The story of the Triumph Fury

[@GVBiggs524]

How sad that it never went into production! What an awesome looking car!

[@densalbeach1]

If that car had been put into production and developed, it would have been a world class sports car. Beautiful lines and styling.

[@shanebailey9128]

No, But it would have looked very pretty on the side of the road. At least until it started to rust after a few weeks.

[@densalbeach1]

Sadly you are probably right, tin worm was the curse of old British cars back then, add to that the shoddy workmanship of BL and its no wonder that the likes of the MX5 took the market by storm!

[@michaellawrence2762]

I owned a Triumph . Worst car ever . Finished the British motor industry

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Wow! Never thought that I would see a video on this, only come across one in a book. Absolutely beautiful, love the styling!

[@IndridCool54]

I was a proud owner of both a Spitfire (73) and TR6 (72) but I had never heard of this car. So sad it never made production, it’s a stunning automobile and the Triumph 6 cylinder engine is a jewel.

[@antonhoward9027]

I love the way they did the headlamps

[@howardkerr8174]

Just a minor point, from a former Spitfire and TR3A owner: had this car gone into production the name (at least in North America) would have had to change. The model name Fury was being used by Chrysler for the full-size Plymouth sedan. Like others here, I appreciate the video, I always assumed from the pictures I have seen that this car was nearly the same size as a Spitfire.

[@krisjones3359]

What a shame it was never produced, lovely looking car !

[@BigCar2]

Thanks for this - a fascinating history!

[@Ord_Wingate]

I love Triump cars, and this one's a gem. Great video. Such s shame it never went it production

[@earthlingjohn]

My favorites have always been the late '60s early '70s Spitfire and the GT6 ... until now !! Thanks for this great video of the car that never was 👍

[@frogandspanner]

3:45 I miss the Patrick Collection. I lived a 20 minute walk from their Kings Norton museum, and often wandered around it, so saw this car. Corporal Jones' butcher's van was also one of the exhibits.

[@jonswinfield9336]

What a beautiful looking car

[@bsimpson6204]

Wow! Lovely car! Wish we'd got that one, love the pop up headlight design and the vacuum operation.

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

More trouble than it's worth. Silly idea really.

[@monkeyintensity1]

Don't have a cow , man!

[@KapitanKremmen]

@@golden.lights.twinkle2329 Vacuum tank ( a chamber of the chassis ), operated pop up headlights worked fine on the Lotus Elan. Had a 1967 one for 10 years, never failed.

[@AsinineComment]

Those headlights... Their _appearance_ in the down/off position, is very good - like the entire nose area, and bodywork overall. 4:00 - On/up? A mixed bag. They don't stand up too high - which is good for aesthetics, but not so good for road illumination. That secondary action - the faux grille section tipping downward - is *bound* to have done a bunk at some point! If the lower section was bent or faulty, would the upper still function? Me thinks *not* . Over time, would the actuation of the lower section get fouled by grime, grit, etc, off the road? Love the vacuum operation? I guess being vacuum powered might've avoided, what was then, a heavy electric motor (or complicated/heavy hydraulic) powered movement. However, it comes with the limitations of needing the motor running, and presumably moving quickly at higher revs but slowly when idling. 🙄

[@dDoOyYoOuUtTuUbBeE]

@@AsinineComment Why be so anxious?

[@stumac869]

The backend is very Aston Martin and looks beautiful.

[@philippedemontauvant5565]

The most stunning Triumph ever. What were they thinking?

[@kenw1295]

I've had a few Spitfires in my time but had never heard of this before. Great design, what a missed opportunity.

[@chrisg6086]

A lovely car, and one which would have put the MGB most decisively in the shade. The steering wheel and boss look exactly similar to the Les Leston wheel fitted to the Bond Equipe 2 Litre from August 1967, rather than one of the familiar Triumph ones used in the Mk.1 GT6

[@davidpeters6536]

Yes, it would have overshadowed the MGB. The move from BMC to BL would have see the end one or the other.

[@paulcarter2907]

Well that's a car I never even knew existed..Thanks for posting.

[@RapideWombaticus]

The rear 3 quarter view is epic. Beautiful car

[@bugatti103]

lovely.... had a TR4 1962 for 3 years... great car

[@ewilloch]

The front half of the car reminds me quite a bit of the Toyota 2000GT, Fiat Dino Spyder and Ferrari Daytona. Beautiful car!

[@regbarnard2866]

Looks like of Toyota 2000GT from the 60s.. which was first ?

