1969 60s sixties Yellow GT4S Bond Equipe 2-litre, English 2+2 sports car cabriolet, 1998 cc 95 bhp (71 kW) six-cylinder engine; travelling at speed on the M6 motorway in Greater Manchester, UK
The original Equipe, the GT, was based on the Triumph Herald chassis with a fastback fibreglass body and also utilised further Triumph parts including the windscreen / scuttle assembly, and doors. The September 1964 GT4S model saw revisions to the body with twin headlights and an opening rear boot. It was powered by the same, mildly tuned (63 bhp, later increased to 67 bhp), 1147 cc Standard SC engine used in the Triumph Spitfire. The engine was switched to the 75 bhp (56 kW) 1296 cc version in April 1967, just one month after the Spitfire itself had undergone the same upgrade, the revised model being identified as the GT4S 1300.[4] An increase in claimed output of 12% resulted.[4] At the same time the front disc brakes were enlarged and the design of the rear suspension (one component not carried over unmodified from the Triumph Spitfire) received "attention". The GT4S was joined by the 2-litre GT with a larger smoother body directly before the London Motor Show in October model was based on the similar Triumph Vitesse chassis and used its 1998 cc 95 bhp (71 kW) six-cylinder engine. The 2-litre GT was available as a closed coupé and, later, as a convertible. The car was capable of 100 mph (161 km/h) with respectable acceleration. Horsepower and suspension improvements were made in line with Triumph's Mark 2 upgrade of the Vitesse in Autumn 1968, and the convertible was introduced at the same time. The final Equipes rolled off the production line in August 1970 and apart from minor alterations to simplify production, or as stocks of parts ran out and were nor re-ordered, the specification remained unchanged.
Size: 3564px × 2376px
Location: Chorley, UK
Photo credit: © ZarkePix / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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