Peter, the last time we were in the UK I tracked down the local triumph
club in Coventry ahead of time and went to their meeting when I was in
town. I also had contacted the manager of the transportation museum in
Coventry and asked if he could hook me up with anyone who used to work
at the Triumph plant. He was creative enough to put a small ad in the
paper and when I got to town I had a list of 4 wonderful retirees to
talk shop with.
Peter Firla
Orange, CT
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From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Peter Zaborski
Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 1:05 AM
To: 6 Pack (E-mail)
Subject: tips for upcoming uk trip
Hi 6 Packers,
I will be in the UK in about 2 weeks and am wondering if there are any
suggestions any one can give regarding Triumph related points of
interest.
My itinerary includes a Jaguar factory tour (street cars, not F1) and
since
that's in Coventry, I think it's close to the Gaydon (?) facility. Is
that
true? What exactly is the Gaydon facility? Is there anything interesting
to
see there?
I was also thinking of possibly visiting Racetorations as this seems to
be a
popular supplier of high end racing parts for TRs. Someone mentioned
that
they were in $ trouble - is this correct?
Also, if any one is on the big triumphs list, is John McCartney still a
member of that group? ISTR he used to work at Triumph when it was still
a
going concern and was most recently involved in the Triumph facility at
Gaydon. Has any one heard from John lately?
Many thanks in advance for any advice or suggestions.
Peter Zaborski -- CF58310 UO
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