The Triumph Mayflower was an attempt to place the pre-war limousine idiom in the post-war small car market, but sales did not meet company expectations. The scaled-down razor edge styling which may just have fitted the Renown, looked out of place on an even smaller car. A side-valve motor of only 1247 cc mated to a three-speed column gear change didn’t suggest great performance, but the Mayflower did have independent front suspension and it can lay claim to being the first unitary construction car to carry the Triumph name. 35,000 were made between 1949 and 1953.
