Egads!!! You are going to have come over to North America and straighten all
of us out. How about you coming in June at Mosport?
Where are sources of information on the web for these affairs. I need to
confirm dates & such.
Thanks,
Joe (A)
> Joe Alexander wrote:
> BTW, a small group of folks from the US seem to planning to be in the UK at
> the end of May 2003 for the Triumph Centenary and Jabbeke Tour.
> Tut, tut, tut !!! Let's be specific here, gentlemen and accord credit where
> credit is due, please. You'll have Mr Maudslay turning in his grave through
> failure of recognition and Siegfried Bettman won't have even thought about
> his morning cup of tea! The Centenary for Triumph cars is not due until
> 2024. The 2003 Centenary is for The Standard Motor Company - a very
> different (larger and far more important) kettle of fish that bought The
> (bankrupt) Triumph Motor Company to resurrect the name after WW2. Triumph
> Clubs will certainly be supporting the event - but a 'Triumph' Centenary
> and Event? Absolutely no way! Overseas visitors to the UK for this event,
> especially from North America, are most respectfully requested to leave the
> name Triumph at home before departure. It will be tolerated at Jabbeke,
> because of the TR2 - but do not forget it was an engine from the Standard
> Motor Company that powered the car designed by a Standard engineer for
> initial use in a Standard car - the Vanguard. Please practise saying the
> word Standard. A failure to recognise this will result in immediate
> deportation and a lifetime ban on visiting later UK events.
>
> Don Elliott wrote:
> The 1964 Shell 4000 TR4 from NY was sent to Germany and restored.
> Do you know who prepared these cars? They sported Oregon plates while in
> the North America while in England they had British plates VC3, VC4, VC5
> and
> VC6.
>
> Don, with respect - cars carrying those registrations would date themselves
> to sometime in the 1920's. Now if you're talking about 3 VC, 4 VC, 5 VC and
> 6 VC - you could be nearer the mark, datewise <smile>
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