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Articles | Technical and tuning
Building an hard top carrier
The beginning of Spring sees many roadsters coming out of the winter hibernation, but if yours has never stopped because it has a hard top then you have to face the problem of how to keep it when it is not in use. One of the possible solutions is to use a carrier, which provides adequate support to the hard top and allows you to move it where you prefer thanks to its four wheels. In this article we explain a simple and inexpensive way to build it yourself.
Articles | Technical and tuning
Triumph GT6R
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.
Articles | History and culture
On the failure of Triumph
In 1981 Pat Bedard, a popular US driver and journalist, wrote this article after the last Triumph sport car produced and talked about what "sport car" meant in its golden age (150s-1970s). His thoughts may explain the reason we're still fascinated by these cars.
The original included article was published in the September 1981 issue of "Car and Driver" which we thank for allowing us to translate it.
Books | History
The Illustrated History of Triumph Sports and Racing Cars
There are many books abuout Triumph, provided that the research is extended to those written in English. In addition to its home country, where it was a generalist builder like many others, Canley's house historically was relevant in the United States which absorbed up to 80% of its production. The spread of Triumph models, also driven by success in American competitions, led over the years to the birth of a multitude of enthusiasts' clubs and books. This volume comes from the States and G. Will...
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Models | Vitesse
Vitesse 2 Litre e MK2
Nell'ottobre del 1966 la Vitesse 1600 venne aggiornata nella motorizzazione adottando l'unità di 1998 cc della Triumph 2000 e dando origine alla versione "2 Litre" esteticamente identica al precedente modello. Nel settembre del 1968 la Triumph presentò la versione "Mark 2" che adottava l'unità motrice della GT6 MK2 da 104 bhp grazie alla quale si otteneva un miglioramento nei tempi di accelerazione da 0–60 mph che diminuivano a 11 secondi e un aumento della velocità di punta che ora superava i...
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Documents | Manuals
Triumph TR4A Owners Handbook (1967)
The so-called TR4A "glovebox manual", always to keep it in hand.
