Bill,
I agree. If they played the numbers game, they obviously would have
come up with a differnet initial Triumph offering than the TR6.
Perhaps the economice were further complicated by the fact that a TR6
offering may have been premature. Maybe a tr4/5/250 body shell would
have been a higher demand item.
Joe Curry
William Davies wrote:
>
> Hi Odd,
> With all due respect, I was led to believe that BMH made an initial
> batch of 100 TR6 bodyshells after considerable investment in new tooling,
> as up to 60% of the original tooling was lost/destroyed. It took several
> years to sell the initial 100, in fact I was surprised to read that 250
> had now been sold!
> The sad fact is that whereas most of the MG tooling was retained by
> the Rover Group (or whatever it was called at the time), much of the
> Triumph tooling was sold off or destroyed. Did you know that the
> aftermarket outriggers and doorskins for the Herald and Vitesse, which
> are made by LMC, are actually pressed using original Triumph press tools?
> And the GT6 bonnet top tools were apparently privately owned for many
> years by an individual who had a "difference of opinion" with BMH, which
> is why it took so long to see new bonnets for the GT6 Mk3. I also
> understand that much of the Spitfire tooling is lost, and the TR7/8
> tooling went to Japan (no, I don't understand why either!).
> I feel that BMH took a great risk on the TR6 bodyshell, where unlike
> the MGB, supply turned out to be greater than the demand. Are you aware
> how long the prospective purchaser had to wait to get a new MG bodyshell
> when they were first released? If BMH had seen a better return on their
> investment in the TR6 shell, I suspect we would have seen more Triumph
> shells remanufactured. Perhaps a Spitfire shell would have been a better
> choice as their first Triumph shell?
> Not a flame, just a little information not greatly publicised in
> Triumph circles,
> Best regards,
> Bill.
>
> Odd Hedberg wrote:
>
> > Friends on the Triumph lists,
> > I guess this proves what we've been suspecting/saying about
> > the British Motor "MG Heritage" all along, doesn't it?
> > More than ten times as many B's as 6's!!!
> > And more than five times as many Midgets as 6's...
> >
> > Where are the Spitfire/GT6 bodies, where are the Herald/Vitesse
> > bodies, where are the TR7/8 bodies?
> > - And where are the Big Healey bodies?
> > No wonder it's called MG Heritage...
> >
> > Anyone care to comment? If this starts a flame war, please
> > direct the flames towards MG Heritage, not me - or any other
> > true Triumph follower...
> > /Odd
> >
> > Dave Simpson wrote to the Triumph and Spitfire lists:
> > > To List
> > > FWIW, I just read in Mini Mania's catalog that BMH has produced:
> > > 2750 MGB bodies
> > > 1350 MG Midget Bodies
> > > 250 TR6 bodies
> > >
> > > and will start producing Mini Mk1 body shells,
> > > just some interesting info to pass around.
> > > Dave Simpson
> > > NE OHIO
> >
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