[TR] Early TR4 change points

[Jerry Van Vlack]

Now this is interesting stuff and relevant to the Triumph list discussion. 
Where they placed their build date on the other hand is not. Who really 
cares?

JVV

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Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] Early TR4 change points


> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Macartney <standardtriumph at btinternet.com>
>
> Jerry Van Vlack wrote:
>
>> That may be important to the Lotus List but has no relevance to the
> Triumph
>> list. Who really cares what Lotus does.
>
> "Jonmac" replied:
>
> You may not, Jerry - but Lotus was a good customer of Standard-Triumph
> for a
> number of years and
> bought in a lot of ST componentry (steering and suspension mostly) for
> use in
> its own cars. That
> action brought in cash, so Lotus is actually quite important from an
> historical
> standpoint.
>
> ==AM==
> Right as usual, John. And it continues to this day, as restorers of
> older Lotus 7s, 11s, and various Lotus formula race cars seek out new
> or good used vertical links, steering arms and such from the fabled
> Standard 8/10 and Herald front suspensions. That's how well regarded
> those Standard-Triumph-designed components were back then, that they
> were used on a number of the most famous race cars of the era!
>
> --Andy  Mace
>
> *Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
> *Man: Well, no ... It's not so  much of a jet, it's more your, er,
> Triumph Herald engine with  wings.
> -- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus  (22)
>
> Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Triumph
> Herald Database at its new URL: <http://triumph-herald.us>