Triumph Car History (Triumph 13/35 Cars Models)

The History Of The Triumph Classic Cars with Triumph 13/35 cars models (Triumph Cars Models)

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The Triumph 13/35 or 12.8 was a car manufactured from 1924 to 1926 by the Triumph Motor Company in the UK.

It was powered by a four cylinder 1872 cc engine of 72 mm bore and 115 mm stroke with single Zenith carburettor which produced 36 bhp.

It was the first British production car to be fitted with hydraulic brakes on all wheels. These were made by Lockhead and were of the external contracting type.

Approximately 2500 of this model and the parallel 15/50 models were made. It was generally priced at about £375-495.

Triumph Car History (Triumph 10/20 cars models)

The History Of The Triumph Classic Cars with Triumph 10/20 cars models (Triumph Cars Models)

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This was the first Triumph automobile and was named the 10/20 for the Royal Automobile Club's taxation class of 10 horsepower rating and its actual output of 20 brake horsepower. The design was principally by Arthur Alderson assisted by Alan Lea and Arthur Sykes who were employed by Lea-Francis and Triumph paid them a royalty on every car made.

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It was powered by a 1,393 cc (1.4L) 4 cylinder side valve engine designed by Harry Ricardo and fitted with a single updraught Zenith carburettor. The engine produced 23.5 brake horsepower (17.5 kW) at 3000 rpm giving the car a top speed of 52 mph (84 km/h) and economy of 40 miles per imperial gallon (7.1 L/100 km; 33 mpg-US). The four speed gearbox was mounted centrally and coupled to the engine by a short drive shaft.

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This little two seater was the first Triumph production model and sold for £430. A rather high price which relied on their reputation for quality and workmanship. Lucas lighting was fitted, but it still had to acquire front brakes. This is the oldest surviving Triumph car being representative of the first year of car production. Owner Jim Kinghan.

Triumph Car History (Triumph models, Triumph Model)

The History Of The Triumph Classic Cars with Triumph cars models (Triumph models, Triumph Model)

Pre War

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Model Name	Engine	Year
Triumph 10/20	1393 cc inline 4	(1923–1925)
Triumph 13/35 or 12.8	1872 cc inline 4	(1927–1927)
Triumph 15/50 or Fifteen	2169 cc inline 4	(1926–1930)
Triumph Super 7	832 cc inline 4	(1927-1932)
Triumph Super 8	832 cc inline 4	(1930)
Triumph 12-6 Scorpion	1203 cc inline 6	(1931-1933)
Triumph Super 9	1018 cc inline 4	(1932)
Triumph Ten	1122 cc inline 4	(1933-1934)
Triumph Southern Cross	1018/1122 cc inline 4	(1932-1934)
Triumph Gloria Four	1087/1232 cc inline 4	(1934-1937)
Triumph Gloria Six	1476/1991 cc inline 6	(1934–1937)
Triumph Gloria Southern Cross	1232/1991 cc inline 4/6	(1934-1937)
Triumph Gloria 14	1496/1767 cc inline 4	(1937-1938)
Triumph Dolomite 8	1990 cc inline 8	(1934-1935)
Triumph Dolomite Vitesse 14	1767/1991 cc inline 4/6	(1937-1938)
Triumph Dolomite 14/60	1767/1991 cc inline 4/6	(1937-1939)
Triumph Dolomite Roadster	1767/1991 cc inline 4/6	(1937-1939)
Triumph 12	1496 cc inline 4	(1939–1940)

