Triumph Logo (1978 version)

1934 Triumph Gloria Six

1937 Triumph Dolomite Roadster

1974 Triumph GT6 Coupé

The Triumph Motor Company had its origins in 1885 when Siegfried Bettmann (1863-1951) and Moritz (Maurice) Schulte founded Bettmann & Co and started selling Triumph bicycles, from premises in London and from 1889 started making his own machines in Coventry, England. Image File history File links Triumph_logo. ... Image File history File links Triumph_logo. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (932x654, 71 KB)Triumph Gloria photographed by Malcolm Asquith. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (932x654, 71 KB)Triumph Gloria photographed by Malcolm Asquith. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1030x611, 97 KB)1937? Triumph Dolomite Roadster photographed by Malcolm Asquith. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1030x611, 97 KB)1937? Triumph Dolomite Roadster photographed by Malcolm Asquith. ... Download high resolution version (1500x1052, 377 KB) 1974 Triumph GT6 Coupé at The Great West Road Run rally, Aust, Bristol, England. ... Download high resolution version (1500x1052, 377 KB) 1974 Triumph GT6 Coupé at The Great West Road Run rally, Aust, Bristol, England. ... This racing bicycle is built using lightweight, shaped aluminium tubing and carbon fiber stays and forks. ... The Precinct in Coventry city centre. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq...

History

The Triumph Cycle Company

From bicycles, the Triumph Cycle Company as the company was named in 1897, branched out in 1902 into making Triumph motor cycles at their works in Much Park Street. At first these used bought-in engines but the business took off and they soon started making their own and in 1907 expanded into a new factory in Priory Street taking over the premises of a spinning mill. Major orders for the 550 cc Model H came from the British Army during World War 1 and by 1918 they were Britain's largest motor cycle maker. A slightly customized 1967 Triumph Tr6C 650 twin Triumph Motorcycles is a famous manufacturer of motorcycles based in Hinckley in England. ...

In 1921, Bettmann was persuaded by his general manager Claude Holbrook (1886-1979), who had joined the company in 1919, to acquire the assets and Clay Lane premises of the Dawson Car Company and start producing a 1.4 litre model called the Triumph 10/20 which was actually designed for them by Lea-Francis to whom they paid a royalty for every car sold. Production of this car and its immediate successors was on a moderate scale but this changed with the introduction in 1927 of the Triumph Super 7 which sold in large numbers through to 1934. Dawson Car Company was created in June 1918 by AJ Dawson, previously works manager at Hillman. ... The Triumph 10/20 was a car manufactured from 1923 to 1926 by the Triumph Motor Company. ... Lea-Francis was a motor manufacturing company that began life building bicycles. ... The Triumph Super 7 was a car manufactured from 1924 to 1926 by the Triumph Motor Company. ...

The Triumph Motor Company

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. Coventry Climax was a British specialty engine manufacturer. ... Donald Mitchell Healey ( 3 July 1898 – 13 January 1988) was a noted British rally driver, automobile engineer, and speed record holder. ...

The company hit financial problems however and in 1936 the Triumph bicycle and motorcycle businesses were sold, the latter to 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. Ariel was a British bicycle, motorcycle and automobile marque manufactured in Birmingham. ... A slightly customized 1967 Triumph Tr6C 650 twin Triumph Motorcycles is a famous manufacturer of motorcycles based in Hinckley in England. ... Alfa Romeo is an Italian automobile manufacturing company, founded as Darracq Italiana by Cavaliere Ugo Stella, an aristocrat from Milan in partnership with the French automobile firm of Alexandre Darracq. ... 1933 Bugatti DOHC straight-8 in a Type 59 Grand Prix racer 1940s Oldsmobile Straight-8 engine A Straight-8 is a straight engine with eight cylinders. ...

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. Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...

Standard Triumph

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. 1927 Standard Nine Selby Tourer 1933 Standard Ten. ...

In the early 1950's 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. The Triumph TR2 was built between 1953 and 1955 by the Triumph Motor Company in the United Kingdom, during which time 8,636[1] cars were produced. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Triumph Herald The Triumph Herald was a small two-door car introduced in 1959 by the Standard-Triumph Company. ...

