Kind of like we refer to the first of the Spitfire line as the Mk. 1, but
that is really not its name. It is just the "Spitfire 4."
--Rocky (bowing in humble obeisance to Andy and all those who worship at the
shrine of the Herald and the 10).
-----Original Message-----
From: Herald948@aol.com <Herald948@aol.com>
To: wgrosenbach@juno.com <wgrosenbach@juno.com>
Cc: rocky@tri.net <rocky@tri.net>; gasket.works@gte.net
<gasket.works@gte.net>; fot@autox.team.net <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 8:35 AM
Subject: Re: Triumph
>In a message dated Tue, 21 Aug 2001 12:25:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
William G Rosenbach <wgrosenbach@juno.com> writes:
>
>> Wasn't that a T-10 and not a TR-10? Seems as though it was a Standard
>> T-10 as well, maybe not. The rear axle was used in the Lotus 6 and early
>> 7s, its replacement had a wider track.
>
>Right on all counts. Origins were in the Standard 8 (803cc), which evolved
into the 948cc Standard 10 (and, in some markets, the extraordinarily
handsome :-) Pennant). Standard-Triumph USA's "badge-engineered" version was
the Triumph 10, although it quickly gained the nickname of "TR-10" even
semi-officially.
>
>The hood badge on the 10 was very similar to that on the TR's, even
changing from black/red to blue/white at the same time. But where the sports
car badge would have, say, "TR3," the sedan simply had "10."
>
>--Andy Mace
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