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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 | Restorations
Horns restoration
Driving a classic car in the traffic is not always pleasant, its small size nearly disappears compared to the modern vehicles, also due to the car market increasingly moved towards useless and bulky SUVs. Getting noticed in case of need, therefore, is very important and the main tool to do it is the horn. In this article we will show you that the restoriation of a soundless or no longer working horn is an easy job.
Articles | History and culture
Before the 'works': the 1954 RAC Rally
Any racing enthusiast knows the RAC (Royal Automobile Club) Rally, arguably the UK's premier car competition. The first modern edition was held in 1953 and only a year later it saw the beginning of Triumph's racing history.
Books | History
Giovanni Michelotti. Una matita libera
In the car world there are names that sound unknown to the most, even to enthusiasts, due to the expressed desire to remain on the sidelines, to enjoy the creative freedom given by anonymity. Giovanni Michelotti was one of the most ingenious exponents of Italian design and the discretion, in his case, was intentional: this book, born by the will of his son Edgardo, finally does him justice.
Models | Roadster
Roadster 1800 e 2000
Dopo l’acquisizione della Triumph, ufficializzata il 9 Novembre del 1944, Sir John Black autorizzò l’avvio dei progetti per le nuove Standard e Triumph. Disegnata da Frank Callaby con la collaborazione di Arthur Ballard, la Roadster 1800 è stata la prima Triumph del dopoguerra e anche la prima prodotta dalla Standard Motor Company. L’obiettivo era di entrare in concorrenza con i modelli sportivi della SS (Swallow Sidecar Company , poi dal 1945 Jaguar Cars Ltd). La Roadster 1800 fu lanciata ...
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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.