Post War

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Model Name	Engine	Year
Triumph 1800 Saloon	1776 cc inline 4	(1946–1949)
Triumph 1800 Tourer	1776 cc inline 4	(1946–1948)
Triumph 2000 Saloon	2088 cc inline 4	(1949–1951)
Triumph 2000 Tourer	2088 cc inline 4	(1948–1949)
Triumph Renown	208 cc inline 4	(1949–1952)
Triumph Mayflower	1247 cc inline 4	(1949–1953)
Triumph TR1 / 20TS	208 cc inline 4	(1950)
Triumph TR2	1991 cc inline 4	(1953–1955)
Triumph TR3	1991 cc inline 4	(1956–1958)
Triumph TR3A	1991 cc inline 4	(1958–1962)
Triumph TR3B	2138 cc inline 4	(1962)
Triumph Italia	1991 cc inline 4	(1959–1963)
Triumph TR4	2138 cc inline 4	(1961–1965)
Triumph TR4A	2138 cc inline 4	(1965–1967)
Triumph TR5	2498 cc inline 6	(1967–1969)
Triumph TR250	2498 cc inline 6	(1967–1969)
Triumph GT6	1998 cc inline 6	(1967–1971)
Triumph Dove GTR4	2138 cc inline 4	1961-1964
Triumph TR6	2498 cc inline 6	(1969–1976)
Triumph TR7	1998 cc inline 4	(1974-1981)
Triumph TR8	3528 cc V8	(1979-1981)
Triumph Spitfire 4	1147 cc inline 4	(1962–1965)
Triumph Spitfire Mk.II	1147 cc inline 4	(1965–1967)
Triumph Spitfire Mk.III	1296 cc inline 4	(1967–1970)
Triumph Spitfire Mk.IV	1296 cc inline 4	(1970–1974)
Triumph Spitfire 1500	1493 cc inline 4	(1974–1980)
Triumph GT6	1998 cc inline 6	(1966–1973)
Triumph Herald 948	948 cc inline 4	(1959–1964)
Triumph Herald 1200	1147 cc inline 4	(1961–1970)
Triumph Herald 12/50	1147 cc inline 4	1963-1967
Triumph Herald 13/60	1296 cc inline 4	(1967–1971)
Triumph Vitesse 6	1596 cc inline 6	(1962–1966)
Triumph Sports 6 (US version of Vitesse 6)	1596 cc inline 6	(1962–1964)
Triumph Vitesse 2-litre, and Mk.2	1998 cc inline 6	(1966–1971)
Triumph 1300	1296 cc inline 4	(1965–1970)
Triumph 1500	1493 cc inline 4	(1970–1973)
Triumph Stag	2997 cc V8	(1971–1977)
Triumph Toledo	1296 cc inline 4	(1970–1978)
Triumph Dolomite 1850/HL	1850 cc inline 4	(1972–1981)
Triumph Dolomite Sprint	1998 cc inline 4	(1973–1981)
Triumph 2000	1998 cc inline 6	(1963–1975)
Triumph 2.5 PI	2498 cc inline 6	(1968–1977)
Triumph 2500TC/S	2498 cc inline 6	(1974–1977)
Triumph Acclaim	1335 cc inline 4	(1981–1984)

Triumph-based models


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Vale Special	(1932–1936) very low built two-seater based on Super 8 and Gloria
Swallow Doretti	(1954–1955)
Amphicar
Bond Equipe GT	(1964–1967)
Fairthorpe Cars

Triumph Car History (British Leyland Cars) Parts 2

The History Of The Triumph Classic Cars With Leyland and beyond

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The only all-new Triumph model launched under Rover Triumph was the TR7, which had the misfortune to be in production successively at three factories that were closed - Speke, the Leyland-era Standard-Triumph works in Liverpool, the original Standard works at Canley, Coventry and finally the Rover works in Solihull. The four-cylinder TR7, its eight-cylindered derivative the TR8, and its still-born fastback variant the Lynx, were dropped when the Solihull plant ceased making road-going cars (the plant continues to build Land Rovers.)

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The last Triumph model was the Acclaim which was launched in 1981 and was essentially a rebadged Honda Ballade built under licence from Japanese company Honda at the former Morris works in Cowley, Oxford. The Triumph name disappeared in 1984, when the Acclaim was replaced by the Rover 200, which was a rebadged version of Honda's next generation Civic/Ballade model. The BL car division was by then called Austin Rover Group which also sounded the death knell for the Morris marque as well as Triumph.

