The Triumph known as “the Conrero” was designed by Michelotti but built for Triumph in Italy by Conrero, a tuning company which worked with Alfas and Lancias and more recently with Lotus. The Triumph Conrero was meant to replace the TRS models which had a successful year at LeMans in 1961.

The Triumph Conrero was powered by a further development of the Sabrina twin-cam engine. After the Leyland takeover, Triumph sent the four TRS cars and the Conrero to the U.S., where they did not accomplish much, and they were sold off, some actually showing up on used car lots in Florida.

In the 1980s, John Ames of London rescued several of the cars, including the Conrero, and shipped them to his home near Heathrow Airport, spending all of his money preserving them for future use. This writer - Graham Andrews - once visited the Conrero in one of John’s lock-up garages. We moved a lot of stuff out of the way and pushed it out into the sunlight. Back in February, I learned that Graham Andrews had purchased the Conrero from John. He has disassembled the car and begun restoration. The Triumph Conrero has always generated a huge mystique. It will be exciting to see it come alive again...

Sources:

• https://the-roadster-factory.com/Images/tempphotos/Old-POTW-pages/Triumph-Conrero-Restoration.html

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XK74i5WTfV4v6Tx5I5G7h4nDpNKuwFjl/view?usp=sharing