In a message dated 9/18/2003 2:06:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
jonmac@ndirect.co.uk writes:
> ..."I always thought Austins were made at Longbridge."
> "They were. It's now gone up market and calls itself Rover."
> "Oh, I had a Triumph once. A Herald, nice car. Haven't seen A Triumph for
> years."
> "YOU'RE STANDING BESIDE ANOTHER ONE - NOW! AT THIS MINUTE!"
> "No, this is an Austin"
> "Do me a favour, mate? What do the badges say front and rear?
> "Er, Triumph at the front and er... Triumph at the rear."
> "So from that info, what do you deduce?"
> "it looks like an Austin to me."...
Perhaps to counteract this story, John, I'll share a brief one of mine from
just yesterday. Having finished my grocery shopping for the evening, I
approached my Herald 1200 in the parking lot and was immediately "chatted up"
by a
woman on a motorcycle. She thought the Herald was pretty cool. No sooner did
that
conversation end when a man (probably early 40s) approached me from the other
side of the Herald. In an English accent, he pronounced the car in "rather
good nick" and proceeded to wax nostalgic about the pale green Herald his
family
had when he was a young child in England. Of course, he'd not seen one for
some time here in the States....
I get this probably 4-5 times a week, minimum. Almost makes me wonder why the
Herald didn't sell better here in the US first time around!
--Andy Mace
*Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
*Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er,
Triumph Herald engine with wings.
-- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22)
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