>Date: Thu, 4 Dec 1997 08:58:57 +0000
>To: "Scott Kohl" <sdkgt6@hotmail.com>
>From: John Gillis <jgillis@mail.tcd.ie>
>Subject: Re: Trivia and rear seal
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>>Holiday-ish Greetings to all! Since this is the festive season, let's
>>try three trivia questions. The first two should be easy for the
>>average Triumph anorak (like me), the third is the poser.
>>
>>1)From where did the Triumph Herald get its name?
>>
>>2)Every model had a code name given to it, other than its marque name,
>>before its announcement to the public. The TR4 was "Zoom", or was it
>>"Zest"? The Spitfire was "bomb" (ahem). Anyway, more than once, Chief
>>Engineer Harry Webster wanted the code name to be the models "official"
>>name. He only succeeded with one model. What model was it?
>>
>>3)What does the triumph "shield" or "book" really represent? (it is NOT
>>a book or shield.)
>>
>>I would expect that the Brits lurking about will know #1 and #2
>>straight away. But #3 is pretty obscure.
>
>>Cheers!
>>
>>Scott Kohl
>>
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>Scott
>As you say the first two are easy, Alick Dick's boat and the Triumph Stag.
>The answer to the third question about the Standard/Triumph badge is I
>believe related to abanner of a Roman Leigon which usually represented
>power and all things great. Think this is correct???. Now just off to get
>my anarok
>
>
John Gillis
1954 TR2 TS3618. October 1954 (ground up)
1964 Triumph 3TA 350cc (a little gem)
Trinity College
Dublin,
IRELAND.
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