List,
There is a lot of info about the Halflinger on a Club WEB page at :
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~ppzcad/haf.html
FYI,
Geof in CA 69tr6
ps: Haflinger horses are very common now in the western US. There is one at the
barn where my wife keeps her horses.
John Macartney wrote:
> Okay list historians,
> What on earth is a Triumph Pony?
> >From what I can tell it was a car supplied to Israel in CKD form
> (Completely
> Knocked Down), in the early 1970s. I found it listed as a model in a
> Lucas
> catalogue for 1971 Triumph cars. From the equipment listing in the
> Lucas
> book, it would seem this car was a real econo-box as it just has your
> very
> basic and essential electrical components... even the heater is listed
> as an
> option.
>
> Kai - it was a forward control commercial vehicle with 4WD and used
> the Dolomite 1850 slant four engine. Made only at Triumph's Haifa
> plant in Israel, it entirely fulfilled essential Middle East transport
> requirements. As many people in the Middle East are known for their
> nomadic inclinations, Pony could carry up to three people in the cab
> and an obligatory small herd of goats and more people in the truck
> body at the back. You always take your goats with you in the Middle
> East. It sold well in Israel but as the rest of the Arab world
> boycotted Israeli products (then and now) it understandably didn't
> find a ready market in other adjoining countries. The choice of name
> had its origins in a smaller and similar vehicle made in Austria
> called a Steyr Puch Haflinger. A Haflinger is a very nimble footed
> small horse. ISTR Pony was made for about four years and was popular
> on the kibbutzim - communal farms found throughout Israel. As for the
> heater, or lack of - most Pony's were made with the intention of being
> used in daytime and as temperatures can get as high as 45deg C - a
> heater wasn't really necessary. Needless to say, Japanese pick-ups
> have taken over from where Pony left off and these veicles are in the
> majority throughout the region and have been for years.
>
> Jonmac
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