Triumph World
August/September 2015
The magazine dedicated to all standard triumph cars
Inside the August/September 2015 issue of Triumph World...
ANNIVERSARIES
1300s in Coventry and TR3,
TR4A and TR7 at Silverstone
THE KASTNER CUP
Full report from West Virginia
CHATEAU IMPNEY
TRs among the competitors
TOP SATNAV TIPS
Safe use of new technology
MARKET NEWS
Dolomite sells for £30,000
– but it is a 1938 Roadster!
EUROPEAN MEET
Stags converge on Holland
for their biennial Euro Meet
NEW PRODUCTS
More goodies and special
offers for Triumph enthusiasts
EVENT DIARY
Where to go in July & August
BRIAN CULCHETH
Legendary race and rally
driver is back in Minis again
MIKE COOK
Leyland’s PR guru in the US
recalls a memorable TR3 trip
GRAHAM ROBSON
Graham explains some of the
factors when choosing a team
TR8 COUPE
Rare production TR8 FHC
MISS ENGLAND
Beauty queen and the family’s
equally beautiful Stag
FLORIDA SPITFIRE
Long-term owner puts his mark
on this 1980 Spitfi re 1500
STANDARD AVON
Special 10/12 Sports Tourer is built
on Standard running gear
MARATHON 2.5PI
Meeting the men and the cars at the
Historic Marathon Rally Show, and
following the story of a WCR 2.5PI
AUTOMOBILIA
Two new miniature Triumphs –
Vitesse and TR2 Macau GP winner
SPRINTING TR6
One man’s dream of the perfect
TR6 to perform on road and track
TAX DISC FAREWELL
As the tax disc is killed off, we look
back at the history behind it
THE MAYFLOWER
Two owners explain the appeal of
Triumph’s modest little Mayfl ower
PRE-WAR INTRIGUE
Captain John Black and off-duty
intrigue on the Swiss ski slopes
ON TWO WHEELS
Adding capacity to the Bonneville
kept it alive into the 1980s
YOUR TRIUMPHS
Italian TR3 owners on northern tour
OUR TRIUMPHS
Herald gets a trophy, a new roof and
is waiting for some special seats
PARTING SHOT
Rod gets a Triumph with three
gears, two wheels and no engine
...and much more!!
Inside the August/September 2015 issue of Triumph World...ANNIVERSARIES
1300s in Coventry and TR3,