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The Triumph Motor Company was a British car and motor manufacturing company in the 19th and 20th centuries. The marque had its origins in 1885 when Siegfried Bettmann of Nuremberg formed S. Bettmann & Co. and started importing bicycles from Europe and selling them under his own trade name in London.
The Triumph Spitfire is a British sports car manufactured over five production iterations between 1962 and 1980. Styled for Standard - Triumph in 1957 by Italian designer Giovanni Michelotti , the Spitfire was introduced at the London Motor Show in 1962. [ 5 ]
To overcome the lack of performance inherent in the heavier body style the Spitfire's 4-cylinder engine was replaced with the more powerful 2.0 L (1,996 cc) Triumph inline 6 originally derived from the SC and then in use in the Triumph Vitesse (which shared a similar chassis with the Spitfire and Triumph Herald). The car was further developed ...
1962 Triumph Spitfire (Leyland-Triumph) 1962 Morris 1100 (BMC) 1962 MG MGB (BMC) 1963 Triumph 2000 (Leyland-Triumph) 1963 Rover 2000 (Rover) 1964 Mini Moke (BMC) 1964 Austin 1800/2200 (BMC) 1968 Jaguar XJ6 (BLMC) 1969 Austin Maxi (BLMC) 1970 Triumph Toledo (BLMC) 1970 Triumph Stag (BLMC) 1970 Range Rover (BLMC) 1971 Morris Marina (BLMC) 1972 ...
Cheaper sports cars also enjoyed strong sales during the 1960s, including the MG B and Triumph Spitfire which were launched in the early part of the decade, and the Ford Capri which was launched just before the decade's end. [citation needed] The 1960s saw a slow but sure increase in the popularity of foreign cars on the British market.
Power was transmitted via a four-speed Ford gearbox and a Triumph Spitfire differential. The 1600M was discontinued in April 1973, only to be revived for the 1975 model year to meet increased demand for fuel-efficient vehicles in the wake of the 1973 oil crisis. In October 1972, it cost £1980. A total of 148 were built by the time production ...