> Re Turk Otomotiv, this is something I'd completely forgotten. There
> was indeed a range of cars made in Turkey specifically for the
> Turkish market as import tariffs at one time were anything up to 300%
> of FOB vehicle price. Mostly, the finished product had minimal import
> content by volume or value and in the case of Turkey, I think it was
> effectively a 95% locally made car - and some would claim, a pretty
> appalling one at that <g>
> Worth remembering that components *looking as though they came
> from a Herald / Vitesse / 1300 / whatever* may have been made on
> imported tooling. I'd doubt they were imported from the UK unless
> there was absolutely no alternative. Turks are a very inventive
> bunch and rarely get stonewalled in making convincing
> looking replicas. It's still one of the best places in Europe/ Middle
> East
> to get replica parts made - though the quality is often
> greatly lacking. If I wanted to live more dangerously than normal, I
> wouldn't hesitate in buying Turkish brake friction or steering joints.
>
> Jonmac
>
So John, how many more Triumphs(?) were there that carried the name which
were built in Turkey, etc that most of us have never heard of?
Thanks for the info.
Tom Beaver
Indy
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