In a recent VTR e-zine, the following statement was made about the Spitfire.
'Long looked upon as the "entry level" Triumph, the Spitfire has been popular
for a many years. Its
popularity and affordability made it the longest running Triumph production
(1962-1980) and the
largest production numbers (314,332) of any Triumph produced. '
I don't know who wrote this but that person's info is more than misleading. The
Spitfire was by no
means the largest produced in terms of absolute production numbers at 314,332
units.of which US take
was 139719 units - or 44%
The most-produced car by Standard Triumph post-war was the Herald at 626329
units. The US offtake
for Herald was 23656 units - or 3.8%
My information source was work I undertook at BMIHT Gaydon some years ago in
which Michael Cook's
book "Triumph Across America" was very helpful in apportioning US content.
Jonmac
Originator of The Triumph Trans-America Charity Drive 2009
www.triumphtransamerica.org.uk
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