On Sat, 6 Jan 1996 TATERRY@aol.com wrote:
> As to why your TR6 parts had Standard written all over them, that is another
> story in British Automobile history....The Standard Motor Car company bought
> the defunct Triumph company in about 1944 and after the war began producing
> products under the Standard-Triumph name....one of their most precious
> products was called the Triumph Mayflower, a classic for all time!!!
Right on all counts, Terry! Actually, what one usually finds cast into
these parts or printed on their boxes is "STANPART" -- the
Standard-Triumph equivalent to Chrysler's MoPar. The moniker long
outlasted the "Standard" name, which ceased to be used as a marque name
in 1963.
As for the "Triumph Mayflower, a classic for all time" -- this just
shows a: what a true believer LBC Terry is, and b: just how seriously and
quickly he needs professional help. ;-)
Triumph Mayflower, father of the Standard 10, grandfather of the Triumph
Herald -- all rumors in their own time!
Andy "I own at least one of each" Mace
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