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Triumph Sabrina Engine
The Triumph Sabrina engine is an internal combustion engine for automotive applications developed by the Triumph Motor Company division of the Standard Motor Company in England in the late 1950s. It powered Triumph's Le Mans team entries in 1959, 1960, and 1961, and was considered for use in a production road car. History In the late 1950s Triumph's Competitions department designed and built a new high-performance engine given the development name 20X. An investment of £49,000 was approved for its development, as 'Project 51', by the Standard-Triumph board at its meeting on 19 September 1960. Some sources call this the 'S' engine, after Triumph's TR3S and TRS Le Mans cars. The engine's two prominent front-facing domical camshaft end covers earned it the popular nickname "Sabrina", after contemporary British actress Norma Ann Sykes. ''Sabrina'' later became the engine's official name. Harry Webster, director and general manager at Standard-Triumph, reported that the engine wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Standard Motor Company
The Standard Motor Company Limited was a motor vehicle manufacturer, founded in Coventry, England, in 1903 by Reginald Walter Maudslay. For many years, it manufactured Ferguson TE20 tractors powered by its Vanguard engine. All Standard's tractor assets were sold to Massey Ferguson in 1959. Standard purchased Triumph Motor Company, Triumph in 1945 and in 1959 officially changed its name to Standard-Triumph International and began to put the Triumph brand name on all its products. A new subsidiary took the name The Standard Motor Company Limited and took over the manufacture of the group's products. The Standard name was last used in Britain in 1963, and in India in 1988. History 1903–1914 Maudslay, great-grandson of the eminent engineer Henry Maudslay, had trained under John Wolfe-Barry, Sir John Wolfe-Barry as a civil engineer. In 1902 he joined his cousin Cyril Charles Maudslay at his Maudslay Motor Company to make marine internal combustion engines. The marine engines did n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
