Triumph 1300

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Triumph 1300
Triumph 1300
1300/1300 TC
Production period: 1965-1970
Class : Lower middle class
Body versions : limousine
Engines: Petrol engines :
1.3 liters
(45–56 kW)
Length: 3886 mm
Width: 1568 mm
Height: 1372 mm
Wheelbase : 2451 mm
Empty weight :
Previous model Triumph Herald
successor Triumph Toledo
Triumph 1500

The Triumph 1300 was a lower mid-range car manufactured by British automaker Triumph from early 1965 to early 1970.

The technology

Triumph was one of the first manufacturers to react to the innovative Morris 1100 , which set new standards in the lower middle class when it appeared in 1962. All competing models, including the Triumph Herald introduced in 1959 , looked pretty old compared to the new Morris. Triumph accepted the challenge and developed its own front-wheel drive car, which was introduced in 1965. It had a 1295 cm³ engine with 61 hp (45 kW) and a body that was 3.89 m long. However, unlike the Morris 1100, the engine was installed lengthways. The car had also become quite expensive, so that, contrary to what was originally intended, the Herald had to be built as an inexpensive entry-level model.

The model development

The 1300 was only available as a four-door notchback sedan. A two-door and a station wagon were only available from the Herald.

In the spring of 1967 the range was expanded to include the 1300 TC , which developed 76 hp (56 kW) with the same displacement. A year later, Triumph was merged with the BMC brands to form the British Leyland Motor Corporation , so that the Triumph 1300 was now the in-house competitor to the Austin / Morris 1300 .

In order to differentiate the Triumph models more strongly, the 1300 was replaced by the Triumph Toledo in 1970 . It used the same slightly updated body and engines, but it had been converted to rear-wheel drive. In retrospect, that was a decision that represented a technical step backwards.

A total of 148,350 units of the Triumph 1300 were built in five years, 113,008 of which were normal 1300s and 35,342 of the 1300 TCs.

literature

  • David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975 . Veloce Publishing PLC, Dorchester 1997, ISBN 1874105936
  • Harald Linz, Halwart Schrader: The great automobile encyclopedia , BLV Verlagsgesellschaft, Munich / Vienna / Zurich 1985, ISBN 3-405-12974-5