Triumph 2000 help
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Its not online. Its at a scrapyard called Langfords near shaftesbury. Its a 4 cylinder, it has the bonnet with the scoopy type bit. It definately didnt have the later lights, and its definately not a toledo.
The back end is instantly recognisable as a 2000 from the photos ive seen of them, but the front is.. triciker!
The lights are not like the ones on the model pic ive posted.
>> Edited by lanciachris on Wednesday 23 February 14:18
The back end is instantly recognisable as a 2000 from the photos ive seen of them, but the front is.. triciker!
The lights are not like the ones on the model pic ive posted.
>> Edited by lanciachris on Wednesday 23 February 14:18
lanciachris said:
Its not online. Its at a scrapyard called Langfords near shaftesbury. Its a 4 cylinder, it has the bonnet with the scoopy type bit. It definately didnt have the later lights, and its definately not a toledo.
The back end is instantly recognisable as a 2000 from the photos ive seen of them, but the front is.. triciker!
Chris,
they didn't do the 2000 with a four cylinder engine, nor with single lamps.
What you probably have is a Dolomite, which is the same basic shape and style but smaller.
Im 99% sure it was a 4 cylinder. It definately wasnt a dolomite.
Edit:
More searching found this pic
It is one of these. It definately was a 4 cylinder though... 100% certain now having seen the photo of what the 6cyl looks like
>> Edited by lanciachris on Wednesday 23 February 14:28
Edit:
More searching found this pic
It is one of these. It definately was a 4 cylinder though... 100% certain now having seen the photo of what the 6cyl looks like
>> Edited by lanciachris on Wednesday 23 February 14:28
maybe a conversion at some point in it's life? or a facctory development car?
all 2000 series triumphs were 6cyl. the model one in the pic is a very early chriome grille mk2.
there was the toledo, single headlamp front end, but two door. all dolomites were 4 door.
if it's defo the 200seires bodyshell and it's a 4 cyl with single front lamps it's an oddball that's not a production model.
might be worth something extra if so.
joo
>> Edited by joospeed on Wednesday 23 February 15:36
all 2000 series triumphs were 6cyl. the model one in the pic is a very early chriome grille mk2.
there was the toledo, single headlamp front end, but two door. all dolomites were 4 door.
if it's defo the 200seires bodyshell and it's a 4 cyl with single front lamps it's an oddball that's not a production model.
might be worth something extra if so.
joo
>> Edited by joospeed on Wednesday 23 February 15:36
lanciachris said:
ooh. it was one of those! I thought all dolomites had like the sprint so figured it had to be a 2000 of some sort, but never having seen a 2000 in the metal figured they must have just been smaller than id imagined!
>> Edited by lanciachris on Wednesday 23 February 18:47
Chris, remind me to slap you on the gub the next time I see you for being a dumpling!!
A 1300 is half the size of a 2000!
You had us all excited about finding a secret protoype or something!
By the way, the 1300 was crap, numerous design faults.
I used to do a lot of warranty work on Triumphs; the one you want is a late 2000 Mk1. It was a beautiful car inside and lovely to drive.
The 2.5 Pi version of it was very exciting in it's time but fraught with problems, although if you're really keen you can buy one and sort it out using modern injection, which will transform it.
I had a 2000 with overdrive, a Piper cam, gas-flowed head and triple forties.
It went like stink and was totally reliable. It would be nice to replicate that again, very retro.
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