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Avon Acclaim: adding pace and posh to the LC9
Ladbroke Avon put together an interesting upmarket version of the Acclaim. It was initially only made available through the Henlys franchise, before being offered to a wider audience after the Turbo was launched in 1983. As a result, the Avon Acclaim sold in small numbers – a handful of which, still survive.
Articles | History and culture | NEW

Triumph Puma, the promising replacement for the 2000 canned by BLMC
The Triumph Puma was in development before the formation of British Leyland, and is an interesting insight into how Triumph saw its development as a premium carmaker going into the 1970s.
Articles | History and culture

Symbols, symbols, symbols and… dragons
Raise your hand if you’ve never wondered about the meaning of the Standard Triumph logo. In this article, the story and the evolution of the logo is told.
Books | Technical

Triumph Spitfire and GT6: A Guide to Originality
One good thing about the Spitfire is that you don't need to be a classic cars enthusiast to appreciate it but you just have to want to own and drive a fun, easy-to-manage roadster. But if you are an enthusiast or you became it thanks to her, maybe you'd like to know more about her and understand how much your car is close to originality. In this case no book will help you as much as the one by John Thomason would, so that almost everybody refers as it as "the bible".
Models | Razor-edge style Saloon

Razor-edge style Saloon Mayflower
La Mayflower, che riprendeva il nome di una famosa nave inglese del XVII secolo, fece il suo debutto nell’ottobre del 1949 allo stand 125 dell’International Motor Show Earls Court di Londra per entrare però in produzione solo nella tarda primavera del 1950 al prezzo iniziale di 370 sterline, salito successivamente a 450 dal 1953. A tutti gli effetti la Mayflower può essere considerata una Standard e, nelle sue contraddizioni di stile e di meccanica, è una valida testimonianze di come non sempre ... (more)
Documents | Press

In Inghilterra la vettura sportiva è tipica dei signori di mezza età (1966)
Articolo uscito su La Stampa giovedì 1 settembre 1966.