[TR] new Triumph Book NFI just a FYI

[Don Spence]

Got the preview of the Oily Rag from the BSCCOC and Tony Fox's column  
had a notification of an book that might be of interest to the  
Triumphophiles that we have in the club.

I'm just going to paste what he wrote and that's all I know but it  
sounds like a good read.

Triumph & Tragedy
Many enthusiasts will recognize the name of Sir John Black, former  
CEO of The Standard Motor Company in Coventry and the man who rescued  
the Triumph name from oblivion in 1945. Sir John's younger son,  
Nicholas Black, has written a fascinating book about his father.
The book was launched just under two weeks ago at the British Classic  
Car Show in England and is being marketed (I believe exclusively?) by  
the Standard Motor Club in the UK and it is with the SMC that you  
will have to place your order. I offered the opportunity to Nick of  
notifying the many enthusiasts I know around the world who I felt  
would want to know of the book's existence and that's why I'm sending  
this email. That said, I can't notify everyone, so by all means re- 
post this info to any of your friends / club members / club  
newsletter editors and other email lists who you think might be  
interested in obtaining a copy.
So, a little about the book. It's about 140 pages, paperback and  
perfect bound. Best of all are the myriad photographs that come from  
Nick's family albums, though I was privileged to supply a few of my  
own. The book retails for GBP 15.00 with P&P an extra GBP5.00 on top  
for North America. Might be a teeny bit more for Oz and NZ. Roughly  
this total of GBP20.00 translates into around US$32.00 on current  
exchange rates. To order your copy, go to  
www.standardmotorclub.org.uk. On the club Home page, look on the  
right hand column for "LATEST NEWS" and scroll down to the entry  
dated Nov 14 and click on the chevrons which will take you to the  
book announcement page. I am assured the Club has a secure server to  
enable you to safely provide your CC or Debit card and snail details.