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4 unusual facts about Triumph 2000


Executive car

Larger Triumphs such as the 2000 and 2500 firmly fitted into this category, as did some of the larger Vauxhall models from the VX4/90 and Ventora through to the Carlton.

Triumph 2000

Sir Robert Muldoon, New Zealand's then Prime Minister, privately owned a white 2500S and had been known to drive to work in it.

Examples of the 2.5 PI version of the car finished 2nd and 4th in the 1970 London to Mexico World Cup Rally.

Triumph TR

In 1967, the TR line was updated with servo-assisted brakes and a 2.5 L version of the straight-six engine that had been used in the Triumph 2000.


1964 Armstrong 500

Class A entries proliferated, taking up space on the grid from a shrinking Class B. Ford Australia had a strong presence in Class C with three factory entered Cortina GTs and Australian Motor Industries entered two Triumph 2000s in Class D.


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