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Articles | Events
35° Auto e Moto d'Epoca
Short report from the 35th edition of the biggest classic cars exhibition in Italy.
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...
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Articles | History and culture
Kas Kastner's TR 250K
A real masterpiece, born from the intelligence of two persons that loved and still love cars. From the first draft to the build of this "special" that marked an era. Technical Virtuosity?
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.
Models | Razor-edge style Saloon
Razor-edge style Saloon Renown Limousine
La Renown Limousine nacque da un idea di Sir John Black e di Louis Antweiller della Mulliners. Il prototipo X497 fu costruito tra il marzo e l’aprile del 1951, la produzione fu avviata nell’agosto del 1951 con un prezzo di vendita di 925 sterline. La meccanica e i relativi optional rimanevano quelli della TDB mentre il telaio presentava un passo allungato a 111 pollici permettendo porte più lunghe. La mancanza di domanda indusse già nell’ottobre del 1952 a decidere il fermo della produzione di s...
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Documents | Sales brochures
Triumph Italia 2000 (1959)
This brochure of the rarest of the Triumph shows a drawing of the second Italia prototype and was printed only in Italian.
