Posts Tagged ‘le mans’
Triumph TR2 – 1956 – Macau Racer Hier der Verkaufslink (Beitzer lebt auf Malta): » https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C797234 Der aktuelle Preis ist £140.000 ! Siehe dazu auch den Blogbeitrag vom August 2014: » https://trtom.wordpress.com/2014/08/17/tr-macau-racer/ Triumph TR4 S – Works team car – 927 HP Movendi bietet den Renner an (Besitzer ist wohl die Familie Otto): » http://mo-vendi.de/en/cars/653-triumph-tr-4-s-works-team-car/ […]
Filed under: History, Racing, Verkauf | Closed
Schlagwörter: 927 HP, le mans, sale, TR2 Macau, TR4S
Triumph Conrero Prototyp
Im Herbst 1960 entschied man sich im Triumph-Direktorium eine neue Serie für das Le Mans Rennen aufzulegen. Da nicht genügend eigene Entwicklungskapazitäten vorhanden waren, beauftragte der technische Direktor Harry Webster den italienischen Tuning Spezialisten Conrero vier Fahrzeuge aufzubauen. Das Budegt umfasste damals 25.000 britische Pfund. Dann kam die Finanzkrise bei Triumph und es konnte nur […]
Filed under: History, Information, Photos, Racing | Closed
Schlagwörter: 1963, 3097 VC, Conrero, John Ames, keymo motors, le mans, michelotti, sabrina, sebring, vignale
Automodelle TRS
Roger hatte die Idee, mal etwas über die TRS-Modelle zu schreiben, da er selbst ein solches Modell im Maßstab 1:43 besitzt. Diese speziellen Triumph-TR-Modelle wurden in den Jahren 1959 (als TR3 S) und 1960 bzw. 1961 (als TR4 S) im 24-Stunden-Rennen von Le Mans eingesetzt. Um sie besser im Rennen unterscheiden zu können, wurde die […]
Filed under: History, Information, Racing | Closed
Schlagwörter: 1959, 1960, 1961, le mans, Standard Triumph Motor Company, standard-triumph, TR3S, TR4S, Triumph Motor Company, TRS
Sporting Triumph
When Ken Richardson joined Standard in 1952, he turned the almost-disastrous TR2 into a brilliant success, and took it to rally victories all over Europe. In a rare interview, he talked about his racing days to Robin Penrice, Classic and Sportscar, Dec 1987 Of all the British fifties competitions managers – a band of extremely intercompetitive […]
Filed under: History, Racing | Closed
Schlagwörter: 1955, 1956, british, ken richardson, le mans, Liege-Rome-Liege, Monza, rally, standard, tr2, tr3, tr3a
Watkins Glen, Lime Rock, Pomona, Meadowdale, Elkhart Lake,.. You name the course, the TR-4’s been there and won. (The photos show Bob Tullius taking 1st at Marlboro.) As a matter of fact, the TR-4 has taken 1st place in its class at every major sports car course in America. That’s not surprising. After all, the […]
Filed under: Information, Photos, Racing, Werbung - advertisement | Closed
Schlagwörter: advert, america, bob tullius, course, elkhart lake, le mans, lime rock, marlboro, meadowdale, national, pomona, production, sports, tr-4, tr4, watkisn glen, winner
Wer war Sabrina?
Im Zusammenhang mit dem Rennen von Le Mans und den dort eingesetzten Triumph TRS-Fahrzeugen taucht immer mal auch wieder der Name Sabrina auf. Was hat Sabrina mit den Triumph-Rennern zu tun? Seit 1959 (TR3S) gibt es den sog. „Sabrina-Motor“, ein „Experimental-Motor“ mit zwei obenliegenden Nockenwellen. Dieser hatte am Abschluß der Wellen zwei Dome. Diese assoziierten […]
Filed under: Information, Literatur - book, Photos, Racing | Closed
Schlagwörter: le mans, motor, nockenwelle, sabrina, TR3S, TR4S, TRS
Rückblick ins Jahr 1961
Triumph at Le Mans (1961) June 10th 1961 From the Standard Triumph archives Commentary by Raymond Baxter This is a promotional film produced by the Standard Triumph Motor Company of Coventry, England. The film documents the 1961 24hr of Le Mans and the 3 Triumph TR4S racing prototypes entered by the company. This was a […]
Filed under: Film - movie, Racing | Closed
Schlagwörter: 1961, archive, le mans, Raymond Baxter, standard, TR4S, triumph
Road Test 1965
The Triumph TR4A Road Test, Autosport, Sep 10, 1965 by Gregor Grant When Sir John Black, then chief of Standard-Triumph, took Ted Grinham’s advice and put Ken Richardson in charge of the development of his new sports car, little did he suspect that this would have the beginnings of one of the most popular and […]
Filed under: Information, Literatur - book, test | Closed
Schlagwörter: 1965, autosport, butter-cup, doretti, dove, earls court, gregor grant, healey, le mans, m.g., michelotti, R.A.C., rally, road, standard-triumph, test, tr3, tr4a, triumph, vanguard, xk 120
TR4 – Le Mans Classic 2006
https://www.classicdriver.com/de/article/le-mans-classic-2006 Triumph TR-Teilnehmerliste: HUBIN/DURECU – F/F – TRIUMPH TR2 – 1955 DENEVE/BRISON – B/B – TRIUMPH TR3 A – 1958 PETCH/BULL – GB/GB – TRIUMPH TR3 – 1959 DRON/MARSH – GB/GB – TRIUMPH TR4 – 1962 Weitere Informationen zu der Rennveranstaltung: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Mans_Classic http://www.lemansclassic.com/en/2006
Filed under: Information, Racing | Closed
Schlagwörter: 2006, classic, classiche, le mans, rennen, sportive, tr4
Triumph Works Mille Miglia
In February 1956, SHP 520 started live as standard production car. The car was specified in Beige with a Vermillion Red interior. After the car was delivered, SHP 520 was immediately send to the special works department of manager Ken Richardson where it was prepared for rallying and testing by the factory department. It was […]
Filed under: Information, Photos, Racing | Closed
Schlagwörter: houtkamp, le mans, mille miglia, SHP 520, tr3, works
The TR-4 is very happy at 110. But torque is high at all speeds. So if you never take it over 50, you still know you’re drivin a sports car. A lot of sports car. The Manufacturer’s Team Prize at Le Mans in 1961went to specially modified TR-4’s. Also the Motor Magazine Award for the […]
Filed under: Werbung - advertisement | Closed
Schlagwörter: auto, award, british, car, le mans, motor, sport, tr-4, tr4, triumph
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