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Re: Various Triumph flaws

To: russ@scubed.com, mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Various Triumph flaws
From: Paul Hunt <on76@dial.pipex.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 96 19:49:18 GMT
>FWIW, I'll add the following to this thread.  In the auto section of 
>a bookstore several days ago, a large-format book with a bright 
>yellow lemon on the dust cover caught my eye.  Can't recall the 
>exact title but it was devoted exclusively to the discussion of the 
>cars of the world that had serious design flaws.  (These are 
>referred to as lemons in the US - is that term used elsewhere?)

>There was no mention of any MG, but about 5 different Triumphs were
>discussed in detail.  In fact the only Triumph model I could think 
>of that wasn't there was the TR8.  (But then the book also listed 
>the Volvos of the early 70's as lemons for several reasons - I owned 
>and loved one of these for 16 years....)

One person's lemon is another person's peach...


PaulH
73 Roadster (HD&H)
75 V8 (DD)


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