Really Wide: ’49 Triumph 2000 Roadster
Post war British cars almost always have a compromise or two caused by material shortages. In the case of this Triumph roadster, the body was made in aluminum instead of steel. That is sort of cool by today’s standards. The engine specified is similar to the engine Standard supplied to Jaguar before the war. The first year, the displacement was a modest 1776cc producing a top speed of 75 mph. By ’49, they bumped it over 2000cc creating a smoother but not signifcantly faster car. Read More
