In a message dated Tue, 21 Aug 2001 12:25:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time, William
G Rosenbach <wgrosenbach@juno.com> writes:
> Wasn't that a T-10 and not a TR-10? Seems as though it was a Standard
> T-10 as well, maybe not. The rear axle was used in the Lotus 6 and early
> 7s, its replacement had a wider track.
Right on all counts. Origins were in the Standard 8 (803cc), which evolved into
the 948cc Standard 10 (and, in some markets, the extraordinarily handsome :-)
Pennant). Standard-Triumph USA's "badge-engineered" version was the Triumph 10,
although it quickly gained the nickname of "TR-10" even semi-officially.
The hood badge on the 10 was very similar to that on the TR's, even changing
from black/red to blue/white at the same time. But where the sports car badge
would have, say, "TR3," the sedan simply had "10."
--Andy Mace
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