Articles | History and culture
Was the Triumph Acclaim Japanese or British?
Chris Cowin delves into the history of building the Triumph Acclaim at Cowley, countering the myth it was simply a screwdriver operation unpacking and assembling Japanese kits. Such a belief is rather unfair to the people who worked there in the 1980s.
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Models: 1300 1300/1300TC / 1500 1500/1500TC / Acclaim Acclaim / Dolomite Sprint / Roadster TR7 / Roadster TR7 Sprint / Roadster TR8
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Articles | History and culture
Life in a Triumph Italia is a journey, not a destination
In 2013 Paul Harvey casually met the Triumph Italia and it was love at the first sight. Almost an obsession. A desperate search resulted in two journeys in Italy and a dream come true. A passion that in a few years made him one of the most prominent expe
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Models: Italia 2000 Italia 2000
Keywords: Giovanni Michelotti / Salvatore Ruffino / Travels
Articles | History and culture
Grandfather’s Ax: The Many Evolutions of the Triumph TR4, Part 1: TR4 and TR4A
If you replace a car’s body, a few years later replace its chassis, a few years after that replace the engine, and finally replace the body again, is it still the same car? In this article we begin our look at the curious evolution of the TR line, startin
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Models: Italia 2000 Italia 2000 / Roadster TR2 / Roadster TR3 / Roadster TR4
Keywords: Alick Dick / Giovanni Michelotti / Harry Webster / Le Mans / Sabrina / Salvatore Ruffino / Walter Belgrove
Articles | History and culture
Grandfather’s Ax: The Many Evolutions of the Triumph TR4, Part 2: TR5, TR250, and TR6
With the debut of the TR4A in 1965, Triumph finally had a sports car with a modern fully independent suspension to match its crisp Italian styling, but the company soon decided the TR needed more power and a fresh suit of clothes. The results were two fam
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Models: Roadster TR4 / Roadster TR5 / Roadster TR6
Keywords: George Turnbull / Giovanni Michelotti / Kas Kastner / Peter Brock / TR250K