Description
Triumph 1800 produced from 1946 to 1949 with the commission (chassis) number preceded by TD, 3999 cars were made.
The Triumph 1800 Town and Country Saloon has a 4-cylinder 1776cc engine similar to that used in the Jaguar 1. 5 litre saloon. The gearbox is a four speed column change unit, with the gear-lever to the right of the steering wheel. The chassis is tubular with a transverse leaf spring for the front suspension. The front and rear bumpers were of a 'V' shape cross-section.
The bodies on our cars were all coach built by Mulliners of Bordesley Green Birmingham then fitted to the chassis that was made by Standard Triumph in Coventry. This firm shared its name with other Mulliner coach-building firms (e. g. H J Mulliner and Arthur Mulliner) but with whom there was no financial connection.
Black's intent was to build not a cutting-edge performance car, but rather a touring car for gentlemen who liked to pull up to the country club in something a bit out of the ordinary. For the sake of profitability, mechanical bits would be supplied by Standard. The engine was a 1776cc inline-four, derived from the side-valve engine that had powered the pre-war Standard 12 and 14. Standard had developed an overhead-valve version of the engine, which it had been selling to Lyons, and it was that engine that was specified for the Roadster and the Town and Country. With a single Solex carburetor, it produced 65 horsepower at 4, 500 RPM. The four-speed gearbox, with synchromesh on second, third and fourth gears, was also borrowed from the pre-war car.
Engine: OHV, cast-iron block and head four-cylinder, 1, 776cc Horsepower: 63 @ 4, 500 RPM Torque: 93 lbs ft @ 2, 000 RPM Fuel system: Single Solex downdraft carburetor Transmission: Four-speed manual: 16 seconds Top speed: 82 MPH 132Km/ HThe 1948 Triumph Town & Country Saloon is not to be confused with the Triumph Renown. After the Triumph Motor Company, founded in 1884, was insolvent and dissolved in 1939, Standard took over its naming rights in 1944. In 1945, the Triumph Motor Company (1945) Ltd. was re-established as a Standard subsidiary. Standard resumed production of Triumph automobiles in 1946, but without following up on the pre-war models. The first new model was the sporty Triumph Roadster, which was joined in the same year by the four-door mid-size saloon 1800 Town & Country. The idea for this car came from John Black, the leading manager of Triumph's parent company Standard. He planned to establish Triumph as a high-quality brand that would open up the North American export market for the Standard Group. In order to suggest a special high quality, the 1800 Town & Country took up the design of British luxury class models of the pre-war period. The 1948 model was made of aluminum and built in a number of only 1360 units. Only a handful of vehicles still exist. Due to the high demand for steel due to the 2nd World War, this material was hardly available. For this reason, aluminium was used for the construction of the 1948 Town & Country. Just one year later, aluminium was no longer available due to the boom in aviation. This makes the Town & Country Saloon model a very rare vehicle. For the British market, the 1800 Town & Country was further developed into the Triumph Renown in 1949. The vehicle for sale was imported by the Spanish state in 1948, used for the Franco regime and presumably for their services. This car was ordered and produced for the regime of Franco in Spain. He was using this car for his diplomatic duties.
We bought this car in the year 2021 on a auction for classic car collectors. The car was fully restored in the year 2016. The car is in pristine conditions. No rust because of the aluminum body and in original conditions. The car is inspected and licensed by the very fussy and strict Swiss government.
