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Charles Spencer King, 1925-2010

One of the the British engineering industry’s biggest characters and the “father” of the Range Rover, Charles Spencer “Spen” King, died in June, from injuries sustained when his bicycle collided with a van a fortnight earlier. King was head of new vehicle projects at Rover from 1959, a role in which he oversaw some of the [...] [...]

Spen King

One of the the British engineering industry’s biggest characters and the “father” of the Range Rover, Charles Spencer “Spen” King, died on the 26th June from injuries sustained when his bicycle collided with a van a fortnight earlier. King was head of new vehicle projects at Rover from 1959, a role in which he oversaw some [...] [...]

May 2010 COTM - Mine!

Register badge proudly displayed. Number plates are reproductions, but as original. The tyres are Goodyear GT2 175/80 14 (same size as original). This month I’m featuring the car owned by yours truly, i.e. me, Allen Walker, the Triumph 2000 Register webmaster. My car is far from pristine, as you will see from the pictures, and some [...] [...]

Standard and Triumph Day Out

[ July 18, 2010; 10:30 am to 4:30 pm. ] Organised by the Manchester Standard Triumph Group of the Standard Motor Club at the MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT Boyle Street, Cheetham, Manchester, M8 8UW Sunday, 18th July, 2010, 10.30 am until 4.30 pm Join us to display your Standard or Triumph vehicle and visit this museum to see a fantastic collection of historic transport vehicles and memorabilia from [...] [...]

Car & Bike Show, Beaconsfield Football Club

[ May 2, 2010; ] Contact Dave Lucas, Thames Renegades, for more details. [...]

WCR40 Souvenir Programme

WCR40 Souvenir Programme If you’re going to be visiting WCR40, why not invest in the specially produced souvenir programme at only £5.00? 48 full colour pages packed with photographs, stories, statistics and much more. A wonderful reminder of the day. If you can’t make it to WCR40, these will be available to [...] [...]

Stoneleigh Show Report

The Triumph 2000 Register Stand at Stoneleigh, March 2010 Sunday 7th March dawned bright but crisp, which was good news for those bringing their cars to display on the Register stand. Not too much, if anything, to clean from the cars. Having set up the stand backboards and table on Saturday afternoon, the only things to do [...] [...]

Latest chapter for Triumph 2000 Story

Jonathan Lewis’s in-depth history of the Triumph 2000 continues here [...]

Obscure Triumph 2000 References No.726

Lego Triumph 2500 Police Car Okay, the creator of this little item is somewhat misinformed, but you’ve got to give credit for doing it in the first place. Click on the pic to go to the original page. [...]

SIXappeal 171, February 2010

To be delivered to members during the first half of February 2010 Contents: 2 WHO’S WHO – THE TRIUMPH 2000 2500 2.5 REGISTER; EDITORIAL 3 JUST IN PASSING… 4 EASTER EUROPE EXCURSION 2010 5 SHOWS AND EVENTS DIARY 6 STANDARD-TRIUMPH FORUM “MARQUE DAY” BOOKING FORM 7 NEWS & INFORMATION FROM ALAN CRUSSELL, TEEN TRIUMPH 8 TECHNICAL EXTRACTS from the REGISTER FORUM 10 YOUR LETTERS 12 GROUP NEWS AND REPORTS 14 EAST KENT RALLY EXTRAVAGANZA 15 “SHINE A LIGHT” 16 CLASSIC [...] [...]