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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.
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 Herald and Triumph Vitesse used a twin flanged box section [4] backbone carrying the main torsional [citation needed] and bending loads, with light channel section side rails to stiffen the body, while the Triumph Spitfire and Triumph GT6 sports cars used only the twin-box section backbone, with separate side members in the body ...
Car SOS is a British automotive entertainment television series that airs on National Geographic Channel as well as being repeated on Channel 4 and More4. [1] [2] The first eight series are also available on the Disney+ streaming service. The series began in 2013 and is presented by Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend. [1]
Triumph Herald; Triumph Spitfire; Triumph GT6; Triumph TR4; Triumph TR5 Ginevra; Triumph 2000; Triumph 1300; Triumph Vitesse; Triumph Stag; Triumph Dolomite; He also created a number of prototypes which did not go into production, such as the Triumph Fury. The only Triumphs after 1960 that were not his work were the TR6 and the TR7, plus the ...
The History Channel has expanded its partnership with the SpringHill Company, the production company founded by LeBron James and Maverick Carter, by ordering three new documentary projects. The ...
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 ]
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).