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The trademark is currently owned by BMW, acquired when it bought the Rover Group in 1994. When it sold Rover, it kept the Triumph marque. The Phoenix Consortium, which bought Rover, tried to buy the Triumph brand, but BMW refused, saying that if Phoenix insisted, it would break the deal. The Standard marque was transferred to British Motor Heritage Limited, along with Austin, Morris, and Wolseley marques. The Austin, Morris and Wolseley marques were later sold to MG Rover Group Ltd, on the 10th December 2003. The Standard marque is still retained by British Motor Heritage who also have the licence to use the Triumph marque in relation to the sale of spares and support of the existing 'park' of Triumph cars.

Triumph Car History (British Leyland Cars) Parts 1

The History Of The Triumph Classic Cars With Leyland and beyond

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In December 1960 the company was bought by Leyland Motors Ltd with Donald Stokes becoming chairman of the Standard Triumph division in 1963. Further mergers led to the formation of British Leyland Motor Corporation in 1968.

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In the 1960s and 1970s, Triumph sold a succession of Michelotti-styled saloons and sports cars, including the advanced Dolomite Sprint, which, in 1973, already had a 16-valve four cylinder engine. It is alleged that many Triumphs of this era were unreliable, especially the 2.5 PI (petrol injection) with its fuel injection problems. In Australia, the summer heat caused petrol in the electric fuel pump to vapourise, resulting in frequent breakdowns of the 2.5 PI and TR6 models. While the injection system had proved itself in international competition, it did lack altitude compensation for the adjustment of mixture at altitudes greater than 3000 ft (1000 m) above sea level. The key reason for the Lucas system's unpopularity, was that Lucas was not inclined to further develop it on the one hand allied to the unwillingness of Standard-Triumph dealers to attend factory and field-based training courses dedicated to this propulsion method.

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For most of its time under Leyland or BL ownership the Triumph marque belonged in the Specialist Division of the company which went under the names of Rover Triumph and later Jaguar Rover Triumph apart from a brief period in the mid 1970s when all BL's car marques or brands were grouped together under the name of Leyland Cars.

Triumph Classic Car (Standard Triumph Sports Cars)

The Triumph Classic Car With The Standard Triumph

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After the war, in 1945 what was left of the Triumph Motor Company and the Triumph brand name was bought by Standard Motor Company and a subsidiary "Triumph Motor Company (1945) Limited" was formed with production transferred to Standard's factory. The pre-war models were not revived and in 1946 a new range of Triumphs starting with the 1800 was announced. Because of steel shortages these were bodied in aluminium which was plentiful because of its use in aircraft production.

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In the early 1950s it was decided to use the Triumph name on sporting cars and the Standard name on saloons and in 1953 the Triumph TR2 was launched, the first of a series that would run through to 1981. Standard had been making a range of small saloons called the Standard Eight and Ten and had been working on a replacement for these. When this was launched in 1959 as the Herald it carried the Standard-Triumph badge and slowly the Standard name was dropped disappearing in 1963.

Triumph Cars History (Triumph Sports Cars & Triumph Car Club)

The Triumph Cars Of The Motor Company

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In 1930 the company changed its name to the Triumph Motor Company. It was clear to Holbrook that there was no future in pursuing the mass manufacturers and so decided to take the company upmarket with the Southern Cross and Gloria ranges. At first these used engines made by Triumph but designed by Coventry Climax but from 1937 they started to make them to their own designs by Donald Healey who had become the company’s Experimental Manager in 1934.

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The company hit financial problems however and in 1936 the Triumph bicycle and motorcycle businesses were sold, the latter to Jack Sangster of Ariel to become Triumph Engineering Co. Ltd.. Healey purchased an Alfa 2.3 and developed an ambitious new car with an Alfa inspired Straight-8 engine called the Triumph Dolomite.

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In July 1939, the Triumph Motor Company went into receivership and the factory, equipment and goodwill were offered for sale. T.W. Ward purchased the company and placed Healey in charge as general manager, but the effects of World War II again stopped the production of cars and the Priory Street works was completely destroyed by bombing in 1940.