The Triumph 2000 and 2500 saloon and estate car range in 'Barb' and
'Innsbruck' codenames were the big money earners for Standard-Triumph in the
60's and early 70's and put the company back fully into profit soon after
acquisition by Leyland in 1961. They did not sell in the US as they were far
more costly than something out of Detroit and were withdrawn from US sale in
1967. But for the rest of the world, the range was a big seller - especially
in developing countries with lousy roads and indifferent servicing. Barb and
Innsbruck sold especially well in Europe and the biggest competitor was the
Rover 2000. With the formation of BL in 1968 the Rover and Triumph model
ranges were 'stepped' in price and vehicle specification and the goodies box
was varied according to price. Built in large numbers from kits in Belgium,
Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, the model range saw about 100,000
units coming out of these plants.
Coventry production as fully finished
vehicles were as follows (figures rounded)
2000 saloon (all variants)
205,000
2000 Estate (all variants) 15,000
2.5PI saloon (all variants)
52,000
2.5PI estate (all variants) 4000
2500 saloon (non
PI) 38,000
2500 estate (non PI) 3000
TOTAL ALL (UK fully
built) 317,000
Overseas built 100,000
Total
all 417,000
Jonmac
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