Triumph History

[pittersuk]

I know this is probaly a dumb question but are triumph motorcycles and triumph cars related?

Were they both from the same origanl compnay as i know triumph cars where brought by british leyland in the 50s

please help!

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pittersuk said:

I know this is probaly a dumb question but are triumph motorcycles and triumph cars related? Were they both from the same origanl compnay as i know triumph cars where brought by british leyland in the 50s please help!

..and if they were, were these too?

[hayfever]

According to www.histomobile.com/histomob/internet/93/histo02.htm first came bicycles (1890's), then motorcycles (1902), then cars (1920's), then in 1936 the motorcycle and car company were split. Triumph went bankrupt in 1939, and were bought by Standard Motor Company in 1945. Standard-Triumph was then bought by Leyland Motors in 1960.

>> Edited by hayfever on Saturday 29th January 02:43

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Didn't Triumph cars finish up as part of the Rootes Group?

[yertis]

No. The Rootes group became part of Chrysler. Triumph "survived" semi-comatose as part of nationalised British Leyland until the early '80s. BMW now won the brand name and there are rumours based more on hope than substance that they will build a new sportscar in character with teh old Triumph classics. I.e. leak in rain, rust in real time, handle like shopping trolleys...