Along with MG and Austin Healey, Triumph was the third leg of the holy triumvirate of British sporting roadsters that were globally famous during the 1950s and 1960s. And the Triumph Motor Company’s gorgeously designed TR division by far outlived the other two: the TR range commenced in 1953 with the four-cylinder TR2 and concluded with the eight-cylinder TR8 in 1981.

The beautifully profiled TR250 was sold specifically into the North American market in 1968, a version of the sports beauty sold elsewhere as the TR5.

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The TR5 employed the body shell of the TR4A with a 2.5-liter six-cylinder engine. But unlike the TR5, the TR250’S engine received its oomph from a pair of Zenith-Stromberg carburetors instead of Lucas PI mechanical fuel injection. Why? Because the Lucas PI system would be harder to tweak for America’s tight emissions standards than simple carburetors. But also due to price pressures of the American market. Like the TR5, the TR250 was also available with the ‘Surrey Top’ hard top system; a weather protection system with a rigid rear section including the rear window and removable fabric section over the driver and passenger’s heads that preceded by 5 years the Porsche 911/912 Targa, which has since become a generic name Targa for this style of top.

This classic British sports car is a true gem, boasting a stunning design and a rich history that will captivate any automotive enthusiast. Equipped with a 4-speed manual transmission, inline-six engine, Zenith-Stromberg dual carburetors, front disc brakes, Smiths & Jaeger instrumentation, Lucas-branded ammeter gauge, chrome bumpers with overriders, wooden dashboard, convertible soft top, Tonneau cover, 3-spoke steering wheel, manual-crank windows, driver-side rearview mirror, wire wheels, and with a full-size spare tire fitted in the trunk.

This example comes with a service history, with receipt copies dating from September 1990 through September 2016. If you’re in search of a classic sports car that combines timeless elegance with thrilling performance, look no further than this TR250 that is mechanically sound.

Not only did he create the architecture of the Triumph marque, he also worked with Ferrari, Lancia and Maserati, as well as being associated with truck designs for Leyland Motors. Born in Turin in Italy, the heart of the Italian motor industry, Michelotti worked for a number of coachbuilders. And from 1962 he set up on his own, beginning his own coachbuilding activities.

Towards the end of his life in 1980, asked whether he had ever designed anything other than cars, Michelotti acknowledged that virtually all of his design work had involved cars, but he admitted to having designed a coffee-making machine shortly after the end of World War II.

Two years later the businessmen started producing their own bicycles in Coventry in England.

In 1923 Triumph launched its first automobile, and in 1930, under the Triumph Motor Company name, it started to produce luxurious cars. Despite pre-WWII financial problems, the brand started to produce new vehicles again in 1946.

Triumph-badged vehicles were produced by BL until 1984 when the Triumph marque was retired, where it remained dormant under the auspices of BL’s successor company Rover Group. The rights to the Triumph marque are currently owned by BMW, who purchased the Rover Group in 1994.

As to the Triumph TR250, one of the main problems in recent years has actually been how to find one.

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