Italia 227 Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 https://www.facebook.com/triumphitalia2000/posts/3317025795022470 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 Not keen on that interior at all, do you know what the extra switches below the dash are for? Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tr graham Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 agree with stuart interior not to everybodys taste , but one of the nicer restorations. graham Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2long Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 (edited) It is pretty amazing how smart the overall car is, and then there is that interior quilting! It is almost a good thing for a buyer to see a car with something so visibly off-putting (in my opinion) and yet so fixable. That car is beautiful, and makes me wonder where it ranks in Michelotti's body of work. Cheers Dan Edited July 17, 2020 by 2long Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnC Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 Fair point about the interior, but still a thing of beauty. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DavidBee Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 Am I alone in seeing something Ferrari about the Italia? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Motorsport Mickey Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 Don't think so, maybe the Maserati 350GT styled by Michelotti. Mick Richards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 54 minutes ago, Motorsport Mickey said: Don't think so, maybe the Maserati 350GT styled by Michelotti. Mick Richards Correct, Italia is basically a 2/3rds scale Maserati 3500, when they were new they were displayed together side by side at the New York motor show . Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DavidBee Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 Right, I see. That's the connexion, then. A similar grille, perhaps? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Italia 227 Posted August 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 19 hours ago, DavidBee said: Am I alone in seeing something Ferrari about the Italia? I've always seen a lot of Ferrari 250 Ellena in these cars. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DavidBee Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 On 8/12/2021 at 4:48 PM, Italia 227 said: I've always seen a lot of Ferrari 250 Ellena in these cars. Yes! That's it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 On 8/12/2021 at 3:07 PM, DavidBee said: Right, I see. That's the connexion, then. A similar grille, perhaps? The Italia grille is a Maserati one cut down. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DavidBee Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 54 minutes ago, stuart said: The Italia grille is a Maserati one cut down. Stuart. I stand corrected. Thanks, Stuart! Ferrari or Maserati are both grand in terms of design influences. I can live with that. David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Hogan Posted September 1, 2021 Report Share Posted September 1, 2021 The Italia grille is not a cut down Maserati grille. its just a pattern alloy pressing. As for the pic of the Ferrari above, you can clearly see influences for the surrey top rear window there. hoges. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 11 hours ago, Paul Hogan said: The Italia grille is not a cut down Maserati grille. its just a pattern alloy pressing. As for the pic of the Ferrari above, you can clearly see influences for the surrey top rear window there. hoges. I think you`ll find it uses the same grille section and the brass outer shell is definitely cut down from a larger one . Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Italia 227 Posted September 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2021 A few notes from marque expert Adrian Sinnott, who believes: Grille inserts on show cars were modified Maserati 3500 pieces. True at least for Italia #3, where marks correspond to removed vertical bars. Once production began, a separate stamping was created for the Italia insert. Graham Proffitt (UK) has made reproductions of both Maserati and Italia grille inserts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted September 3, 2021 Report Share Posted September 3, 2021 9 hours ago, Italia 227 said: A few notes from marque expert Adrian Sinnott, who believes: Grille inserts on show cars were modified Maserati 3500 pieces. True at least for Italia #3, where marks correspond to removed vertical bars. Once production began, a separate stamping was created for the Italia insert. Graham Proffitt (UK) has made reproductions of both Maserati and Italia grille inserts. #27 has the same as it was an early car. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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