>Do I get any brownie points for having a Triumph motorcycle story on
>the Triumphs list ?
>This got me wondering -- is there a connection somewhere in the
>industrial history of Triumph cars and bikes ? ISTR that the original
>Triumph company was bombed into oblivion in WWII, but that someone,
>maybe Sir John Black, bought the rights to the name...but Triumph bikes
>were in full production by the late '40s , how did he launch the car
>name in '52 or '53 and keep it separate from the bikes ?
There was a connection(Pre-war I think), but I can't remember what, perhaps
it's time to do a bit of surfin' to find out!! :-)
>The `new' Triumph bikes are made in Hinckley, Leicestershire.
Naah, I seem to remember that they were made at either Coventry or Birmingham(I
think the latter, Come on Jonathan, that's your neck of the woods :-)) The new
site is VERY modern and flash, just up the road from home really(about 20
miles). Apparently they are owned by John Bloor, a loaded construction
blokey type person.
Cheerio
Rich
ps, and not a mention of Beer anywhere!! :-)
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