Upper Middle Petrol Head:

The Triumph 2500 Mk II is an elegant, quintessentially British car produced between 1969 and 1977.  And yet it's sort of not.      It is British, having been built by the Triumph Motor Company in Coventry, England.  However, it was actually designed by Italian Giovanni Michelotti - as was the Triumph 2000 that preceded it, plus a number of other TMC offerings of the era, including the Herald, Spitfire, GT6, TR4, Dolomite and Stag - elevating its style above that of many of its contemporary British competitors' stodgy offerings. It was also quite an advanced car for its time, featuring coil-sprung independent suspension on all corners, although it still ran with a front disc, rear drum brake set-up.  There was also an early  PI - standing for petrol injection - variant, but that option was dropped in favour of the twin Stromberg carby configuration that already served the rest of the lineup well.  An optional overdrive (on 3rd and 4th?) was available, too.  The example shown her