![Graham Sinagola and his wife love their 1951 Triumph Renown Classic & Sports Car – Your classic: Triumph Renown](/sites/default/files/styles/article/public/2021-07/Classic%20%26%20Sports%20Car%20%E2%80%93%20Your%20classic%20_%20Triumph%20Renown%20%E2%80%93%201.png?itok=cl2vJDum)
About eight years ago I took part in a classic car run that ended at the Churnet Valley heritage railway near Leek, Staffs.
Unbeknown to me, a 1940s event was in full swing across that weekend. I parked my anachronistic Triumph Herald 13/60 Convertible next to a large number of pre-war cars and set off to join what looked like a group of characters from Foyle’s War.
After that brief encounter I was hooked: I had to get myself a 1940s car.
I searched all the usual websites and eventually found a Triumph Renown, unbelievably just a couple of miles away from where I lived and where my wife was born and brought up. After a quick phone call I was round there like a shot.
![Memorabilia adds to the period vibe in this Triumph Renown Classic & Sports Car – Your classic: Triumph Renown](/sites/default/files/2021-07/Classic%20%26%20Sports%20Car%20%E2%80%93%20Your%20classic%20_%20Triumph%20Renown%20%E2%80%93%204.png)
![Period details in this Triumph Renown Classic & Sports Car – Your classic: Triumph Renown](/sites/default/files/2021-07/Classic%20%26%20Sports%20Car%20%E2%80%93%20Your%20classic%20_%20Triumph%20Renown%20%E2%80%93%205.png)
![This Triumph Renown’s steering wheel Classic & Sports Car – Your classic: Triumph Renown](/sites/default/files/2021-07/Classic%20%26%20Sports%20Car%20%E2%80%93%20Your%20classic%20_%20Triumph%20Renown%20%E2%80%93%202.png)
The owner opened his garage doors and there it stood: black and shiny, with a huge chrome radiator and headlamps to match.