Triumph great picture thread (all types)
Discussion
Yertis said:
grahamtr7 said:
Correct Kiwi Linea alloys now fitted:
I missed this before. Properly cool. (And I don't care how anyone else defines cool.)
seen this one? I thought huh, do I read Triumph TR40 ? so opened the ad, to see this one, its the only one.
and then I thought, ow that 40 from F40
its the yellow one, it has a V8 though.
its here>
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1306772
and then I thought, ow that 40 from F40
its the yellow one, it has a V8 though.
its here>
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1306772
Benzini said:
GTRene said:
that is a lovely example, what are the specs, I guess not in the 130-ish hp anymore?
No, it was a Rover V8 car, but I’ve fitted a 450hp BMW M5 Engine and a Tractive Sequential gearbox, there is very little triumph left in it!
damn, that sounds very good, great engine as well, with 450hp it must be around 2kg per hp that would be supercar territory 
GTRene said:
damn, that sounds very good, great engine as well, with 450hp it must be around 2kg per hp that would be supercar territory Edited by Benzini on Monday 15th February 15:03
anonymous-user said:
Yertis said:
grahamtr7 said:
Correct Kiwi Linea alloys now fitted:
I missed this before. Properly cool. (And I don't care how anyone else defines cool.)My father had an Acclaim as a company car for a while, loved it once the engine loosened up a little, and being an ex trials, sprint, & rally driver, delighted in embarrassing people in somewhat more exotic machinery on the lanes around the village we lived in...
Moospeed said:
Almost forgot, I did get around to finishing off the other Triumph from my "back-catalogue" 
Mine was bought as a non-runner, in fact it didn’t have an engine or gearbox!!
Getting towed back from the scrapyard where I bought it from was a harrowing experience as the propshaft was flailing around a bit just inches from my leg even though it was tethered - and yet I was young and stupid at the time. I’d planned on fitting a V8 in the hole.
Youthful exuberance had to finally give way to the realities of no garage, having it parked in my mum’s garden and not enough money or progress being made so the car ended up being broken up for parts. It never did end look quite as good as my drawing. Oddly enough the DVLA states it was red but it was definitely yellow.
In terms of the artwork, I’ve improved (simplified) my process a little from the Dolomite, better lines but still too complex for what I'm really after. I’d also like to add some more creative flair here as I'd do with a painting so there's likely to be a version two of this. As it is I'm able to reproduce in any printable colour and with some small degrees of customisation, number plate, lower suspension, go-faster stripes
, etc.
I've done an acrylic painting of this same car, in it's original red colour rather than the yellow it had when scrapped.Mine was bought as a non-runner, in fact it didn’t have an engine or gearbox!!
Getting towed back from the scrapyard where I bought it from was a harrowing experience as the propshaft was flailing around a bit just inches from my leg even though it was tethered - and yet I was young and stupid at the time. I’d planned on fitting a V8 in the hole.
Youthful exuberance had to finally give way to the realities of no garage, having it parked in my mum’s garden and not enough money or progress being made so the car ended up being broken up for parts. It never did end look quite as good as my drawing. Oddly enough the DVLA states it was red but it was definitely yellow.
In terms of the artwork, I’ve improved (simplified) my process a little from the Dolomite, better lines but still too complex for what I'm really after. I’d also like to add some more creative flair here as I'd do with a painting so there's likely to be a version two of this. As it is I'm able to reproduce in any printable colour and with some small degrees of customisation, number plate, lower suspension, go-faster stripes
, etc.
First pic from 1968 and a brand new car.
Second pic 53yrs later, 2021 .
I was honoured to be introduced to the cars original owner and be given photos of the car when new.
Colour looks creamier now although the paint code should be correct , and black seats now re trimmed in admiral red .
Moospeed said:
Moospeed said:
Almost forgot, I did get around to finishing off the other Triumph from my "back-catalogue"
Mine was bought as a non-runner, in fact it didn’t have an engine or gearbox!!
Getting towed back from the scrapyard where I bought it from was a harrowing experience as the propshaft was flailing around a bit just inches from my leg even though it was tethered - and yet I was young and stupid at the time. I’d planned on fitting a V8 in the hole.
Youthful exuberance had to finally give way to the realities of no garage, having it parked in my mum’s garden and not enough money or progress being made so the car ended up being broken up for parts. It never did end look quite as good as my drawing. Oddly enough the DVLA states it was red but it was definitely yellow.
In terms of the artwork, I’ve improved (simplified) my process a little from the Dolomite, better lines but still too complex for what I'm really after. I’d also like to add some more creative flair here as I'd do with a painting so there's likely to be a version two of this. As it is I'm able to reproduce in any printable colour and with some small degrees of customisation, number plate, lower suspension, go-faster stripes , etc.
I've done an acrylic painting of this same car, in it's original red colour rather than the yellow it had when scrapped.Mine was bought as a non-runner, in fact it didn’t have an engine or gearbox!!
Getting towed back from the scrapyard where I bought it from was a harrowing experience as the propshaft was flailing around a bit just inches from my leg even though it was tethered - and yet I was young and stupid at the time. I’d planned on fitting a V8 in the hole.
Youthful exuberance had to finally give way to the realities of no garage, having it parked in my mum’s garden and not enough money or progress being made so the car ended up being broken up for parts. It never did end look quite as good as my drawing. Oddly enough the DVLA states it was red but it was definitely yellow.
In terms of the artwork, I’ve improved (simplified) my process a little from the Dolomite, better lines but still too complex for what I'm really after. I’d also like to add some more creative flair here as I'd do with a painting so there's likely to be a version two of this. As it is I'm able to reproduce in any printable colour and with some small degrees of customisation, number plate, lower suspension, go-faster stripes
, etc.came across this lovely Triumph on FB cars section.
looks good, never seen or forgotten by me.
looks good, never seen or forgotten by me.
FB said:
Triumph-Conrero Le Mans.
In 1961 Virgilio Conrero at his Autotecnica Conrero workshop in Italy was commissioned by Standard-Triumph to create a racing car for their Le Mans team, replacing the TRS models.
The car was to be built upon a space-frame chassis with aerodynamic coupe bodywork designed by Giovanni Michelotti. Power would come from triumph’s ‘Sabina’ DOHC 4-cyl 2.0litre engine tuned by Conrero to produce 165hp.
Four cars were planned but only one was completed following the take over by Leyland in 1962 with the project being stalled.
The single prototype seems to have travelled to the USA and sold but in 1980 was shipped back to the UK and in 2017 restoration by Graham Andrews commenced.
In 1961 Virgilio Conrero at his Autotecnica Conrero workshop in Italy was commissioned by Standard-Triumph to create a racing car for their Le Mans team, replacing the TRS models.
The car was to be built upon a space-frame chassis with aerodynamic coupe bodywork designed by Giovanni Michelotti. Power would come from triumph’s ‘Sabina’ DOHC 4-cyl 2.0litre engine tuned by Conrero to produce 165hp.
Four cars were planned but only one was completed following the take over by Leyland in 1962 with the project being stalled.
The single prototype seems to have travelled to the USA and sold but in 1980 was shipped back to the UK and in 2017 restoration by Graham Andrews commenced.
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