On Tue, 30 Aug 2005, at around 21:37:00 local time, Bill Davies
<bill@rarebits4classics.co.uk> wrote:
>The Acclaim IS a very good car, and very well thought of by many in the UK -
>they have gained a strong following in Triumph circles over the last 5-6
>years. Of course there are those who remain sniffy about them because they
>aren't "proper" Triumphs, just re-badged Hondas. Always fun to wind up these
>purists by asking which pre-WW2 Triumph they own, on the understanding
>anything later is justy a re-badged Standard....
Dear Bill,
Thanks very much indeed for that tip for dealing with the purists - it
may come in handy at some point in the near future... Actually, from
what I have gathered from initial reading, there were numerous
alterations made by BL to the Honda design to make the car more
acceptable to British buyers, and, in effect, to make it worthy of the
Triumph badge: most notably twin carbs, and a completely new (and much
more luxurious) interior. The Acclaim may not fall into the same
category as a TR3, or even a TR7 - but then, nor does the Toledo or the
Herald. It says Triumph on the grille (and on the boot lid, and on the
steering wheel, and on the AM Radio-Cassette player) - that's good
enough for me. :-)
>On the subject of parts, the Acclaim doesn't have the same established
>supply network as the traditional models.
That is what I was afraid of. I suspect that main dealers may still
have the odd NOS part in their stores, but that these will be few and
far between by now. Give it another ten years, and the Usual Suspects
will probably have a complete range of spares for these things. Rimmers
have been offering a Rover SDI catalogue for a few years now - can the
Acclaim be far behind?
> Having said that, there is a
>network of enthusiasts, with a few part time traders.
That's good to know.
> Get in touch with Andy
>Ellis as a starting point:
>http://www.uktriumph.co.uk/acclaim/home.html
What a super website! Many thanks for that link.
>There is also a Yahoo group for the acclaim:
>http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/triumph_acclaim/
Now joined...
>There is also an Acclaim forum on each of the TSSC and Club Triumph sites.
I'm not a Club Triumph member, and I gave up on the TSSC website when I
clicked on the link to the Acclaim model range, and found a blank page
headed "Herald Model Range"... I shall have to go back and find the
forum. Again, many thanks for the info.
ATB
--
Mike
Ellie - 1963 White Herald 1200 Convertible GA125624 CV
Connie - 1968 Conifer Herald 1200 Saloon GA237511 DL
Carly - 1977 Inca Yellow Spitfire 1500 FH105671
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