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As someone who worked there when your Stag was in production and earlier mod=
els as well, the production indent (the internal order from the sales Dept t=
o production control) specified=20
Model
Body colour
Trim colour
Speedo head - miles or Kim=E2=80=99s
Steering position
Destination market
Line fitted options I.e. overdrive, auto box, wire wheels chrome or painted,=
tyre types, tonneau cover and colour, soft top colour, hardtop. These were t=
he most popular options. On top of that, the destination market kicked in a w=
hole raft of other fixtures and fittings such as low comp engines, heavy dut=
y suspension, wiring loom types and fuse boxes, varying radiator sizes, fans=
, lighting that was left/right/vertical dip with white or yellow bulbs, unde=
r bonnet stickers in umpteen languages, ditto instruction books. That stuff w=
as endless but it was all computer coded with the facility to override certa=
in features. All this was done as the car went down the line.
Things like radios, door/wing mirrors, extra lamps, mud flaps were fitted by=
the selling dealer.
Every now and again, an oddball car went down the line that was the result o=
f a miscoding error by production control. I can personally attest to having=
seen:
Triumph Toledo with two doors on one side and one on the other
A Herald with a LHD instrument panel and steering wheel with a RHD pedal lay=
out
A Spitfire with wire wheels on the front, disc wheels on the back and one of=
each type and both fitted with a whitewall tyre in the boot as a spare.
Happy days
Jonmac
At the Battle of Waterloo, 1815:
Lord Uxbridge: =E2=80=9CBy God, Sir - I=E2=80=99ve lost my leg=E2=80=9D
Duke of Wellington: =E2=80=9CBy God, Sir - so you have!=E2=80=9D
> On 4 Jun 2020, at 18:46, Sujit Roy <triumphstag@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I'm just wondering how the factory added options to cars.
> Did the production line have branches off the main line at certain stages a=
nd then they would merge back on the main line? Or were the cars lifted off t=
he line with some crane?
> Sujit
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">As someone who worked there when your Stag w=
as in production and earlier models as well, the production indent (the inte=
rnal order from the sales Dept to production control) specified <div><b=
r></div><div>Model</div><div>Body colour</div><div>Trim colour</div><div>Spe=
edo head - miles or Kim=E2=80=99s</div><div>Steering position</div><div>Dest=
ination market</div><div>Line fitted options I.e. overdrive, auto box, wire w=
heels chrome or painted, tyre types, tonneau cover and colour, soft top colo=
ur, hardtop. These were the most popular options. On top of that, the destin=
ation market kicked in a whole raft of other fixtures and fittings such as l=
ow comp engines, heavy duty suspension, wiring loom types and fuse boxes, va=
rying radiator sizes, fans, lighting that was left/right/vertical dip with w=
hite or yellow bulbs, under bonnet stickers in umpteen languages, ditto inst=
ruction books. That stuff was endless but it was all computer coded with the=
facility to override certain features. All this was done as the car went do=
wn the line.</div><div>Things like radios, door/wing mirrors, extra lamps, m=
ud flaps were fitted by the selling dealer.</div><div>Every now and again, a=
n oddball car went down the line that was the result of a miscoding error by=
production control. I can personally attest to having seen:</div><div><br><=
/div><div>Triumph Toledo with two doors on one side and one on the other</di=
v><div>A Herald with a LHD instrument panel and steering wheel with a RHD pe=
dal layout</div><div>A Spitfire with wire wheels on the front, disc wheels o=
n the back and one of each type and both fitted with a whitewall tyre in the=
boot as a spare.</div><div><br></div><div>Happy days</div><div><br></div><d=
iv>Jonmac<br><br><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature" dir=3D"ltr">At the Battle of=
Waterloo, 1815:<div>Lord Uxbridge: =E2=80=9CBy God, Sir - I=E2=80=99v=
e lost my leg=E2=80=9D</div><div>Duke of Wellington: =E2=80=9CBy God, Sir - s=
o you have!=E2=80=9D</div><div><br></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On 4 Jun=
2020, at 18:46, Sujit Roy <<a href=3D"mailto:triumphstag@gmail.com";>triu=
mphstag@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div=
dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">I'm just wondering how the factory a=
dded options to cars.<div>Did the production line have branches off the=
main line at certain stages and then they would merge back on the main line=
? Or were the cars lifted off the line with some crane?</div><div>Sujit</div=
><div><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmai=
l_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Sujit R=
oy<br>Cupertino, California</div><div><br><a href=3D"https://triumphstagblog=
.wordpress.com/" target=3D"_blank">https://triumphstagblog.wordpress.com/</a=
><br><br></div></div></div></div></div>
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