The first edition (1984) of Richard Newton's book, "Illustrated Triumph
Buyer's Guide", noted that only around 300 were produced and thinks that the
VTR has apparently been able to keep track of many, especially as most ended
up in the USA. (BTW, the VTR no longer has an Italia expert in their list
of consultants.) Newton's 1994 edition doesn't mention them at all.
Bill Piggott in "Original Triumph TR" devotes a 4-page spread with excellent
colour photos of an Italia. He suggests that maybe 320 were built and that
spare body panels, and chrome work (presumably including the bumpers) are
non-existent. BTW, I received an email from Jamie Palmer once about Bill
Piggott's Italia example being very unoriginal. Hopefully, you'll be able
to track him down for the real scoop.
Rod. '70 TR6 CC55899L
At 23:00 09/10/96 -0400, you wrote:
>A friend is thinking about buying a Triumph Italia that is located in Arizona
>or N.M.. The asking price is $6,000. It is supposedly running and complete
>short of the front bumper, but it has non original paint color. How
>available is the bumper? What is the price ranges on an Italia. I assume
>this is a 3 on a 5 scale. Any other info on Italias such as club contacts (I
>know Jamie has 2 of these) would be helpful. TIA
>Bob in Austin
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