Jeff...thanks for the information. It IS pretty weird.
Since the 19th was some sort of milestone, I figured it was close enough for
that 45th Birthday toast....it was all the excuse we needed!
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Johnson" <mondoluxe@ameritech.net>
To: "Steve Ball" <banjonut@verizon.net>
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 1:37 AM
Subject: Re: Another kind of birthday?
> Steve,
> What you described was a common practice in those days. Date of despatch
> is the date it shipped from the factory. It may have sat on the dock for
> awhile. John MacCartney can tell you a lot more about that... A lot of
> Triumphs were titled as of the date they sold, not the date of
> manufacture. Just a Triumph thing. Even more weird than California-if you
> can believe it!
>
> Jeff Johnson
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