[@ewilloch]

@@regbarnard2866: from what I understand the Fury was unveiled in 1964 and the 2000GT in 1967, so I reckon the Fury was designed first.

[@Retrofordguy]

Stunning looking car shame it never saw production

[@eamonmcdermott4032]

Cripes! That is a gorgeous looking motor.

[@billyfoster3223]

I've never seen or heard of one of these before! Great video and car!😁🛠️👍

[@marcatteberry1361]

We used to have a 69 Triumph Spitfire Mk111. I had a lot of fun learning to drive with this car. Noisy Gearing, Zooming starts with the Zenith Stromberg Duel Carbs...

[@alanchantiefighterskuanlia627]

What a marvelous design. Simply beautiful. Such a pity it didnt make it to production.

[@007JHS]

Another 'shoulda-been' Triumph. A totally stunning looking car... and with overdrive on the gearbox would have been a very long legged sportscar with touring capability.

[@SilverSurfer5150]

Absolute world-beater had it been made! Simply beautiful design.

[@robsmall6466]

What a gorgeous car. Glad at least one exists and it's in good hands

[@alexwild4350]

And I guess this grew up to become the Triumph Stag, without the pop up headlights but the styling suggesting they could have been a thought. Certainly this is a lovely looking car. I am another one who did not know of this prototype. Thanks for posting.

[@hughwalker5628]

A tragic loss! The model logo has been lifted directly from Plymouth which made a Fury until the late 70s so they may not have got away with selling it commercially using that model name. All the same, it deserved a production run.

[@DrOlds7298]

Built the Fury/Gran Fury up to 1989. (except for 1979?) And I caught the emblem as well.....bet if you took it off it has a Chrysler/MoPar part number.

[@bingethink3491]

That is rather beautiful.

[@landiahillfarm6590]

What a shame it never saw the light of day, stunning looks. It would have been a smash hit IMHO

[@rocklover7437]

Looks like the bas ard child of Triumph Spitfire ,Opel GT ,68 Corvette , 67 Toyota 2000GT and 73 2.5 pi Triumph .Except it pre dates all of them . Lovely looking car

[@asa1973100]

It’s got Emma Peel all over it ... What a fabulous looking car

[@trwsandford]

That is just so dang beautiful!

[@trwsandford]

I've rewatched this more than once. Triumph screwed up. They should have made this.

[@clivefrear1784]

A truly stunning car! What a shame it was never put into production….

[@morrisjvan]

Michelotti just couldn't break away from the recessed taillight look could he?

[@offshoretomorrow3346]

Agreed. Doesn't work on this.

[@markaluge]

Looks like it has ‘TR Fury’ on the back, but definitely more Spitfire than TR; still a nice looking car. Thanks for sharing.

[@earthlingjohn]

Strong Spitfire profile 👍

[@fatboysgarage7984]

It's a pitty it never went into production. I think those would have sold very well in the US. Plus, it would look fantastic next to my Corvette and Spitfire, since it resembles them both in a lot of ways.

[@markallen2984]

My mother used to have a Triumph Herald. Convertible, white with a black top. I always love Spitfires and TR4s & TR6s. I had never heard of this car before but, damn is the Fury beautiful. It's too bad some Japanese manufacturer didn't buy the design and build a two-seater Roadster with flawlessly dependable Japanese mechanicals like the Datsun 2000.

[@nicklegg61]

Just class, and beautiful.

[@howard51723]

That car is stunning, it could be made today with a few modifications

[@onecookieboy]

Yes, someone could cut up a Mazda mx5 and design a body kit and it would be a nice car.

[@christophernewman5027]

Finished in the blue that John Wyer used for the GW racing Gulf GT40's and Porsche 917s. The orange was another Triumph colour.

[@hairydonuts6024]

What a lovely looking thing? What a shame it never went into production.

[@ericwilliams2317]

Ooh, that's nice. Such a shame it never went into production.

[@philliphogg2329]

Beautiful looking car.

[@PHDarren]

I would buy one today.

[@AL_THOMAS]

Lovely! Great videos! Please keep making them!

[@BelowtheRadarCars]

Thanks Eel. I'm about to launch a new mainstream classic car magazine (classicretromodern.com/) which is taking up much of my time, but I'll give Below The Radar as much love as I can this summer!

[@fredscratchet1355]

Interesting, never heard of it before.

[@strat0871]

Never heard of this one, thanks !

[@royfearn4345]

What a beautiful car!

