Stuart.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/227217938519?mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5336858830&customid=904757&toolid=10001&mkevt=1

james

Hope to add in this topic some pics!   1m26-elenco-vetture-accettate-accepted-cars-list.pdf

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Every classic lover with a bit of common sense knows: you don't restore for the trade, but for yourself. For the kick, for saving something that actually already seemed lost. Driven by pure admiration, Gert-Paul van 't Hoff, together with his comrade Willem-Jan de Geus, had a Triumph Italia in England transformed from a hopeless project into a competition-worthy beauty. It cost a fortune, but as Van 't Hoff soberly says: "You still can't buy a Maserati Sebring for that money."

Text & photography: Aart van der Haagen

The Triumph Italia 2000 is not an everyday apparition. Between 1959 and 1962, body builder Vignale in Turin built a total of 329 units, based on the Triumph TR3. The design came from Giovanni Michelotti. The technique remained British, the bodywork was completely Italian handcraft. That makes the Triumph Italia extremely rare today.

Chassis number 27 rolled up on American roads in the early 1960s. In 1966, the car was stopped with 28,000 miles on the odometer. This was followed by a hibernation of almost fifty years, until Van 't Hoff and De Geus bought it in 2015. The consequences were guessed. "There was barely a bottom left underneath and in one of the doors was a half-metre bee nest," says Van 't Hoff.

Triumph Italia restoration in England

The Triumph Italia remained in England for the restoration and ended up with Watermill Carriage, Stuart Edwards' company. A specialist who knows exactly where the differences are between a standard TR3 and an Italia. “He knew which specific details are correct and where you can find parts that were originally also applied to other Italian cars from that time.”

For example, bumpers of a Lancia Appia had to be tracked down and an ashtray was mounted that was also used in a Ferrari at the time; price tag almost a thousand euros. A lot of time went into the detailing of the Triumph Italia. Aluminum trim strips for the door panels were copied, missing parts were reproduced and everything had to fit as Vignale once intended.

Triumph Italia bodywork: on the verge of collapse

The Triumph Italia has a steel body on the separate TR3 chassis. That chassis turned out to be solid, but the carriage was dramatically bad. "Stuart had to strengthen the front part first before he could lift the body off the chassis, otherwise it would have literally sunken."

Bottom sections were completely replaced, as were parts of the sills and the connection to the rear part around the fuel tank. The doors were given new skin plates, the frames of the hood and trunk lid were repaired and inserts were placed on the underside of the fenders. Many decorative parts went to the chrome maker. For the spoked wheels, new ones were chosen, identical to those of the Triumph TR3, after all, technically the basis of the Triumph Italia. “Still, we've kept as much original material as possible.”

TR3 heart with Italian flair

The interior of the Triumph Italia was completely decommished. The upholstery was redone in skai, in accordance with factory specification, with replacement of the distered horsehair and the spring packages, so that the chairs are tight again in modelling.

Technically, the work was relatively bad. The 1991 cc four-cylinder from the Triumph TR3A was honed and fitted with oversized pistons with new sps. The bearings were still within tolerance. The SU carburetters were overhauled, as were shock absorbers, brakes and instruments. The transmission required little more than new cross-couplings, a clutch plate and pressure group. The Laycock the Normanville overdrive was still functioning. Furthermore, the Triumph Italia received a new wiring harness, exhaust and ignition components.

The restoration of this Triumph Italia took almost four years and cost well over a hundred thousand euros. That's serious money for a car that is technically related to a TR3. But look at Michelotti's lines, Vignale's craftsmanship and the print rand of only 329 pieces. Van 't Hoff smiles: "It's like a model."

The complete restoration report can be found in the March issue of Auto Motor Klassiek. That is now in the kiosk.

Ken Y

https://theclassicfactory.com.au/project/1954-swallow-doretti-2/

I have not connection to this car

Regards

Adrian

https://www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-1962-triumph-italia-2000-gt/?lot=62324&so=0&st=&sto=0&au=552&ef=&et=&ic=False&sd=0&pp=48&pn=1&g=1&fbclid=IwY2xjawL_Gz1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBRbHJZZDl4Zk9yRmg2WWhRAR6Kdwha10FVLqAsJAgXj2DHWG2e86NSJD9qKEKj02rW8UgiECVQQZBANhbsCQ_aem_q8PNpuFZj18YEIINPlSePA

https://oecc.ca/classified-ads/cars-for-sale/1954-swallow-doretti/

Location: British Columbia

          Cheers

          Richard

          Cheers

          Richard

Ken

Note: Clip cues up oddly; be sure to start at beginning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnR3B1TJrMc

this Triumph Italia is for sale at Germany.

https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/triumph-seltenes-vignale-coupe-auf-tr-basis-2000-gt/2974145504-216-19223

Not easy to find, because the seller (I don't know him) avoids "Italia".

Ciao, Marco

          Cheers

          Richard

It is remarkably solid! solid enough that I can jack the car up which is pretty well unheard of on what, I assume, is an original chassis.

Engine is free, non-overdrive box, Salisbury diff; with the one piece front clam lifting forward it very easy to work on. The interior is all complete although some dashboard clocks are missing and the wiring/fuel lines/brakes are incomplete but these are all obtainable from Triumph suppliers/jumblers. Autosparks can supply a new loom, all the front suspension/steering is TR3 with 10 drums on the rear. (although they have been removed to allow it to roll). Rear/side glass in present, front screen is new. In fact, thanks to the Peerless & Warwick Owners Register all the glass is obtainable from Pilkingtons.

Having four seats its a natural progression from a TR for the family man, certainly was for me! In 2ltr form these cars go and handle very well however, it could make a great foundation for a race car as these body shells are far stronger/lighter than the Phase 1, the main shell will lift off the chassis "as one" and the front clam is held on by 4 bolts. It would be easier to convert to V8 at this point if you so wish. This would mean changing the front cross-member but there are templates available to carry out this modification.

V5 in my name. reduced to £5,000 for a quick sale. Based in the Midlands and may be able to help with transportation (extra cost). Give me a call or email for more photos and info etc.

Nigel. 07803201600   gt2@peerless-gt.co.uk 

Cheers Richard

Please to say this has now SOLD and to a younger (than me!) enthusiast.

I have already posted this on selected Facebook pages and thought I really should put it on here too. Its only taken me 39 years of Peerless ownership to realise I cannot keep paying storage for cars I am not going to get to.....

Peerless GT phase 1 for total restoration, 95% complete. Body has been re-assembled onto the chassis.

The body does have some damage but there are repair panels to go with it.

Chassis is straight but would either need a lot of work or replacement, this I can help with (by separate negotiation) .

All engine/gearbox/suspension in attendance. Seats have existing trim to copy. I have the dash pod but incomplete clocks ATM (still looking!).

Old logbook and commission plate.

Le Mans Classic/   Angoulême/Goodwood etc eligible.

£1250.00 ono

Give me a call or drop me an email to discuss....

07803 201 600

gt2@peerless-gt.co.uk

Stuart.

Cheers Richard

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