the bonnet and the boot lid were also deleted. The badges on the bonnet sides were changed to read Mk2 instead of 2 litre. Cars with overdrive had a small badge that fitted below the new rectangular Triumph boot badge. The Vitesse continued to sell well until its discontinuation in July 1971, seven months before being replaced by the Triumph Dolomite. Production figures Vitesse 6 (1600): May 1962 – September 1966; 31,261 saloon: 22,814 convertible: 8,447, includes 679 Sports 6 (USA) Vitesse 2-Litre: September 1966 – September 1968; 10,830 saloon: 7,328 convertible: 3,502 Vitesse Mk II: July 1968 – July 1971; 9,121 saloon: 5,649 convertible: 3,472 References Further reading Triumph Vitesse original sales brochure from 1964 Vitesse Cars introduced in 1962 1970s cars Rear-wheel-drive vehicles Automobiles with backbone chassis Sports sedans Convertibles