On this day in 1969, Triumph launched its flagship 2000, the Mettoy Ford GT40 was revealed and your Rover could get an aftermarket panoramic glass roof
Triumph didn’t hold back in its race to improve its flagship, upgrading the 2000 to a Mk2 just a year after giving it the TR6 sports car’s engine to create the 2.5 PI.
The tasteful curved wooden fascia, leather-rimmed sports wheel and multi-purpose levers “deserved the highest praise”. At about £1800 , the 2.5 PI was rather pricier than the carburetted 2000, but then its 2.5-litre straight six produced almost 50% more power than the 2.0-litre one .
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