Leyland

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. Leyland flatbed Leyland Motors was a British vehicle manufacturer of lorries and buses. ...

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. But many Triumphs of this era were unreliable, including the 2.5 PI with its fuel injection problems. Giovanni Michelotti (1921-1980) was one of the most prolific designers of sports cars in the 20th century. ... The Triumph Dolomite was a popular small–medium-sized four-door saloon car, made by Triumph under the British Leyland organisation. ... The Triumph 2000 was a mid-sized automobile produced by the Triumph Motor Company between 1963 and 1977. ...

The last Triumph model was the Acclaim which was launched in 1981 in a joint venture with Japanese company Honda. The Triumph name disappeared in 1984, when the Acclaim was replaced by the Rover 200, which was a rebadged version of Honda's Civic/Ballade model. The Triumph Acclaim was a compact automobile made by BL Ltd. ... For other uses, see Honda (disambiguation). ... The Rover 200-series / 25 is an automobile produced by the Austin Rover Group, and latterly the Rover Group and MG Rover. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

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. Standard and Triumph are now, along with Riley, Rolls-Royce and Mini, part of the BMW Group. A trademark, trade mark, ™ or ® [1] is a distinctive sign of some kind which is used by a business to uniquely identify itself and its products and services to consumers, and to distinguish the business and its products or services from those of other businesses. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... MG Rover are the largest independent manufacturer of cars in the British motor industry. ... The Phoenix Consortium is a group of four businessmen which purchased the British car company the Rover Group in April 2000, when BMW decided it was no longer willing to operate it. ... Riley refers to: Persons: Andy Riley, (contemporary), British author and scriptwriter Bennett Riley (1790–1853), American military governor of California before it became a US state Billy Riley, legendary catch wrestling instructor and founder of the Snake Pit gym in Wigan, U.K. Bob C. Riley (1924–1994), American politician... Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is a BMW subsidiary responsible for the manufacture of the Rolls-Royce Phantom. ... For the new MINI, see MINI (BMW). ...

Triumph car models

Pre-war

The Triumph 10/20 was a car manufactured from 1923 to 1926 by the Triumph Motor Company. ... The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ... The Triumph 13/35 or 12. ... The Triumph Super 7 was a car manufactured from 1924 to 1926 by the Triumph Motor Company. ... The Triumph Super 7 was a car manufactured from 1924 to 1926 by the Triumph Motor Company. ...

