Triumph
Triumph started up in 1923 and by the late 1920's had built the Super Seven, followed by the Eight and Nine models. Then the sportier models of Southern Cross, Scorpion and Gloria models with 3 chassis types with as many as six choices of engine, culminating in the Dolomite. Clearly the factory was spreading it's finances thinly. There was an attempt to get into the top echelons of sportscars when Donald Healey moved there and oversaw the 8C Dolomite project, basing the engine and brakes on the already dated 8C 2.3 Alfa.
Postwar, the car side of the Triumph company (not including the motorcycle side of the business) was absorbed by the Standard Motor Co. after which the Roadster and 1800 Saloon were produced. By 1953 the TR2 entered mass production, where it was particularly successful in the export market which the post war British economy needed. The TR2 evolved into the 3 and 3A. There was also the Triumph Herald. Later Michelotti modernised the look of their sportscars with the TR4 for 1961. Triumph became part of the Leyland empire, giving it new impetus ending in the V8 engined Stag. Their smaller Spitfire took on the MG Midgets and Austin-Healey Sprites in that market sector. Then there was the coupe GT6 and Stag mentioned. And let's not forget the 4 door 16 valve Dolomite Sprint which was also used in competition. The last Triumph left the factory on June 9 ,1984.
