The Triumph Herald all but killed triumph's Australian dealers with
incessant warranty work. Our circa 1960 roads pretty much shook them to
pieces
And what finally killed BL here was the famed Leyland P76, nicknamed
the P38 (half the car it was meant to be)
Plagued with problems from the word go.
Andy
>From: Frank Clarici <spritenut@exit109.com>
>To: Scott Fisher <sefisher@cisco.com>
>CC: Andy Webster <trunkie@hotmail.com>, spridgets@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Morris vs British Leyland
>Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 22:00:18 -0400
>
>Scott Fisher wrote:
> It shouldn't read "Morris vs British Leyland," it should
> > read "BMC vs. British Phlegmsucking Leyland."
>
>Scott
>
>I think you said it all.
>BMC was one thing, BL was another.
>My only new Brit car was a BL Spitfire, and it was the absolute worst
>car I ever owned. After 3 years of replacing engines (3), trannys (5),
>rear ends (9) I sold the heap with almost 30,000 miles on it. I when
>back to an old BMC.
>Me and Triumph will never get along. And I even owned a Herald for a
>short time untill I took the engine out for my Spit.
>Remember this one...."Hark the Herald axles swing"
>
>--
>Frank Clarici
>Toms River, NJ
>Bugeye Sprite
>67 Sprite
>59 A40
>http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut/
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