Hemmings Find of the Day: 1972 Triumph T120
Clean 1972 Triumph T120 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This 1972 model features a 650 engine and 4 speed transmission. Recently this bike has received a lot of maintenance a...
Clean 1972 Triumph T120 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This 1972 model features a 650 engine and 4 speed transmission. Recently this bike has received a lot of maintenance a...
This project was started a few years ago. The vision in my mind’s eye for the much needed interior update on Banshee, the TR8, had been on hold for a while. Her, (yes, my Triumphs are of the feminine...
With my 1960 TR3A’s body structure ready to be primed, I applied two double-wet coats of epoxy primer on a warm, dry September day. All the time-consuming preparation was well worth the effort as the...
Looking past the multi-color exterior and partially disassembled body lies a car that is fairly solid and very straight. Always look beyond the obvious in order to see a car’s true potential. Photogr...
A 15-foot U-Haul was the perfect size to transport the Triumph TR3A body shell to and from the restorer. Returning only 12-miles per gallon, it cost about $240 in gas alone. Photography by author. La...
1968 Triumph TR250. Photo by Terry Shea; brochure scans from author’s collection. More than just sports cars, Standard-Triumph was one of the most prolific car manufacturers England has ever had. Fro...
Steve McQueen… Marketingmässig lässt die Scrambler von Triumph die Konkurrenz vor Neid erblassen. Wer sonst kann schon ohne jegliche Sponsoring-Millionen eine Hollywood-Ikone wie Steve McQueen als Mo...
Die Trends der neuen Saison Vom 21. bis 24. Februar 2019 gab es in Zürich-Oerlikon bei frühlingshaftem Töffwetter einen bunten Strauss von Modellneuheiten zu bestaunen. Voll im Trend liegen nach wie ...
Photos by the author; 1966 image of Mike Cook from Triumph Cars in America. We’ve just learned that our friend, current Jaguar Land Rover North America corporate archivist and former Hemmings Sports ...
New $34.99 ignition coil from NAPA. Photos by the author. With Lucas electrics being the butt of jokes for decades, it’s time we give credit where credit is due. A few weeks ago, while heading out fo...
Cannonball riders prove their road smarts by parking as close as possible to what are affectionately known as the “cleanest rest rooms in Vermont.” Photos by Kurt Ernst. Since 2010, the biennial Moto...
Rückblick Auch wenn bisweilen der Eindruck entstehen könnte, dass sich «radical» vornehmlich mit klassischen Automobilen beschäftigt: wir fahren vor allem neue Fahrzeuge. Nicht mehr ganz so viele wie...
Vollgepacktes Flaggschiff Nur zu gerne betonen Triumph-Marketingleute mit Stolz, dass ihre 1200er Tiger mit 141 PS die stärkste Reisenduro mit Kardanantrieb auf dem Markt sei. Damit verteilen sie cle...
Henry Winkler at the 2018 Iola Car Show. Photos by author, unless otherwise noted. As a young boy growing up in 1970s Milwaukee, Wisconsin, I had two heroes, and both happened to ride motorcycles: Ev...
The lower section of the left-front fender on my 1955 TR2 needs to be replaced, but with six spare left-side front fenders on hand, it will allow that damaged fender to be repaired with authentic Tri...
Im letzten November ging eines Tages plötzlich mein Handy und am anderen Ende der Leitung war ein guter Bekannter aus der Düsseldorfer Classic Remise. Dieser teilte mir dann kurz & knapp per Telefon ...
Through the years, hundreds of coffee table books have honored the sporting marques of twentieth-century Great Britain. Until now, not one of those has brought together the roster of talent we find b...
Brochure images are from the collection of Hemmings Motor News, courtesy of Bruce Zahor “The shape of things to come.” Indeed, the styling of Triumph’s final sports car would remain timely more than ...
Earlier this year, the folks at Moss restored MVC 575, a Triumph TR2 that set a speed record of nearly 125 mph at Jabbeke using its production 2.0-liter engine. * And speaking of historic British rac...
Star am Retro-Himmel Frei nach dem Motto: «Früher war nicht alles besser, aber meistens schöner» setzt die Motorrad-Industrie seit ein paar Jahren äusserst erfolgreich auf die Karte Retro-Design komb...
Fuel-injected right-hand drive 1973 Triumph TR6 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This beautiful award winning Triumph was brought to North America originally by a Canadian ser...
Aussergewöhnliches (2) So richtig berühmt wurde die englische Marke H.R.G. nie, obwohl sie doch 20 Jahre lang bestand. In diesen 20 Jahren wurden aber nur gerade 241 Fahrzeuge gebaut, was wohl auch d...
Magazine ad from the author’s collection. Remember the scene in the movie Viva Las Vegas when Elvis and Cesare Danova (aka, Count Elmo Mancini) are lying under the Count’s Ferrari when Ann-Margret wa...
Zurück in die Zukunft Bei einem Rundgang durch die diesjährige Swiss Moto (noch bis morgen Abend, 19.2.) in Zürich-Oerlikon zeichnen sich für die neue Saison drei Trends ab: Schmucke Retro-Bikes, PS-...
Der Rückblick Eine intensive Woche gibt es in diesem Newsletter 39-2016 im Rückblick, nicht bloss, weil es im Vorfeld des Pariser Salon viele Neuheiten zu vermelden gab. Wir haben ausserdem die viell...