[@Steve-GM0HUU]

👍Thanks for video. The styling, as well as Triumph, reminds me of Lotus Elan and Daimler Dart??

[@nlpnt]

As a production car, it would've made more sense if it replaced both the Spitfire and the TR. It also would've needed a new name for the US market, Plymouth was already using Fury and it looks like the hood badge is straight out of their parts bin!

[@nathanhobson1142]

There's two missed opportunities/cars triumph should have massively got behind, the Fury and the Italia (the latter imo one of the most elegent and beautiful cars ever made).

[@gtv6chuck]

A gorgeous car!

[@HLife719]

Totally enjoy videos on low volume makes and models, specials, one-offs, prototypes, manufacturers failed projects and any automotive still born projects. Thank you for this very interesting story!

[@bristolfashion4421]

never heard of it - nice video to reveal this secret thank you - my first impression is that it looks like a proper old bolt-together bitsa, neither fish nor fowl as they say - might have had hidden depths I suppose... ;-)

[@jerrybailey5797]

It's git the lines of a Corvette Stingray, such a beautiful car and a missed opportunity!

[@geoffburrill9850]

What beautiful little car, saw it at the n.e.c. a few years ago. Difficult to see where it would have fitted into the Triumph range as with the 2.5 l straight 6 it would have replaced the TR6.

[@KiwiStag74]

This beasty looks even better on the move than it does in static pictures. With the fact that the Stag was beginning conception and development not too long after this was in prototype stage, one wonders why Triumph didn't just trot this out and make it in large numbers. When the MKII saloon came along in 1969, there was the option to drop the PI 2.5 in or (controversially) after the forming of BL in 1968, the Rover 3500 V8.....but that last wouldn't have worked for the same (many and varied) reasons it didn't when the Stag itself was on the drawing board. I could even see the Stag as a sort of Fury MkII, if the model had been developed along the lines of the MkII saloon as history records. All-in-all, the Fury should have been commissioned - it had so much going for it, with so much already tried and tested from the parts bin - or at least it is one car that someone should have turned into kitset form, either then or now. When I first read about the Fury, I was saddened to find it was a one-off and for the life of me, I cannot understand why. Thanks for this rare footage of this unique vehicle out and about - it was most appreciated.

[@hilldweller2]

We had the brains, we had the passion but we never had the right management. Just the same with bikes, we had the designs but no management system to put them on the road. Every time I see an MX5 I think "that's really a British sports car".

[@paulelverstone8677]

Lovely looking thing. Would've nicely sat inbetween the Spit and the Stag...

[@1unsung971]

Excellent. Thank you. I hit subscribe and like with a happy heart.

[@chrismercer944]

Beautiful looking car and would of been a good seller

[@christianlibertarian5488]

Too bad these didn't make it to production. They would still be making them. It is essentially a SpitSix, with monocoque construction. Fantastic. The only car I would consider giving up my Spitfire for.

[@rogercook9693]

I must say. The front gives me hints of the Ferrari Daytona!!!!

[@douglaskinloch6272]

What a gorgeous car, knocks the TR7 into a cocked hat!

[@raytrevor1]

What a great car. I'd never heard of it. I owned a 2 litre GT6 Mk 3 for a few years and always thought a convertible version would be perfect. I really don't understand why Triumph never made one as the GT6 was basically a Spitfire with a hardtop. The Fury would have been even better.

[@StupStups]

I've heard the reason they never did a 6-cylinder Spitfire was partly because that would have been as fast as (or faster than) the TR4, 5, 6, so they'd be competing with themselves. The Spitfire was aimed at the lower end of the market and was already quick enough compared to the Sprite / Midget etc.

[@Quadlaners]

Pretty cool

[@rtfazeberdee3519]

British Motor Industry - leaders in snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

[@ThreenaddiesRexMegistus]

Great looking car and would have been neat with the 2.5. At least they didn’t curse it with their V8 which probably wasn’t around then. This is a great snapshot of the British motor industry of the time - come up with a potential winner and then ignore it.

[@SuperLuckyCat7]

Superinteresting! Triumph should've put this one into production... Pity they did'nt 😐

[@tonymercer265]

Beautiful car.

[@guspisano9777]

Yet another example of what could have been but for a lack of capital and foresight. In one beautiful car we can see the entire history of the British auto industry. It took the will and resources of auto makers from Japan to build the ultimate British sports car.

[@jkoysza1]

Agreed! Wonder if the Britts realize how much revenue they lost with each Mazda Miata, Honda 2000 and Toyota MR2?