Post war

Triumph 1800 Roadster with Dickey seat occupied The Triumph 1800 Roadster was the first post war car from Britains Triumph Motor Company and was produced from 1946 to 1948. ... Triumph 1800 Roadster with Dickey seat occupied The Triumph 1800 Roadster was the first post war car from Britains Triumph Motor Company and was produced from 1946 to 1948. ... The Triumph TR2 was built between 1953 and 1955 by the Triumph Motor Company in the United Kingdom, during which time 8,636[1] cars were produced. ... The Triumph TR3 was built between 1955 and 1957 by the Triumph Motor Company in the United Kingdom, during which time 13,377[1] cars were produced. ... The Triumph TR3A was built between 1958 and 1962 by the Triumph Motor Company in the United Kingdom. ... Triumph TR2 The Triumph TR3B was produced by the Triumph Motor Company (Standard Motor Company) in 1962. ... From the VTR website (www. ... 1962 Triumph TR4 The Triumph TR4 was a sports car built in the United Kingdom by the Standard Triumph Motor Company and introduced in 1961. ... The Triumph TR4A was built between 1965 and 1968 by the Triumph Motor Company in the United Kingdom. ... The Triumph TR5 was built for a 15 month period between 1968 and 1969 by the Triumph Motor Company in the United Kingdom, during which time approximately 2,947 cars were built. ... The Triumph TR250 was built between 1968 and 1969 for 15 months by the Triumph Motor Company in the United Kingdom, during which time approximately 8,480 cars were built, all of which were for the American market. ... 1962 Triumph TR4 The Triumph TR4 was a sports car built in the United Kingdom by the Standard Triumph Motor Company and introduced in 1961. ... The Triumph TR6 (1969–1976) was the best-selling Triumph in history when production ended in 1976, but was later surpassed by the TR7. ... The Triumph TR7 was a sports car manufactured from 1975 to 1981 by the Triumph Motor Company, then part of British Leyland (and subsequently, BL Ltd. ... The Triumph TR8 was an eight-cylinder version of the wedge-shaped Triumph TR7 sports car, manufactured by BL Ltd. ... 1971 Triumph Spitfire MKIV The Triumph Spitfire was a small British two-seat sportcar, introduced in 1962. ... 1971 Triumph Spitfire MKIV The Triumph Spitfire was a small British two-seat sportcar, introduced in 1962. ... 1971 Triumph Spitfire MKIV The Triumph Spitfire was a small British two-seat sportcar, introduced in 1962. ... 1971 Triumph Spitfire MKIV The Triumph Spitfire was a small British two-seat sportcar, introduced in 1962. ... 1971 Triumph Spitfire MKIV The Triumph Spitfire was a small British two-seat sportcar, introduced in 1962. ... 1968 Triumph GT6 1973 Triumph GT6 1974 Triumph GT6 The GT6 was a 6-cylinder sports coupé built by Standard-Triumph and based on their popular Triumph Spitfire convertible. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Triumph Herald The Triumph Herald was a small two-door car introduced in 1959 by the Standard-Triumph Company. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Triumph Herald The Triumph Herald was a small two-door car introduced in 1959 by the Standard-Triumph Company. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Triumph Herald The Triumph Herald was a small two-door car introduced in 1959 by the Standard-Triumph Company. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Triumph Herald The Triumph Herald was a small two-door car introduced in 1959 by the Standard-Triumph Company. ... The Triumph Vitesse was a compact 6-cylinder car built by Standard-Triumph from 1962–1971. ... The Triumph Vitesse was a compact 6-cylinder car built by Standard-Triumph from 1962–1971. ... The Triumph Vitesse was a compact 6-cylinder car built by Standard-Triumph from 1962–1971. ... The Triumph 1300 was a medium/small 4-door saloon car made by Standard Triumph under the control of the Leyland group. ... Triumph 1500 The Triumph 1500 was a small front-wheel drive automobile produced by Standard-Triumph from 1970. ... The Triumph Stag was a car sold between 1970 and 1978 by the British Triumph Motor Company. ... 1971 Triumph Toledo two-door The Triumph Toledo was a compact automobile introduced in August 1970 as a cheaper version of the 1300, which was at the same time replaced by the 1500. ... The Triumph Dolomite was a popular small–medium-sized four-door saloon car, made by Triumph under the British Leyland organisation. ... The Triumph Dolomite was a popular small–medium-sized four-door saloon car, made by Triumph under the British Leyland organisation. ... The Triumph 2000 was a mid-sized automobile produced by the Triumph Motor Company between 1963 and 1977. ... The Triumph 2000 was a mid-sized automobile produced in Coventry by the Triumph Motor Company between 1963 and 1977. ... The Triumph 2000 was a mid-sized automobile produced by the Triumph Motor Company between 1963 and 1977. ... The Triumph Acclaim was a compact automobile made by BL Ltd. ...

Triumph-based models

Swallow Doretti made a 2 seater sports car based on the Triumph TR2 at a factory in Walsall, England between 1954 and 1955. ... The Amphicar was the only amphibious automobile ever mass-produced for sale to the public. ... Bond Cars Ltd British motor maker. ... Fairthorpe cars were made in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, England between 1954 and 1976. ... Lotus Super Seven The Lotus Seven is a small, simple, lightweight two-seater open-top sports car from Lotus, which has been called a motorcycle on four wheels. It is the most successful inexpensive exotic sports car. ...

External links

• International Triumph TR Registry free database with Comission numbers and photographs of TR2-TR6s
• Triumph directory page at dmoz.org
• Vintage Triumph Register - North American Triumph owners club
• Pre-1940-Triumph Owners' Club
• http://www.classic-cars-online.co.uk