William McLeod wrote:
>Triumph grabbed the
> odd engine from the line to use for other things.
Let's get the history (so important for many enthusiasts) right? Such an
action as you describe was highly unlikely and very improbable. Engines were
made to many different territorial specifications and the engine build
procedure in no way allowed 'helping yourself.' Quite apart from making
engines to go in the cars, the company produced, there was a substantial
additional business in the supply of engines:
1. For the Parts Division in short engine, long engine and fully dressed
condition.
2. For engines supplied to companies such as Morgan and Peerless with
substantial additional quantites being sold to other companies for a wide
variety of industrial applications.
3. For whole engines sold to the amred services who bought the saloon car
range and required a replacement engine for each car supplied - among a raft
ofr other parts.
Consequently, to 'grab' an engine for an unspecified purpose would have very
effectively screwed up the vehicle assembly process and external component
supply. Engines 'required for other purposes' were always ordered through
Production Control by the conventional indent procedure.
Jonmac
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