An unique car for an unique race. This "barchetta" Spitfire was made for the dramatic Macao race in 1965. The crazy ideas from the Triumph Competition Department.
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Models: Spitfire 4
Keywords: Canley / Fred Nicklin / Harry Webster / Kas Kastner / Le Mans / Macau / Sport
24 hours of Le Mans, the adventure par excellence. The great manufacturers still today challenge each other to impose and demonstrate their winning technology. The fascination of this race attracts the racing departments engineers to new challenges. The Triumph TRS, built in 1961 on the TR3 frame, is the tangible proof of this.
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Models: Roadster TRX / Roadster TR2 / Roadster TR3 / Roadster TR4
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 Italy" are so lucky to have in our “dynamic museum” some of these heads and can witness its performances. Not just an aftermarket item, but a real piece of Triumph history.
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Models: Herald 1200 e 12/50 / Spitfire 4 / Spitfire MKII
Keywords: Accessories / Harry Webster / Le Mans / Sport / Syd Hurrell / TriumphTune
This is the story of an ambitious project that the Competition Department of Triumph made to be able to offer its drivers a more powerful weapon for the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. Unfortunately, things went differently because of many reasons; an aborted project which left a halo of mystery that still fascinates the brand lovers.
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Models: GT6 MKI