I think a cottage was probably their original plant, but with the
modernization and downsizing of the 90's, they are probably down to a
hut.
Bob Kramer, Austin TX
Hill Country Triumph Club
TR6x3, TR250 x3, TR3A vintage race
rgk@flash.net
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> From: John McEwen <mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca>
> To: Bob Sykes <s1500@worldnet.att.net>
> Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Quinton-Hazell parts
> Date: Sunday, January 18, 1998 12:50 PM
>
> Hi Bob:
>
> The big question is, does QH still make its own parts or are they
hammered
> out in a cottage in some village in China?
>
> John
>
>
> >Triumphal ones,
> >
> >I bought a QH radiator cap a couple of years ago. It is the
> >hardest cap to remove & replace that I've ever experienced on
> >any vehicle. However I have also used countless other QH parts
> >on my cars (mostly suspension) without problems (yet).
> >
> >QH seems to be getting a bad rep. from a variety of sources
> >these days. Has their quality declined that much? Has the
> >company changed hands? Weren't QH the OEM for many LBC parts
> >in the 60s and 70s? Their "original" parts never seemed to
> >have this bad reputation. What gives?
> >
> >Curious,
> >Bob (& '78 Spitfires)
> >http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/s1500
> >
> >----------------------
> >Atwell wrote:
> >> > Which parts seem to cause the most trouble? All war stories
appreciated!
> >> > Good experiences are worth sharing too.
> >> >
> >> > If the Q-H stuff is not the best, then what is? And what are
some
> >> > sources for the good stuff?
> >
> >Paul replies:
> >> Coming from my Tiger experiences, QH(Quality? HA!) has a
reputation for
> >> bad parts that exceed Lucas's "Prince of Darkness" reputation.
> >[...]
>
>
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