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Triumph GT6 Mk I. The new car was introduced in 1966 and called the Triumph GT6. The new body was a sleek fastback design with an opening rear hatch, earning the GT6 the nickname of poor man's E-Type. [2] It was really a 2-seater, but a small extra rear seat could be ordered, large enough for small children.
In September 1966, Triumph upgraded the engine to 1998cc, in line with the new Triumph GT6 coupé, and relaunched the Vitesse as the Vitesse 2-Litre. [4] Power was increased to 95 bhp (71 kW), endowing the new car with a claimed 0–60 mph time of just under 12 seconds, and lifting top speed to 104 mph (167 km/h).
1967–1970 65,320 [14] Triumph Spitfire Mk IV 1296 cc inline 4 1970–1974 70,021 [14] Triumph Spitfire 1500 1493 cc inline 4 1974–1980 95,829 [14] Triumph GT6: 1998 cc inline 6 1966–1973 40,926 [14] Triumph Herald: 948 cc inline 4 1959–1964 Triumph Herald 1200 1147 cc inline 4 1961–1970 Triumph Herald 12/50 1147 cc inline 4 1963–1967
Triumph stopped production of the Vitesse in 1971, and Kastner sold the car in 1973. The Kastner-Brophy stable also included two Triumph TR6s, a Spitfire and a GT6. They also bought a Lola T192, which was first loaned to George Bignotti for the 1971 Questor Grand Prix , where it was driven by Al Unser . [ 8 ]
There are no records of Dunstall's organisation competing during 1970, his regular rider (of two-and-a-half seasons) Ray Pickrell riding for Norton Villiers in 1970, [27] then BSA Triumph in 1971 and 1972 [28] Dunstall's shop manager and former regular rider Rex Butcher entered the 1968 TT on a Triumph [29]
The "Slippery Sam" name was acquired during the 1970 Bol d'Or, a 24-hour race for production-based machines held in France, when engine difficulties and escaping oil covered the bike of Triumph employee Percy Tait and co-rider Steve Jolly who managed to finish in fifth place to winners Paul Smart and Tom Dickie on another works Trident.
Gary Nixon (January 25, 1941 – August 5, 2011) was an American professional motorcycle racer who most notably won the A.M.A. Grand National Championship in 1967 and 1968 as a member of the Triumph factory racing team. [1] He was also the winner of the 1967 Daytona 200 motorcycle race on a 500cc Triumph Daytona. [2] Nixon was born in Anadarko ...
Prototype Triumph Trident P1, which was on display at the London Motorcycle Museum. The Triumph Trident was designed by Bert Hopwood and Doug Hele. The Trident's three-cylinder design was developed from Triumph's 1959 5TA unit-construction 500 cc parallel-twin (which had origins in Edward Turner's 1937 Triumph Speed Twin).