The Specials section is devoted to individuals and companies that used Triumph drivetrains in their creations. Track cars only, no Amphicars will be found here.
We all know the Morgan Car company used the TR2-4A engine in their +4 model, with great success on track. Triumph powered Morgans are quite common at Vintage Race events throughout the world, and due to their light weight, are quite competitive!
Ambro
Two racers, Bill Ames and Dewey Brohaugh, collaborated to build a modified body for a TR3, and the Ambro was born.
Warwick and Peerless
A fascinating, if not somewhat typical, story of a small car company in the UK from the late 50’s into the 60’s using mechanicals sourced from Triumph. Read all about it here.
Peyote MkII
Peyote, a car that has been raced hard and continuously since 1959 as near as I can tell it’s only missed five racing seasons. It wasn’t preserved because of it’s beauty. When the late Bill Ames finished building Peyote using a Triumph TR3 donor car, an assortment of surplus road sign aluminum, zillions of pop rivets and ample rye whiskey a friend asked “were you on drugs when you built that?” Hence, Peyote.
A “history” of the car is available here. More info here as well.