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 familiar-looking cars with completely new engines, followed less than two years later by a fresh-looking model whose specifications were pure déjà vu. In the second part of our history of the TR4, we look at the 1968-1976 Triumph TR5 PI, TR250, and TR6.
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Models: Roadster TR4 / Roadster TR5 / Roadster TR6

Keywords: George Turnbull / Giovanni Michelotti / Kas Kastner / Peter Brock / TR250K

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Articles | Events

2nd International Triumph Italia Meeting

Spring, for the classic cars enthusiast, is the seasons of meetings and 2015 marked a much exclusive one: from May 31st to June 6th the second International Triumph Italia 2000 meeting was held between the provinces of Turin and Cuneo.


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Models: Italia 2000 Italia 2000

Keywords: Alfredo Vignale / Giovanni Michelotti / Salvatore Ruffino / Travels

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Articles | History and culture

60 years of Triumph TR6

Just 60 years have passed since the first TR left the Triumph factory, starting a line of sport cars loved by enthusiasts all over the world. This article does not want to tell the whole story, but to provide a summary of the main essential elemen

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Models: Roadster 1800 e 2000 / Roadster TRX / Roadster TR2 / Roadster TR3 / Roadster TR4 / Roadster TR5 / Roadster TR6 / Roadster TR7 / Roadster TR7 Sprint / Roadster TR8

Keywords: Giovanni Michelotti / Kas Kastner / Peter Brock / Sabrina / TR250K

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Captains Courageous: Salvatore Ruffino and his Italia

When in November 1944 Sir John Black bought the ruins of Triumph, he had a dream: he wanted to use the brand “Triumph” to compete with his friend William Lyons, the owner of SS Cars Ltd ( later to become Jaguar ) to whom the “Standard Motor Company” had b


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Models: Italia 2000 Italia 2000

Keywords: Giovanni Michelotti / Salvatore Ruffino

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