The Triumph Gloria was an attempt by Triumph to move upmarket, and it followed the recruitment of Donald Healey to Triumph in 1933. The Glorias were available from 1933-37 in a variety of models. Triumph designed the closed bodies of the Gloria range, with Walter Belgrove and Frank Warner at the drawing board. Using Coventry Climax engines the smallest Gloria was a 9.53hp with a 1087cc engine, and later Fours having a 10.8hp 1232cc engine. The first Gloria Six received a 1476cc 6-cylinder engine with either twin or single Solex carburettors, and from 1934 a 15.72hp 1991cc 6-cylinder engine. The Gloria Fours were relaunched as Gloria Twelves for 1935 but retained their 10.8hp engines. The Gloria Sixes also got renamed in 1935, as 'Gloria 2-litre' whilst keeping their existing 15.72hp engines; Vitesse versions gained twice as many SU carburettors as the lesser 2-litres. For 1937 Triumph came up with their own 11.81hp 1496cc ohv 4-cylinder engine for the new Gloria 1½litre saloon giving the outgoing 'Twelve' a real 12hp replacement. A larger 13.95hp 1767cc version of this Triumph engine was given to the Gloria Fourteen for 1937/8. Confusingly Gloria Vitesses were sold as well as the new Vitesse model which existed as the 13.95hp Vitesse 14/60 from 1936/38, and the Vitesse 2-litre for the same period with 6-cylinder Triumph 1991cc ohv engine. To confuse the customer even further, Triumph also sold the same mechanics repackaged in flamboyant coachwork under the 'Dolomite' label.