1955 Triumph TR2 « PKV 693 »

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1955 Triumph TR2 « PKV 693 »
Works car FIA HTP valid until 2026 Well documented, known history British registration papers Chassis no. TS 5202 Founded by Siegfried Bettmann in 1885, Triumph initially manufactured bicycles at Coventry in England. It was only in 1921 that Triumph took a closer interest in cars, when it bought the car maker Dawson. It produced its first car in 1923. At the end of the Second World War, only the name was left of Triumph, after Coventry had been the target of German bombings. Bought by Sir John Black, managing director of the Standard Motor Company, the English company would go on to see the beginning of the TR - for Triumph Roadster - story. With a sporty character, but economical to run, the TR2 soon became a benchmark in the market. A private team, moreover, achieved a very respectable 15th place at the Le Mans 24 Hours race. This result encouraged the factory to enter three TR2s officially the following year, at the 1955 Le Mans 24 Hours race. A fourth works car headed for the Sarthe as a spare car; this was the one registered ‘PKV 693’. T wo months before Le Mans, ‘PKV 693’ was entered in a race at Oulton Park organised by the Bentley Drivers’ Club. The same year, the editor of Autosport magazine, Gregor Grant, competed in the 7th Tulip Rally with the Triumph TR2, which was given the number 26. Of the 207 entries, 163 cars reached the finish after driving 3000km (1860 miles) across Europe. The British crew finished 42nd overall. Later, in 1957, Mike Hurn became the owner of the Triumph. An enthusiastic amateur racer, he occasionally drove his old Aston Martin International before this made way for the newer TR2. Driving the Triumph, Hurn regularly competed in minor regional events at the circuits at Aintree, Brands Hatch, Oulton Park and Silverstone. The car also raced at Goodwood in 1958, bearing the number 44, as can be seen from the period photograph in this catalogue. ‘PKV 693’ continued to compete in
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