{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}} {{Use British English|date=August 2017}} {{Infobox automobile | image = Triumph Gloria 1935 - Flickr - mick - Lumix.jpg | caption = 1935 Gloria Six 15.7hp; four-door sports saloon | name = Triumph Gloria | manufacturer = Triumph Motor Company | production = August 1933–1938 <ref name=AZ1930/> | wheelbase = {{ubl | Four-cylinder: {{cvt|108|in|mm|0}} | Six-cylinder: {{cvt|116|in|mm|0}}<ref name=BritishCars>{{cite book |last=Culshaw |author2=Horrobin |title=Complete Catalogue of British Cars |year=1974 |publisher=Macmillan |location=London |isbn=0-333-16689-2}}</ref> | '''Southern Cross:''' | Four-cylinder: {{cvt|96|in|mm|0}} | Six-cylinder: {{cvt|104|in|mm|0}} }} | body_style = | engine = {{ubl | 1087 cc ''Coventry Climax'' IOE I4 | 1232 cc ''Coventry Climax'' IOE I4 | 1467 cc ''Coventry Climax'' IOE I6 | 1496 cc OHV I4 | 1767 cc OHV I4 | 1991 cc ''Coventry Climax'' IOE I6 }} | transmission = four-speed }}
The '''Triumph Gloria''' is a range of cars produced by the Triumph Motor Company in Coventry, England, from 1933 to 1938.
==History== Between 1933 and 1938 Triumph made a large and complex range of Gloria sporting saloons, coupés, tourers, 2-seater sports cars, drophead coupés and golfer's coupés. All these Glorias, apart from the final two models (1.5-Litre Saloon and Fourteen hp Six-Light Saloon, 1937-1938) were powered by Coventry Climax-designed overhead inlet and side exhaust valve engines, modified and built under licence by Triumph. The Coventry Climax engines consisted of 1087 or 1232-cc four-cylinders and 1467 or 1991-cc six-cylinders.
The chassis came in two lengths, with an extra {{cvt|8|in|mm|0}} ahead of the passenger compartment depending on whether the four- or six-cylinder engine was fitted, and had conventional non-independent suspension with semi elliptic leaf springs. The brakes were hydraulically operated using the Lockheed system with large {{convert|12|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} drums.<ref name=TriumphSports>{{cite book |last=Robson |first= Graham |title=The Story of Triumph Sports Cars |year=1972 |publisher=Motor Racing Publications |location=London |isbn=0-900549-23-8}}</ref> A four-speed transmission was fitted with an optional free wheel mechanism allowing "clutchless" gear changing. Synchromesh was fitted to the gearbox on the final Fourteen and 1.5-litre models.
===Base range=== The first models in the Gloria range were a 9.53 hp (tax horsepower, 1087 cc) four-cylinder and a 12.95 hp six-cylinder model of 1467 cc, introduced in August 1933.<ref name=Trclub>{{cite web | url = https://www.pre-1940triumphmotorclub.org/register-2/gloria/?doing_wp_cron=1684349874.7301769256591796875000 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201204015534/http://www.pre-1940triumphmotorclub.org/register-2/gloria/?doing_wp_cron=1606053476.8163619041442871093750 | archive-date = 2020-12-04 | title = Gloria Models – 1933 to 1938 | publisher = Pre-1940 Triumph Motor Club }}</ref> After about 1,850 had been built, the four-cylinder's engine was increased to 1232 cc in August 1934, although the smaller engine continued to be installed in the Gloria Ten Saloon until July 1935. The six-cylinder engine was enlarged to 1991 cc and 15.7 hp at the same time.<ref name=Trclub/> The new Six produces {{cvt|55|bhp|kW|0}} at 4,500 rpm.
===Gloria Vitesse=== From August 1934 to 1936 the Gloria range included "Gloria Vitesse" models (not to be confused with later Vitesses) which were up-rated, with twin carburettor engines and additional equipment. In the case of some of the Gloria Vitesse saloons, they also received slightly different bodywork. The Vitesse Six produced a claimed {{cvt|65|bhp|kW|0}} at 4,750 rpm.
===Gloria Southern Cross=== thumb|right|1935 Gloria Southern Cross (10.8 HP four-cylinder) There was also from 1934 to 1937 an open two-seat sporting model, the Southern Cross, re-using the name previously applied to the sports version of the Triumph Super 9. This used a shortened chassis of {{cvt|96|in|mm|0}} for 1232 cc, four-cylinder models and {{cvt|104|in|mm|0}} for the 1991 sixes.<ref name=AZ1930>{{cite book |last=Sedgwick |first=M. |title=A-Z of Cars of the 1930s|year=1989 |publisher=Bay View Books |location=Devon, UK |isbn=1-870979-38-9}}</ref> {{clear}}
==Scale models and die-cast models==
Lansdowne Models introduced a 1:43 scale model of the 1935/1936 Gloria Vitesse Sports Saloon in 2008.
== References == {{commons category|Triumph Gloria}} {{reflist}} *[https://www.pre-1940triumphmotorclub.org/ Pre-1940 Triumph Owners Club website]
Gloria Category:1930s cars Category:Cars introduced in 1933