Triumph Cars at SSAFA Car Show

The Triumph Motor Company was represented by the cars pictured below at the SSAFA Car Show at Ewen Fields on 19 Oct 2014.

The Triumph Vitesse 6 was produced between 1962 and 1966 and was a 6-cylinder 1596cc version of the 4-cylinder Triumph Herald. The car pictured here is a convertible model from 1964.

The Triumph TR6 was a 6-cylinder fuel-injection engined sports car produced between 1969 and 1976, and here is a 1975 model.

The note in the windscreen says that this is a 1981 Triumph Dolomite with a capacity of 1854cc. The Dolomite was apparently only produced until 1980 and the 'W' on the number plate shows this one to have been registered between 1 Aug 1980 and 31 Jul 1981. If it's a late model with an 1854cc engine then it's a Dolomite 1850HL.

Another Triumph Vitesse, this one is the 1971 model with a 1998cc version of the 6-cylinder engine.

This is a 1967 Triumph Spitfire and the lettering on the rear of the car proclaims it to be a 'Spitfire 4 Mk2'. It appears that these are now generally regarded just as a Spitfire Mk2 to avoid confusion with the Mk4. The 'E' in the number plate denoting the date of registration had the shortest run of any of the age-designated plates. The letters 'A' to 'D' were used for the calendar years 1963 to 1966 but car manufacturers complained that because the letter identified the year of manufacture, instead of sales being spread throughout the year there was a concentrated demand for new cars in the very early part of the year. In 1967, therefore, the 'E' registration was only used from 1 January to 31 July, and thereafter the registration letter ran from 1 August to 31 July.