The Triumph 2000 was a mid-sized, rear-wheel-drive saloon produced by the Triumph Motor Company between 1963 and 1977 utilising the venerable straight-six first seen in the Standard Vanguard.

However, the last of the 6-cylinder Vanguards had a compression ratio of 8.0:1 which, with the increasing availability of higher-octane fuels, enabled the manufacturers to increase to 8.5:1 for the Triumph.

This, and the fitting of twin Stromberg 150 CD carburettors, offered an improved power output of 90bhp.

Standard transmission on the original car was a 4-speed manual gearbox and the monocoque body had independent suspension all round using coil springs, whilst the servo-assisted brakes were disc at the front and drums at the rear.
The car presented here is a 1965 Triumph 2000 Mk1 which was built by TR Enterprises of Nottinghamshire as a Replica Group 3 rally car for its previous owner.

It was successfully campaigned in numerous events, including The Trial to the Nile in 2002 (fully details...