Triumph Dolomite, the winner that never was
Articles | History and culture

Triumph Dolomite, the winner that never was
The Triumph Dolomite development story – it started life as an upscale and technically interesting small saloon, but the Triumph 1300/Toledo/Dolomite ended up evolving in many fascinating and quite innovative ways. In this article we tell the story of this sports saloon which should have been the making of Triumph – but, instead, it ended up being left in production too long, and unreplaced. A sad end for a car with such obvious potential.
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Renato Verzaro, seductive lines
Articles | History and culture

Renato Verzaro, seductive lines
I've met Renato Verzato during at a classi car show, he was drawing some of the cars around him. I've always been more fascinated by the clean lines in a pencil sketch than by the brush strokes, so I stood for a while looking at him. This is a brief interview which let us know bettere the author behind ink and colors.
Ducati Meccanica badge: reproduction
Articles | Restorations

Ducati Meccanica badge: reproduction
Among the particularities of the Triumphs sold in the ‘60s in Italy there is the “Ducati Meccanica” badge, witness of the time when the brand from Borgo Panigale, then led by Giuseppe Montano, was the Italian distributor of the Triumph cars. I have reproduced this badge, today impossible to find. In this article I tell you how.
Trauma at Triumph
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.
Roadster TR4
Models | Roadster

Roadster TR4
La TR4 raccolse la difficile eredità delle TR2 e delle TR3, chiudendo però il capitolo delle roadster spartane, scomode e poco pratiche: il salto generazionale fu soprattutto nella linea disegnata da Giovanni Michelotti , molto originale e bella con quegli “occhi” enfatizzati dalle caratteristiche palpebre e le eleganti codine posteriori, non esagerate e perfettamente coerenti alla moda dei primi anni sessanta. La TR4 ebbe fin da subito un grande successo commerciale con liste di attesa che, ad ... (more)
British Leyland Italia (1971)
Documents | Sales brochures

British Leyland Italia (1971)
Promotional article of British Leyland Italia published in Quattroruote magazine for the 53th Turin Auto Show. Thanks to Andrea Bracca for sharing it.