If my memory is not too deficient, I recall the Roadster Factory of
Pennsylvania obtained a "Sabrina" complete with twin cam engine. Was
working on a restoration a few years back!
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
To: MWO Jeans & Fashion <MWO.Jeans.Fashion@t-online.de>
Cc: Amici Triumphi <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, April 08, 1999 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: Triumph Sabrina
>On Thu, 8 Apr 1999, MWO Jeans & Fashion wrote:
>
>> today I looked at some original drawings from Giovanni Michelotti he did
for
>> Triumph which are for sale. Amongst TR 4, Spitfire and some other models
there
>> are 5 drawings of a car titled 'Triumph Sabrina', if I remember correctly
the
>> date was 1959. I think it is a TR 3 based hardtop coupe (which is rather
nice). I
>> only know the 'Sabrina' twin cam prototype engine. Of course did this
model never
>> made it into production, but can anyone give a hint or heard about this
proposal?
>> I didn't find anything in the books.
>
>Michael, first I'm surprised that these drawings are up for sale. Is this
>through the family, or are these drawings that somehow got away from
>Giovanni in years past? Perhaps the ultimate buyers might at least make
>copies available to some of the Triumph clubs around the world and perhaps
>to the BMIHT as well? We can hope.
>
>As to the the "Triumph Sabrina": I wonder if it is somehow connected to
>what became The Triumph Italia 2000. Many of the styling features of that
>car are similar to those of the TRS Le Mans race cars that used the
>"Sabrina" engine. I don't know if there ever had been plans to use the
>Sabrina engine in that car? The only other thought is the one-off Conrero
>GT, about which also fairly little has been written over the years.
>
>I'm working from memory here, without any books at hand, so this is all
>just "guesswork"!
>
>--Andy
>
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