FPC 83B 1964 Mk1 2000 saloon, manual o/d, olive / cactus, "Bee".
FBL 489C 1965 Mk1 2000 saloon, manual o/d, conifer / red.
My first big saloon, bought in 1974. Extremely unreliable, but I still loved it!
MPG 207D 1966 Mk1 pre-facelift 2000 estate, auto, white / black, "Jasper". In the background here behind "The Pumpkin" (see below).
HEB 692F 1967 Mk1 2000 estate, manual o/d, Valencia / tan.
SPD 509F 1967 Mk1 2000 estate, manual o/d, gunmetal / light tan.
KWK 546F 1967 Mk1 2.5 PI estate, manual o/d, conifer / red, pre-production (X769 / CP29E). *
PCR 493G 1968 Mk1 2000 saloon, auto, Wedgwood / light blue.
VLL 645G 1968 Mk1 2000 saloon, manual o/d, damson / black, "Humphrey" (Racing car, to 1990s CSCC spec.) Written off in a racing incident at Pembrey on 18 April 1998. Seen here with the magnesium Minilite wheels originally fitted to TNH10 (see below).
VLR 364G 1968 Mk1 2000 saloon, auto, Valencia / black.
DPA 120H 1969 Mk1 2.5 PI saloon, manual o/d, jasmine / black, "Mark". I did the 1984 Club Triumph Round Britain Run in this car, the first Mk1 2.5PI to take part.
REL 616H 1969 Mk1 2.5 PI estate, manual o/d, jasmine / black, "The Relic".
Scrapped in 1992 due to rust - it was really bad! Its roof is visible behind LPG 292K (see below).
APF 459H 1969 Mk1 2.5 PI estate, manual o/d, Valencia / tan. *
CPH 737H 1969 Mk2 2.5 PI estate, auto, Valencia / tan.
Broken for spares. Many parts, including the entire interior, found their way onto Holly - see below.
VCV 734H 1970 Mk2 2000 saloon, auto, damson (now 2.5 manual o/d).
LPB 424K 1972 Mk2 2000 estate, manual o/d, emerald / black, "Holly".
LPG 292K 1972 Mk2 2.5 PI saloon, manual o/d (originally auto), mallard / black, "Fizz". The picture also shows a much younger Andy and the roof of REL 616H, my Mk1 PI estate (see above). The MK1 2000 saloon behind me belonged to a visitor.
XLJ 683K 1972 Mk2 2000 saloon, damson / tan.
OPH 189L 1972 Mk2 2.5 PI saloon, auto, pimento / black, "Baby".
DEE 540L 1972 Mk2 2.5 PI saloon, manual o/d, honeysuckle / chestnut, "Pumpkin". "Jasper", the pre-facelift Mk1 estate is in the background.
JHO 939N 1974 Mk2 2000 TC estate, manual o/d, carmine / new tan, "The Jolly Green Giant".
SAD 971N 1974 Mk2 2000 saloon, manual o/d, pimento / chestnut, "Sadie". * Owned since August 2021. The photo shows the car as found; it had been in this barn for 29 years. Although it has a facelift grille and rubber inserts in the bumpers, it is in fact a pre-facelift car, just not registered until August 1974. See my separate blog post "A rather sad 2000".
VML 3M (was TNH 10) 1974 Del Lines Stag Estate, manual o/d, Jaguar azure blue / light tan. *
Owned from 1990 to 2000, then 2013 to date. (Was registered JJH 818N between 2000 and 2020.) This car is currently mostly black, thanks to the previous owner, but will be all blue again one day! Back on the road in 2023 after a 10-year restoration; still work in progress, sun roof and most of the interior trim still to be fitted. And it needs painting in the correct colour too, of course! The picture below was taken when it was brand new.
JNY 590N 1975 Del Lines Stag Saloon, manual o/d, mimosa / black, "Janey". Owned since 1986. *
GHX 273N 1975 Mk2 2500 PI saloon, auto, carmine / chestnut, "Freddie". Owned from 2002 to 2008. Was probably the best handling big Triumph that I have had.
NNH 414P 1976 2500 S saloon, manual o/d, honeysuckle / chestnut, "Charlie". Written off after being rear-ended on the M4. Very sad, it was a nice car to drive.
RFX 711R 1977 2500 S saloon, automatic, honeysuckle / chestnut, "Honey". This car actually belonged to Maggie. Owned from October 2019 to October 2022. *
UVU 205S 1977 2500 S saloon, auto, Inca / black.
Bought for scrap in 1991 - it was extremely rusty!
EUD 109S 1977 2500 S saloon, Tahiti blue / black.
This car was the last big saloon off the production line, MP10228DLO. It had serious damage to the nearside, inflicted by a Sainsbury's lorry, but was otherwise in good condition. We broke it for spares before we realised what it was... today we would definitely have repaired it.
i contacted andy a few months back with regards to a red mk2 2000 saloon auto reg VCV 734H i bought from andy 11YRS AGO as a non runner but good project which i travelled up from cornwall to collect from his home in reading. this car was fully restored by my father which took 12mts to do and who has always had mk2s and runs another as well VCV. Its been a brilliant reliable servant the last 10yrs through all weathers like all the triumphs weve had and is still going strong to this day.she is now a 2.5 m.o.d and will still give the modern thin tin a good run for there money even at 42 yrs old.
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