Triumph models

Triumph was a British car brand whose origins go back to 1885, when Siegfried Bettmann founded S. Bettmann & Co. in London to sell bicycles under the Triumph name. The firm began making its own bicycles in Coventry in 1889 and motorcycles in 1902, and its first car appeared in 1923.

The Standard Motor Company bought the remains of Triumph in 1944–1945. The TR2 of 1953 was the first of the TR sports cars, and the Herald saloon followed in 1959. Leyland Motors acquired Standard-Triumph in December 1960, and in 1968 Triumph became part of British Leyland. The best-known models of that era include the Triumph Spitfire of 1962–1980, the GT6, the Stag, the Dolomite and the wedge-shaped TR7 of 1975–1981. The last Triumph, the Acclaim, appeared in 1981, and the marque was retired in 1984. BMW has owned the name since it bought the Rover Group in 1994. See also Rover, MG and Austin-Healey.