Modern articles
Interest in the Italia has surged in recent years. Now, it is not just a rare and beautiful Triumph, it is also being coveted for the hand-crafted Italian bodywork.
Titles link to the article where possible. Unless available as a back issue from the publisher, eBay is generally a good source for these magazines.
Italia #215. A very low-mileage original Italia. First sold in the 1980's from the last collection of new Italias at the Italian dealer, Secondi.
Thoroughbred & Classic Cars, September 1980
A two-page report on Triumph prototypes.
TSOA Triumph Newsletter Vol. 26, Number 3, May/July 1980
A tiny photo of me next to a row of TR4s at the Long Island Triumph concours. What does this have to do with Italias? In the "For Sale" section, an ad for Italia #3 by an earlier owner. Little did I know I would own it within a couple of years.
TSOA Triumph Newsletter Vol. 27, Number 1, Jan/February 1981
Features a farewell to Michelotti.
Autoweek, June, 1981
Features a long article on Italia #3 by a writer with a vivid imagination.
TSOA Triumph Newsletter Vol. 27, Number 3, July/September 1981
A photo of Italia #3 at the Vintage Triumph Register National meet.
The Vintage Triumph #32, 1982, Vintage Triumph Register newsletter
A large, valiant effort by Robert Powers at a time when little was known about the Italia. The article should be read in that context. Also included is some identification information supplied by Steve Rossi.
Sporting Cars, February 1984
Compares the Italia to the Sunbeam Venezia.
Sports and GT Market, July 1984
Features an article on Italia #3.
Car Collector, March 1988
A short article and a photo of #3.
Classic and Sports Car, August 1992
A short article on the possibility of an Italia Register.
TR action, TR Register newsletter, #116, August 1994
Features an article on Italia #264. Formerly David Tomlin's, once Italia Registrar for the TR Register.
British Car, June 1995
A reasonably comprehensive article, if I do say so myself.
Triumph World, August/September 1997
An article on the Jörg von Appen's race prepared Italia.
Triumph over Triumph, December 1997/January 1998
An article I wrote about owning an Italia.
Auto d'Epoca, July/August 1998
An article on an Italia in Italian!
British Car, August/September 2000
An article on Dave Hutchison's Italia, #194.
Triumph World, October/November 2001
An article on Italia #250, modified Neil Revington. #250 went to Australia and recently returned to the UK. The new owner has been replacing some of the missing parts left off during the original "restomod."
Thoroughbred & Classic Cars, December 2001
An article on the Italia modified by Revington.
Triumph Trumpeter, August 2004
The newsletter of the Triumph Register of America, Desert Center, has an article on Italias by Mike Cook (formerly of Jaguar Rover Triumph).
Sports & Exotic Car, November 2005
An article on Italia #58, owned at the time by Corey Sherman.
Collectible Automobile, August 2007
An article featuring Tyrone Stoner's #195.
VeloceToday.com, March 2009
An article about Tyrone Stoner's cars, 195, 322 and 326.
Classic and Sportscar, November, 2010
An article on the car that is listed as #8. It is an early Italia, the chassis number would put it closer to being in amongst the first fifteen or twenty. It has production badges and front marker lights but show car floors and fuel tank. It's possible, during its original restoration, that the restorers followed photos of a production Italia or used the badges from a later Italia.
Classic and Sports Car, December 2012
An article on the 2012 Italia meet in Germany by Italia #225 owner, Paul Williams.
1957, Alfredo Vignale (L) and Giovanni Michelotti with the Lancia Appia Convertible which was produced alongside the Italia and shares some detail parts.