to all
Carl Musson was to shy to reveal the truth be indicate the correcctness at
the
end of the email below..
Yes, it is really a gate but not to Sir John's estate. It is the British
version of Rodin's Gates of Hell. Given the problems they anticipated we
would be having with the cars, it was only fitting or mis-fitting as the case
may be.
So stand aside raditor, dragon wings, knights Helmet, Sir John's estate
gates, an open book and make way for . . . . . . ( this is a friend of Gary's
he has been taken away for a long rest)
Dante
At 01:31 AM 1/16/98 -0500, Musson, Carl wrote:
>Back in the dark ages (about 1966) I befriended a young chap from
>Coventry. We were both working in LA at the time. Since I was the proud
>papa of TS51....; we spent alot of time touring the countryside from
>northern Mexico to Vancouver, BC. Phil's Uncle or a friend's Uncle
>(that part is real vague) worked at the Plant in Coventry. The story I
>heard (realize this is about third or fourth hand and 30 years removed)
>was that it was in fact a variation on a knight's shield. Modified to
>include the (for lack of the correct word) helmet mask - the part that
>hinged down and covered the face with slots for seeing through. Early
>versions (supposedly) included a swirl of fabric or maybe feathers from
>the top center that swept down and behind the shield/mask and then
>across where the word Triumph is overlaid. Being young and
>impressionable, it seemed a logical explanation to me. Was it a tall
>story, maybe? But plausible...
>
>The other variation I heard many years later was that it was a
>representation of the gates at the main entrance to Sir John's estate.
>
>Carl
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Joe Curry [SMTP:curry@wolfenet.com]
>> Sent: Friday, January 16, 1998 12:34 AM
>> To: Tory Johnson
>> Cc: triumphs
>> Subject: Re: Triumph Logo
>>
>>
>>
>> Tory Johnson wrote:
>>
>> > Joe Curry wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Troy,
>> > > It was actually Grendel. But no pictures are available due to the
>> fact
>> > > that he was caught intoxicated in the mead hall in a compromising
>> position
>> > > with the king's consort. He was swiftly carried off to the
>> dungeon where
>> > > he was summarily tortured, killed and his bones ground into a fine
>> powder
>> > > used in the manufacture of that white compound often found on the
>> contacts
>> > > of Lucas light and fuse sockets.
>> > >
>> > > Tory Johnson wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > Has anyone actually seen this supposed dragon that these
>> supposed wings
>> > > > are supposed to be from?.....I for one would love to see at
>> least a
>> > > > picture of the dragon if not the dragon him/her/it/ self. Hoping
>> "The
>> > > > truth is out there".
>> > > >
>> > > > Troy Johnson
>> > > > 78 Spitfire
>> >
>> > Uhh....OK...So, how bout an artist's rendition? I just want to see
>> how
>> > those wings fit on that dragon. I had no problem imagining a
>> radiator
>> > cap fitted on top of that shield, but i'm just struggling a bit with
>> > this dragon wing concept. If your story is true, then all i can say
>> is,
>> > So, that's where that white stuff came from!
>>
>> Tory,
>> Can you visualize that it is an "open book" instead of either a
>> "radiator" or a
>> pair of "dragon wings"? I still think there has to be some more
>> possibilities
>> out there than have not been explored.
>>
>> Joe
>
>
Gary Oehrle
oehrle@cadence.com
408-450-6521
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