Yeah, I know it's a stretch. Besides, it wouldn't be the same.
There was a drawing of a new concept TR model in a magazine about a year
ago, however. I don't know if the Triumph name has enough recognition in
the US to entice a resurrection here. After all, people ask me "Is that an
MG?"
Just thinking out loud...
Terrence Banbury
> ----------
> From: Bowen, Patrick A RP2[SMTP:PABowen@sar.med.navy.mil]
> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 8:59 AM
> To: 'Banbury, Terrence'; Bowen, Patrick A RP2; 'Mitchell, Douglas
> (D.B.)'; spitfires@autox.team.net; 'Dean Rayner'
> Subject: RE: Commercial on TX TV last night
>
> Actually, there is an article on the VTR website under current events that
> lists an article from 1996? (so much for current news :^) ) That talks
> of
> the possibility of bringing Triumph back. I will take it with a grain of
> salt and move on.
>
> Patrick Bowen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Banbury, Terrence [mailto:Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us]
> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 8:50 AM
> To: Bowen, Patrick A RP2; 'Mitchell, Douglas (D.B.)';
> spitfires@autox.team.net; 'Dean Rayner'
> Subject: RE: Commercial on TX TV last night
>
>
>
> Could there be a new Spitfire somewhere in our future?
>
> > ----------
> > From: Dean Rayner[SMTP:deanr@saville.co.uk]
> > Reply To: Dean Rayner
> > Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 8:17 AM
> > To: Bowen, Patrick A RP2; 'Mitchell, Douglas (D.B.)';
> > spitfires@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: Commercial on TX TV last night
> >
> >
> > on 6/4/00 12:55 pm, Bowen, Patrick A RP2 at PABowen@sar.med.navy.mil
> > spoke
> > forth:
> >
> > >
> > > OK, Second time people. Pay attention. Rover Group actually owns the
> > > Marques of all the old British Cars, it is actually what is left of
> the
> > > whole British Leyland Conglomerate and a couple others. Around 1994
> or
> > so
> > > Rover Group was bought by BMW, hence Land Rover is now owned and made
> by
> > > BMW, and all cars that Land Rover makes (or might make) are in effect
> > > owned/built by BMW as well. So are the new minis being made by BMW or
> > Rover
> > > Group - the answer is YES and BOTH. They are built under Rover Group a
> > > subsidiary of BMW. Jaguar is now owned by FORD and has absolutely no
> > > connection to this.
> > >
> > >
> > > Did we get it that time?
> >
> >
> > All change......!!!
> >
> > BMW are in the process of selling ALL it's UK car production interests.
> >
> > An investment company called Alchemy has bought the Rover part of the
> > business, but will be trading as MG and not Rover. It's target market
> > will
> > be specialist cars in low production volumes. (Sports cars??)
> >
> > Land Rover has been sold to Ford.
> >
> > Where this leaves the Rover name is anybody's guess. It will probably
> > leave
> > may people without jobs in Birmingham.
> >
> >
> >
> > Dean Rayner.
> >
>
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