What a car

[kris]

Now this is one nice car.

[Chris]

Not very fast though. Decent enough around corners. Today, you can get them in convertible form really cheap, and they are very fun to drive.

Heres a Mk.II



A MK I


I know there is a Mk. III and IV. I have a pic I will scan next weekend.

[enzo@af]

Yeah, Triumphs are great.

[DVSNCYNIKL]

Triumphs, aren't they made in or were made in England or something like that?

[Chris]

English all the way! So you get the charms and reliability.:licker:

[Moppie]

Originally posted by Chris
English all the way! So you get the charms and reliability.:licker:

Isnt that an oxymoron when talking about british cars?
and the top pic above is a TR2

Triumphs were also assmebled in New Zealand (in an old wool shed that then became the Honda factory, before Honda bought part of what was left of BL), Australia and South Africa.

[Chris]

The spitfire I want is the Mk. III. Supercars.net said this was a spitfire, and I dont know what those cars really looked like (not enough to differentiate them, anyway)

Reliability and Old English Roadster is indeed an oxymoron. But they are neat.
Just picture it: You are driving down a hill on a two lane road, with lots of traffic coming both ways. There is a semi ahead, and you're catching up quite quickly. So you go to press the brakes, only to realize that THEY'RE NOT THERE!! AHHHH! Oh hoo hoo hoo, what fun. Whenever you arrive, you'll be treated like a conquering hero. You dont get that in a Miata.

[primera man]

Originally posted by Moppie



Triumphs were also assmebled in New Zealand (in an old wool shed that then became the Honda factory,

That i find hard to beleive !!!!


If true where about was it ?...it would make for intresting reading.

[Chris]

They used to make Rolls-Royces in Springfield.

[Moppie]

Originally posted by primera man




That i find hard to beleive !!!!


If true where about was it ?...it would make for intresting reading.

LOL, Triumph bought some land of a farmer in Nelson with the intention of assemblying Triumphs here for the NZ market. The land they purchased had a wool shed on it, and the legend is (iv heard this from someone who worked there in the 70s) that the wool shed was never knocked down, but got intergrated into the structure of the new car plant. Honda aquired the plant in the early 80s and used to assembly cars untill I think the late 80s, may be early 90s. The plant should still be there. Last I heard Honda were planning on refurbishing imports there, same as Toyota does with the signature class cars at Thames.

[primera man]

WOW...Thanks for the answer...just seems a laugh thinking about it

[S Brake]

I drove a Triumph once, i don't remember what kind it was, but it was a 4 spd convertible and it was red, man i could chirp the tires going into every gear. those were the days.

[Chris]

That could be any triumph (probably a TR6, though)

[Thunda Downunda]

Moppie, if you're referring to the pale blue Trumpy above (rego 8573 etc) .. isn't that a TR4 or TR5, not a TR2?

[Moppie]

Originally posted by Thunda Downunda
Moppie, if you're referring to the pale blue Trumpy above (rego 8573 etc) .. isn't that a TR4 or TR5, not a TR2?

You know your absolutly right.
My bad.
The TR2 had a more 30s style to it, with sweeping frount gaurds, almost like a more refined MG TF. (uggghhhhhhhh MG, ugghhhhhhhhhhhh)
While the TR4 was the First of the Micholoti designed cars, and for the time was very modern.
Since that car in the pic has a bulge on the right side of the bonnet to fit the Carbs Im going to say its now a TR4.

well Spotted Thunda.