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• Auction House:
  Donington Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Classic & Vintage Automobiles - Featuring the vast Brownbill collection of Lancia cars & parts
• Sale Date:
  06 Aug 2023 ~ 12.30pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  6
• Lot Description:
  1949 Triumph 2000 Roadster
  Famed for its use in the television series Bergerac, the Triumph Roadster was both the first model produced by the British manufacturer after World War II and its first under the ownership of Standard. Initially launched in 1946 as the Triumph 1800, it was powered by a Standard overhead-valve four-cylinder engine with a four-speed manual gearbox, using a Borg & Beck single dry plate clutch. The gearchange was column-mounted and synchromesh featured on all but first gear. Brakes were Girling hydraulic, and front suspension was independent via transverse leaf springs and triangular upper links, while a traditional semi-elliptic set-up was employed at the rear. Triumph's new Roadster featured attractive bodywork made of aluminium (apart from steel front wings) over an ash frame, aluminium being used because of the post-war shortage of steel. Its chassis was made of war-surplus four-inch pipe. The Triumph also featured a dickie seat, accessed by small steps on the rear bumper, which unusually had its own folding windscreen for the passengers! In fact, the Triumph was the last vehicle produced with a dicky seat. Another design feature of the Roadster was its use of triple windscreen wipers. After just over 2500 units were built, Triumph introduced the larger-engined 2000 at the 1948 London Motor Show. This was fitted with the 2088cc Vanguard engine, transmission and rear axle, and somewhat incongruously the previously used four-speed manual was replaced with a three-speed, albeit with synchromesh on all forward gears this time. Aside from modifications for the engine mounts, the chassis, suspension and steering of the new model - dubbed 20TR by Triumph - were unaltered. Released at the same time as the Jaguar XK120, the Triumph Roadster was never a sales success in the all-important American market, and thus only small numbers were made before production ended in late 1949. Thought to be one of just 250 survivors worldwide, this 1949 Triumph 2000 Roadster was purchased by our vendor out of a private museum collection a dozen years ago. At the Wungong Motor Museum in Caversham, Western Australia, the Triumph had undergone an extensive and thorough restoration to return it to the road. Since then, it has been used sparingly for club events and the occasional country drive, and thus remains in lovely, restored condition throughout. Presented in bright red paintwork with a black soft top and Beige interior, the ’49 Roadster sits on a set of hubcapped steel wheels with whitewall tyres. Showing 22,000 miles (which could well be original), the Triumph’s paintwork gleams, as does its copious chrome trim, while the interior is as clean as the exterior. It’s as nice an example as you’ll find. Indicating 22.042 miles covered. Accompaning the sale is an orginial excerpt from 'The Motor' in March 30, 1949 featuring the Triumph Roadster, period tools, Vanguard workshop manual.
• Notes:
  The 1949 Triumph 2000 Roadster is being sold here unregistered.
• Estimate:
  A$0 - 0
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Automobiles & Accessories

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