Triumph 2000

The Triumph 2000 was a mid-sized automobile produced by the Triumph Motor Company between 1963 and 1977. The 'Mark I' was built between 1963 and 1969; a substantial facelift styled by Michelotti came in 1969, updating the car for the 1970s. It came in saloon and estate forms.

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Automobile - Triumph Motor Company - 1963 - 1977 - 1969 - Michelotti - Saloon - Estate

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A 2.5 litre fuel-injected model of the Mark I, the 2.5 PI, was launched in 1968, but gained a reputation for unreliability. Because of the launch late in the Mark I's life, there are relatively few PIs in the original shape.

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Fuel-injected - 1968

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In 1969, the Mark II range was launched, aping the look of the then-upcoming Triumph Stag grand tourer. There were entry-level 2000 models, which were the most plentiful, but the remainder of the range consisted of 2500, 2500 twin-carburettor (TC) and 2500 PI models. Late in its life a 2500S model, with 14 inch (356 mm) wheels and anti-roll bar, was added.

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The Mark II, the last big Triumph car, ceased production in 1977, supplanted by BL's corporate executive car, the Rover SD1. A few were still being registered in New Zealand as late as 1979, and many were still on the road in the 1990s. Sir Robert Muldoon, New Zealand's then-Prime Minister, privately owned a 2500S and had been known to drive to work in it.

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1977 - Rover SD1 - New Zealand - 1979 - 1990s - Robert Muldoon - Prime Minister

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