[@HarryNicNicholas]

terrific lines, shame there aren't more chugging around.

[@armoris66]

Oh man, what a missed opportunity! Easily as beautiful as an E-type, easily!

[@Hattonbank]

I do not think it would have been an improvement on the styling of the TR6, Spitfire 1500 or Stag at the time. The side view looks good, but the rear end is not particularly stylish and the front end, don't shoot me for saying this, but it looks like the Corvette of that era. Their line up at the time, including the 2000/2500 saloons and the Dolomite, was hard to beat Shame that the "muscle" of Cowley and Longbridge finished the marque off.

[@craigstratford5086]

The styling is a strange combination of traditional and space age . it works though and looks amazing !

[@Phiyedough]

I was going to say that I thought the Triumph Fury was a motorcycle but it was BSA Fury / Triumph Bandit.

[@Golo1949]

It reminds me of the Toyota 2000gt from the front when the headlights are up, shame it was never made.

[@BelowtheRadarCars]

Jane, who owns the Fury, also owns a Toyota 2000GT. I'm aiming to do a film on that at some point

[@stone-hand]

In a fairer paralelo universe, Triumph built this and used a flat plane crankshaft, fuel-injected version of the Rover V8 for the Stag... Alas, we do not live in a fair universe.

[@thatcheapguy525]

the Fury looks like the development step that led to the Stag. the Stag made more sense from a production point of view being built on a modified Triumph 2000 platform.

[@flyingcod14]

Nice car. If it had gone into production I would have thought Chrysler/Plymouth might have had issues with the model name "Fury".

[@BelowtheRadarCars]

Interesting point. However, Fury was the codename of the car; all Michelotti-designed Triumphs had a four-letter codename. The only one that made it through to production was the Stag; Zobo became the Herald and Bomb became the Spitfire for example.

[@flyingcod14]

@@BelowtheRadarCars Of course l had a 2l Mk2 Vitesse code name 'Atom' ?

[@ronpilchowski9898]

I love my spit but 22% bigger would have been great

[@-triumphgt667]

There is an article with pictures in the latest Courier - the magazine of the Triumph Sports Six Club.

[@-triumphgt667]

In fact the voice over here is the same copy!

[@BelowtheRadarCars]

@@-triumphgt667 and if you read to the end of the article you'll see that it came from Below The Radar!

[@-triumphgt667]

@@BelowtheRadarCars And excellent it is too. Much better to see moving pictures - very well done.

[@haydenisaac3030]

I just shared this video on the TSSC facebook page. Nice to see the car in motion

[@richardthomas6890]

Forgive me, fantastic to see an unknown Triumph highlighted but the engine you used in the running scenes, just didn’t sound like the stunning Straight six I had. Maybe I’m wrong and it was a straight six🙈 Enjoyed the blog

[@earllsimmins9373]

This should have been the TR7. Add a fastback. Drop-in a 4 litre V8 add the mechanical pop ups. Add a 6th gear. Flare fenders front and rear add wide tyres.

[@alistairshanks5099]

With all that engine bay space I think they may have been looking at a V8 setup for the USA market long before the Stag.

[@GreasyBelcher]

Be amazing if someone relaunched Triumph cars as a brand in the same way they have with the bikes.

[@gregornolzen570]

Magnífico!

[@stupitdog9686]

I had a convertable Triumph Herald. It was a great little car but you could see it rust away before your eyes, and I was always blowing up the engine by trying to take on proper sports cars like Jags & Porches......

[@alecbrown66]

The fury would have been a fantastic replacement of the stag, and perhaps would have avoided the problems the stag carried with it, its whole life

[@colinvanful]

what a pitty !

[@gar6446]

Couldn't afford to produce this, with stock running gear. Yet could afford to create the Stag with its unique V-8 !

[@buxvan]

I had a herald 13/60 for my first car. Just as good as this one.

[@wickiezulu]

Cannot say I particularly care about the pop-up lights over something a Spitfire-like fixed-light or say a Stag sportscar (rather than grand tourer) style arrangement, yet the Fury should have been built in place of the TR5/TR6. It would have certainly benefited from the Triumph 2000 GT fastback prototype's hotter 115 hp 2-litre as the entry-level engine followed by the 150 hp 2.5-litre PI, later replaced by other engine options.

[@LarsAgerbk]

this is why god bestowed the internet upon us

[@adventurebeforedementia.2248]

They didn’t produce this beauty but produced the TR7 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@regbarnard2866]

Looks like of Toyota 2000GT from the 60s.. which was first ?