight. Almost an obsession. A desperate search resulted in two journeys in Italy and a dream come true. A passion that in a few years made him one of the most prominent experts and the driver of an Italia which is considered a reference for originality.

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Models: Italia 2000 Italia 2000

Keywords: Giovanni Michelotti / Salvatore Ruffino / Travels

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2nd International Triumph Italia Meeting
Articles | Events

2nd International Triumph Italia Meeting

Spring, for the classic cars enthusiast, is the seasons of meetings and 2015 marked a much exclusive one: from May 31st to June 6th the second International Triumph Italia 2000 meeting was held between the provinces of Turin and Cuneo.


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Models: Italia 2000 Italia 2000

Keywords: Alfredo Vignale / Giovanni Michelotti / Salvatore Ruffino / Travels

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A long dream
Articles | History and culture

A long dream

"Hi everybody. My name is Ophelie and I am a car". Every motorhead knows that each car has a soul and a story to tell. The one told by Ophelie, an amazing Italia, is a rollercoaster of glory an decline with a proper and deserved happy ending.


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Models: Italia 2000 Italia 2000

Keywords: Alfredo Vignale / Giovanni Michelotti / Salvatore Ruffino

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