FWIW, I looked at the website, and it would appear that he only sells
DVDs in PAL format, so those of us in North America won't be able
to view them (unless you have a DVD player that will play PAL discs,
of course). Some of them look interesting, though, so that's a shame.
John
On 4/6/2012 12:03 PM, Ted Schumacher wrote:
> Good morning List. Some items of interest. Mike Cook, author of several
> TR books, longtime Triumph, British Leyland and Jaguar PR person and all
> around very knowledgeable good guy will be joining us. Mike will be
> wandering around shooting pictures, renewing old acquaintances and
> meeting new friends. Mike is a very valuable resource to the Triumph
> community. He was there when it started, including the US Competition
> Department. Mike will be available at our booth several times during
> the week-end. Stop by and see Mike. Find out what it was really like "in
> the day" from one who was there from the start. Bring your questions.
>
> Also joining us, all the way from the UK, are John& Susanne Clancy.
> John is a videographer who has produced several Triumph DVD's. These
> will be available at our booth. The series of Triumph DVDs came about as
> a result of John Clancy's long term project to make a documentary of the
> history of the TR7 and TR8 series of cars. When initially released in
> 2007 it proved to be so popular the initial batch of pressed discs sold
> out within six months. As a result further Triumph productions were
> undertaken -- first of all the Triumph Stag, then the Spitfire and GT6,
> the traditional TRs, the pre-war cars and others. Currently a complete
> Triumph history is being compiled focusing on the saloon (sedan) models
> issued by the company plus 'California Air' featuring Kas Kastner and
> the US competitions department - this release is why John and his wife
> Susanne will be attending the Mitty at the end of the month to film some
> of the cars to help illustrate the story of why Triumph was so
> successful in America.
> John has interviewed many former Standard-Triumph engineering and
> styling personnel and you will find many of these appear within each of
> the DVDs. No one else currently making classic car documentaries goes
> into so much detail which makes these Triumph collectibles fairly unique
> and as time goes on we expect them to become quite historic in their own
> right.
> Further details and previews of each title can be seen at
> www.triumphdvd.co.uk
>
> We will be at the Mitty with our vendor trailer with both parts and
> regalia. We will have our gear reductions starters, steel braid brake
> hoses, suspension parts, rebuilt calipers, etc. If anyone needs "heavy
> items" - heads, gearboxes, engines, etc, we can bring these along - free
> freight is good! Please let me know any requests as soon as possible so
> we can be sure to get it loaded. Our vendor trailer - white, flip open
> sides, along with an EZ-Up tent will be up on the hill in vendor area.
>
> FOT and Kastner Cup shirts can be picked up at the trailer. Please try
> and pick up your shirts by Saturday afternoon. Not sure what time we
> will be packing on Sunday to leave. At the event you can reach me on my
> mobile - 419/230-9008. Mobile does not work in our building so please
> use any of the numbers listed on the signature line of this email for
> orders.
>
> Thanks for your time and support. Ted
>
>
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Thanks,
R. John Lye
rjl6n@cstone.net
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