Tim Suddard
Tim Suddard Publisher Emeritus
7/29/24 2:58 p.m.

When you think of the name Triumph, you might picture a cool little TR2 or TR3. Maybe a TR4 or TR6 pops into your head–or even a Spitfire or GT6.

But did you know Triumph, as we know it, started in 1897 as a bicycle manufacturer and started building cars in 1921? Or that, at one point, the …

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David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
8/7/24 10:25 a.m.

Just thinking, when is the last time you saw a prewar Triumph? Been a minute for me. 

wspohn
wspohn UltraDork
8/7/24 11:37 a.m.

Even the early post-war Triumphs are pretty scarce.  I had a Triumph Mayflower - looks like a pocket sized Rolls Royce and used Vanguard suspension (the same as went into the TR2 etc.) and I had plans to install a hopped up TR4 drive-train, but then I detoured into regular sports car racing and never had the time to finish it.

 

 

 

Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
8/7/24 12:35 p.m.

In reply to wspohn :

"A pocket sized Rolls Royce" is definitely how I would describe that Mayflower pictured.

I'm sure the uprated TR4 bits would have made it way fun to drive.

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