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Re: [TR] How did the factory add on factory options

To: Don Hiscock <don.hiscock@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] How did the factory add on factory options
From: John Macartney <John.Macartney@Ukpips.org.uk>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2020 19:52:14 +0100
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Small correction, Don. Screen washers were a legal requirement in most world=
 markets and for those countries that didn=E2=80=99t specify them, they got t=
hem anyway. A normal line fitted item.

Jonmac

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> On 4 Jun 2020, at 19:24, Don Hiscock <don.hiscock@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Here's what part of the Coventry production lines looked like in 1958.  Ma=
ybe this will give some insight into how things were done.  It's clear S-T c=
ampaigned body colors, and possibly interior colors too.
> https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-Zq7NRxF/0/3dfea902/O/i-Zq7NRxF.jpg
> https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-3c968hL/0/e52b3d42/O/i-3c968hL.jpg
> https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-n5fdGBR/0/48115ef0/O/i-n5fdGBR.jpg
> https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-9RpSbmS/0/9d49a652/O/i-9RpSbmS.jpg
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> Jonmac and I were having an email conversation about some of the regional c=
ustomization the other day (around lighting regulation differences across th=
e continent in the day) that might be relevant here, too.  John noted that c=
ustomization could be done in line production, in Sales Conversion, off-line=
 before dispatch by train, or by the selling dealer.  Where options were add=
ed relate to how deep they're built into the car.  Adjustable steering on a s=
idescreen car would obviously be done on the line.  Windscreen washers and m=
irrors, for example, were usually done by the dealer.
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> Don
> Saint Louis
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>> On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 12:46 PM Sujit Roy <triumphstag@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'm just wondering how the factory added options to cars.
>> Did the production line have branches off the main line at certain stages=
 and then they would merge back on the main line? Or were the cars lifted of=
f the line with some crane?
>> Sujit
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>> Sujit Roy
>> Cupertino, California
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Small correction, Don. Screen washers were a=
 legal requirement in most world markets and for those countries that didn=E2=
=80=99t specify them, they got them anyway. A normal line fitted item.<div><=
br></div><div>Jonmac<br><br><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature" dir=3D"ltr">At th=
e Battle of Waterloo, 1815:<div>Lord Uxbridge: &nbsp;=E2=80=9CBy God, Sir - I=
=E2=80=99ve lost my leg=E2=80=9D</div><div>Duke of Wellington: =E2=80=9CBy G=
od, Sir - so you have!=E2=80=9D</div><div><br></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><=
br>On 4 Jun 2020, at 19:24, Don Hiscock &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:don.hiscock@gm=
ail.com">don.hiscock@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D=
"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">Here's what part of the Coventry pr=
oduction lines looked like in 1958.&nbsp; Maybe this will give some insight i=
nto how things were done.&nbsp; It's clear S-T campaigned body colors, and p=
ossibly interior colors too.<div><a href=3D"https://photos.smugmug.com/photo=
s/i-Zq7NRxF/0/3dfea902/O/i-Zq7NRxF.jpg" target=3D"_blank">https://photos.smu=
gmug.com/photos/i-Zq7NRxF/0/3dfea902/O/i-Zq7NRxF.jpg</a></div><div><a href=3D=
"https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-3c968hL/0/e52b3d42/O/i-3c968hL.jpg"; tar=
get=3D"_blank">https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-3c968hL/0/e52b3d42/O/i-3c=
968hL.jpg</a></div><div><a href=3D"https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-n5fdG=
BR/0/48115ef0/O/i-n5fdGBR.jpg" target=3D"_blank">https://photos.smugmug.com/=
photos/i-n5fdGBR/0/48115ef0/O/i-n5fdGBR.jpg</a></div><div><a href=3D"https:/=
/photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-9RpSbmS/0/9d49a652/O/i-9RpSbmS.jpg" target=3D"_=
blank">https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-9RpSbmS/0/9d49a652/O/i-9RpSbmS.jp=
g</a></div><div><br></div><div>Jonmac and I were having&nbsp;an email conver=
sation about some of the regional customization the other day (around lighti=
ng regulation differences across the continent in the day) that might be rel=
evant here,&nbsp;too.&nbsp; John noted that customization could be done in l=
ine production, in Sales Conversion, off-line before dispatch by train, or b=
y the selling dealer.&nbsp; Where options were added relate to how deep they=
're built into the car.&nbsp; Adjustable steering on a sidescreen car would o=
bviously be done on the line.&nbsp; Windscreen washers and mirrors, for exam=
ple, were usually done by the dealer.</div><div><br></div><div>Don</div><div=
>Saint Louis<br><div><br></div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 12:46 PM Sujit Ro=
y &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:triumphstag@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">triumphstag=
@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D=
"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-lef=
t:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">I'm just&nbsp;wondering&nbsp;how the factory added o=
ptions to cars.<div>Did the production&nbsp;line have branches off the main l=
ine at certain stages and then they would merge back on the main line? Or we=
re the cars lifted off the line with some crane?</div><div>Sujit</div><div><=
br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><di=
v>Sujit Roy<br>Cupertino, California</div><div><br><a href=3D"https://triump=
hstagblog.wordpress.com/" target=3D"_blank">https://triumphstagblog.wordpres=
s.com/</a><br><br></div></div></div></div></div>
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