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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 | History and culture
Triumph TRX, a challenge beyond the limits
There are cars for which pictures tell more than thousands of words. Triumph TRX is one of those. A line so perfect not to require any chrome embellishment. A car too much in advance for her times, too complex to build but that remains a demonstration of the capabilities of Standard and its chief designer, Walter Belgrove.
Articles | Technical and tuning
Shorrock supercharger, “feed the duck”
To run faster: many accessories developers tried to give answer to this desire of so many drivers. Among these developers, Shorrock proposed the supercharging using volumetric compressors, a solution made available also for Triumph cars. This article wants to remember this firm, describing its innovative and fascinating solutions.
Books | History
Round Britain Reliability Run. The first 50 years of the UK's ultimate classic car club event
If you are a Triumph enthusiast you have to know the RBRR. If you don't know the RBRR you have to read this book. Written by Dereck Pollock and printed by Club Triumph, it's must-have text, the perfect summary of the 50 years old main event of the Triumph world.
Models | Italia 2000
Italia 2000 Italia 2000
Nella seconda metà degli anni cinquanta l’importatore italiano della Triumph era la CESAC S.p.a. di Salvatore Ruffino con sede a Napoli. Nel 1957 Ruffino firmò un contratto con la “Standard Triumph” per potere acquistare i telai della Triumph TR3 completi di meccanica ed accessori al fine di realizzare il progetto di una propria coupé. La proposta fu favorevolmente accolta a Coventry sia perché la Casa inglese non disponeva di alcuna sportiva a carrozzeria chiusa sia per l’alta reputazione di c...
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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.
