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The Triumph Italia 2000 Coupé was built between 1959 and 1962, during which time 330 cars were produced. Designed by Giovanni Michelotti, the TR3 chassis and mechanical components were supplied by the Triumph Motor Company in the United Kingdom, and built by Alfredo Vignale in Turin, Italy.
The Triumph Italia 2000 was hand built in only 330 (2 prototypes and 328 numbered production cars) speciments using the Triumph TR3 chassis. Designed by star designer Giovanni Michelotti and built by Alfredo Vignale in Turin, under contract to Ruffino S.p.A. Industria Construzione Automobile of Naples. It was thought that the Triumph Italia 2000 would appeal to people willing to spend more for the dependability and ease of obtaining stock mechanical parts of a Triumph, but who wanted a better looking car than the standard Triumph – “Italian bodywork at its best, British tradition in sports car engineering at its finest.”
In the pantheon of automotive legends, certain vehicles stand out as timeless icons of style, performance, and craftsmanship. Among these illustrious creations, the Triumph Italia 2000 Coupé occupies a place of honor—a symbol of innovation, elegance, and the enduring allure of classic automobiles.
The story of Carrozzeria Vignale represents one of the many somewhat forgotten success stories born against the backdrop of an Italy that was torn apart by the Second World War and which, starting from the end of the 1950s, was able to recover enough to know a real miracle. economical just a few years later.
