Triumph Fury
Encyclopedia
The Triumph Fury was a two-door convertible prototype by the Standard-Triumph
Company of Coventry
. It was the first monocoque sports car to be made by Triumph . Body design was by the Italian stylist Michelotti and the car used components from the 2000
saloon including the 2.0L 6 cylinder
engine of the time, although the use of the 2.5L 6 cylinder or the 3.0L Triumph V8
was possibly intended had the car gone into production. The car lost out to the continuation of the separate-chassis TR series, with the Triumph TR5
being introduced in August 1967. The decision by Triumph to not develop the car was due in part to the reluctancy to invest in new production line and tooling faciliites required to manufacture the model, in favour of continuing with the simpler manufacturing of the separate body and chassis design of the TR series.
The prototype still exists, apparently in good running condition, and was advertised for sale by a car dealer in July 2009.
Triumph Motor Company
The Triumph Motor Company was a British car and motor manufacturing company. The Triumph marque is owned currently by BMW. The marque had its origins in 1885 when Siegfried Bettmann of Nuremberg initiated S. Bettmann & Co and started importing bicycles from Europe and selling them with his own...
Company of Coventry
Coventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
. It was the first monocoque sports car to be made by Triumph . Body design was by the Italian stylist Michelotti and the car used components from the 2000
Triumph 2000
The Triumph 2000 is a mid-sized, rear wheel drive automobile which was produced in Coventry by the Triumph Motor Company between 1963 and 1977. Larger-engined models, known as the Triumph 2.5 PI and Triumph 2500 were also produced.-Engine:...
saloon including the 2.0L 6 cylinder
Triumph I6
The Triumph Six Cylinder or Triumph I6 engine is a compact, reliable and in some configurations, relatively powerful straight-six engine using traditional cast iron construction and a pushrod actuated overhead valve head, originally introduced by Standard Triumph in their Standard Vanguard...
engine of the time, although the use of the 2.5L 6 cylinder or the 3.0L Triumph V8
Triumph V8
The Triumph V8 is a 3.0 litre V8 developed in house by Triumph for the Triumph Stag. This was basically two Triumph Slant-4 engines 'stuck' together. It consisted of a single overhead cam cast iron block with aluminium heads.-Development:...
was possibly intended had the car gone into production. The car lost out to the continuation of the separate-chassis TR series, with the Triumph TR5
Triumph TR5
The Triumph TR5 was built for a 13 month period between August 1967 and September 1968 by the Triumph Motor Company in Coventry, England....
being introduced in August 1967. The decision by Triumph to not develop the car was due in part to the reluctancy to invest in new production line and tooling faciliites required to manufacture the model, in favour of continuing with the simpler manufacturing of the separate body and chassis design of the TR series.
The prototype still exists, apparently in good running condition, and was advertised for sale by a car dealer in July 2009.
Further reading
- Triumph Fury Pictures at http://www.furyworld.fsnet.co.uk/Triumph.html