Triumph Vitesse 6 - boot badge

Triumph Vitesse 2-litre Mk II - bonnet badge

Triumph Vitesse 6 Saloon. In 1960 The Triumph Vanguard was updated as the 'Vanguard Six' with a new 1991cc 6-cylinder engine built as 1½ 803cc engines. The Vitesse 6 was given a 1596cc version of this engine.

Triumph Vitesse 6. Triumph engineers stitched 2 extra cylinders onto an 803cc Styandard Ten engine to create the Vanguard six cylinder engine. For the Vitesse they created a smaller 1596cc 6-cylinder unit.

Triumph Vitesse 6 Saloon. The Vitesse 6 was launched in 1962, essentially a more sporting version of the Triumph Herald given a smaller 1596cc version of the Triumph Vanguard Six engine.

Triumph Vitesse 6. Introduced in April 1962, the Vitesse 6 used a Herald body re-worked by Giovanni Michelotti to give it a slant-eyed bonnet with the fashionable quad lamp setup.

Triumph Vitesse 6. From the rear little is changed from Herald 1200 to Vitesse 6, notably NOT even the rear suspension - the weakness of both Herald and Vitesse. However the Vitesse did get better seats, more wood, more chrome, and anodised trim on the bumpers.

Triumph Vitesse 6 Saloon. In 1962 Triumph popped a 1596cc version of the new 6-cylinder Vanguard engine into the Triumph Herald to create the Triumph Vitesse 6. Giovanni Michelotti was asked to restyle the Herald body and gave the Vitesse the 'Chinese Eyes' headlamps.

Triumph Vitesse 2-litre Mk II Saloon. Revised rear suspension, a 104bhp engine and more brightwork were the 'MkII' revisions to the Vitesse 2-litre from 1968.

Triumph Vitesse 2-litre Mk II. The Mk II from 1969 featured a revised rear suspension layout which eliminated the earlier handling problems. A more powerful engine improved performance (now 104bhp),

Triumph Vitesse 2-litre Mk II Convertible. The main improvement for the MkII was improved rear suspension which cured the 'jack-up' tendency of the rear wheels.

Triumph Vitesse 6 Saloon. Launched in 1962, 22,000 Vitesse 6 were sold as saloons, and 8,000 as convertibles.

Triumph Vitesse 2-litre Mk II. Produced from 1968-71, the Convertible sold 3400 to the Saloon 5600

Triumph Vitesse 6 Saloon - pillar badge

Triumph Vitesse 6 Saloon - bonnet handle

Triumph Vitesse 2-litre Mk II - rear lights

Triumph Vitesse 6 Convertible

Triumph Vitesse 2-litre Mk II Convertible.

Triumph Vitesse 2-litre Mk II. Mark II cars had these 'Rostyle' wheel embellishers over their steel wheels.