Triumph 1923-1984 - committed to the classic sports car
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There have been around 10,000 car brands and designers - most of them have disappeared. One of these vanished brands is Triumph. Bicycles and motorcycles were built under this name even before cars were built. In 1923, the company began producing cars, initially small cars, later more sporty cars that even won the Monte-Carlo Rally. In 1939, the company went bankrupt and the factory was destroyed in a bombing raid. However, the company was taken over by the Standard Motor Company and made a major comeback in 1953 with the TR 2. The TR 2 to TR 8 roadsters and the Spitfire models ensured high production figures, but the saloons, including the Dolomite and the Toledo, were also popular. The last TR 7/8 was produced in 1981, followed by a Honda derivative.
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After immigrating from Nuremberg, Siegfried Bettmann founded the Triumph Cycle Company in Coventry in 1886, building bicycles from 1889 and motorcycles from 1902. Under Colonel Claude Holbrook, the 10/20 HP small car was produced from 1923 and the 13/35 HP, already equipped with hydraulic four-wheel brakes, from 1924. The Super Seven built from 1927 onwards excelled in endurance races, including in Australia. The Triumph Motor Co. (name from 1930) then built the Southern Cross, Scorpion (1.2 L six-cylinder) and Gloria models. Donald Healey joined the development department in 1933; he won the Monte Carlo Rally in 1934. From 1937, Vitesse and Dolomite models ensured sporting success.
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