The Triumph 2000 celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, a milestone that it shares with some iconic classic cars including its closest rival, the Rover P6. Both models came to represent the best of British in the modern executive saloon sector, and each went on to enjoy a long career. For Triumph, however, the 2000 and subsequent 2500 marked the end of an era, as there would be no direct replacement. But fast-forward to 2023 and these six-cylinder offerings make a tempting classic choice.
In the middle of the 1950s, Triumph sensed a shifting trend in the wants and needs of the car-buying public. The larger 3.0-litre models that had been popular in the upmarket executive segment were losing their appeal as a younger, more affluent audience began to crave smaller saloons bursting with performance and prestige. In addition, the firm’s Standard Vanguard was getting long in the tooth
