In a message dated Tue, 23 Oct 2001 10:45:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
Richard.R.Olson@tc.faa.gov (Richard R Olson) writes:
> I just received a sale flyer in the mail from Jlube showing a photo
> of a car in overheating distress on the cover...
>
> Of all the cars available to the advertising people, why oh why did
> they choose a well worn TRIUMPH?
>
> Not just any Triumph, but, let's see if I can describe it: 4
> doors, hardtop, TRIUMPH badge on the left front of the bonnet
> (identical to the badge on the right rear of my '72 TR6), and a
> grill emblem that shows '1500'. I couldn't tell if it was RHD or
> not.
Rick, sounds like the [Dolomite] 1500 -- 1970s vintage, a car not marketed in
the US. Check out this URL:
<http://www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/healey/405/triumphpics/1500hl.jpg>
Seems odd that (what I assume to be) a US advertisement would use a car
virtually unknown in the US! Why not an older Mercury Monarch or Buick Apollo
or Dodge Aspen? :-)
--Andy Mace
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