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1973 Triumph 2500 Pi Fuzz/Gordon Birtwhistle ‘the best classic car I’ve ever driven’ Fuzz Townshend

Mar 18, 2024
So here I am with a shady guy, this is Gordon Bert Whistle, here now, former Triumph development engineer, uh, development engineer, and he spoke very modestly about this car the last time I was with him and then after When he left, I took him out on the road. The car is most likely, I would say the

best

classic

car I've

ever

driven

, the highest ranked and most amazing car I've

ever

driven

, it's phenomenal, it's fast, it has sure footing, it's absolutely amazing, you've developed this car for what it really is. It might have been like this if it had been available in this version in the 1970s, they would still be making it now, this is my goodness, this is a good car, so come on Gordon, you were a little quiet about it, tell us a little more about this. because this is not just any 2,500

triumph

.
1973 triumph 2500 pi fuzz gordon birtwhistle the best classic car i ve ever driven fuzz townshend
The thing is, even in its time, when it was a new car, the car was never respected for being as good as it actually was, yes, and if you look at the developments over the years, Basic, the design basic car is very similar to BMW's until very recently, yes, with an arsenal of drag, a front suspension with Mcpherson strut, everything was pretty good from day one, yes, but this is going like palms, I mean, Is completely. Incredible, it's like a modern car, yeah, what have you done to it? You told me that you put, you know, you put a soft camera on it.
1973 triumph 2500 pi fuzz gordon birtwhistle the best classic car i ve ever driven fuzz townshend

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That's not a mile cam when I started this I was kicking, screaming and spitting. For me, this is a bit special, really, isn't it? I hadn't recognized you, so that's the thing, but by the way, the engine before I bought the car, the engine was designed by a Triumph company in London that no longer exists. Unfortunately they put what they called a soft camp axle on it, yes, because one of the problems with the 2.5 as a production car was always the difficulty of getting things to idle properly, in fact one of my jobs was to fix problems, yeah, for uh.
1973 triumph 2500 pi fuzz gordon birtwhistle the best classic car i ve ever driven fuzz townshend
I see serious customers who had problems with the car stuck and I mean, quite lightly, one guy went to see London and said the only time this car idled properly was when I turned it over and he was sitting in the middle from a main street in London, yes, and the engine was still running very high, but that's why you wouldn't have been able to get this engine spec through the emissions and production side of things, for sure because it could being temperamental, I get it, so basically you've gone beyond that, so you've gone beyond what was dictated to succeed at the time and turned it into the car that could be, could be, yeah, you know, and obviously. with modern electronics you could tolerate this kind of tune, yes, but with the basic injection system we have, yes, you would know the external means to smooth it out, no, but this thing drives and runs brilliantly now and I.
1973 triumph 2500 pi fuzz gordon birtwhistle the best classic car i ve ever driven fuzz townshend
I know when it's hot he's absolutely honest, very good, yes, so what else have you done to him? Well, the engine is like the engine, yes, precisely, printed in blue on a different six-cam exhaust manifold and that's what you have, yes. and as for the chassis, the biggest improvement has been the seven-inch wheels, yes, and a more modern tire, yes, and I modified the spring rates slightly to give it a better feel on the road. It feels absolutely amazing, you know, because it's a car that I was. I'm just going to use myself and maybe a passenger, yeah, not even a fortnight's worth of luggage in the cabin, I understand what you're saying, I mean, really, this is the epitome of a sports saloon, it sounds like clappers, It's fast, it's great handling.
It will eat up miles quickly and looks absolutely gorgeous. I think you know I'm really glad to be able to talk to you again because this is one of the most amazing cars and I know other people who have driven it. this and I said wow yeah check and check check that car yeah and I have to say if anyone has the opportunity to drive this car they will be very lucky because it is nothing short of excellent and not over the top other than the engine . the bay is nice and tidy it's not quite polished and all that not not quite not quite shabby it's a work environment the whole thing is a great car very well made when assembled it's magnificent it's pretty it's such a good package when you compare it to modern transportation, of course, it was very underrated when it was a new car, yes, and it's good that it can hold its own, you know, with 20th century thinking, really, yes, oh yes.
Absolutely fine, you could compare this to many, many modern BMWs and there's no shame in it. I would gladly drive this home tonight if I could. I would leave my modern up here and take this, it might be. made possible, it's just a matter of writing a piece of paper, yes, yes, but then when I get home with this, I'll be in big trouble, yes, you'll need his performance to get out of this, that's exactly it,

gordon

, thank you . you for talking to us again, this car is great if you want to buy it, it is available for sale at Manor Park Classics, it will be up for auction on April 27th, this is the one to buy if you have ever thought about buying it. one of those great halls of

triumph

, this thing is absolutely magnificent, brilliant, thank you for the pleasure of having it well, I tell you what surprises me, it is brilliant, charming.

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