On Thu, 21 Dec 1995, Jenny Lomax wrote:
> Hi All
> I would like to introduce myself to the mailing list. A bit new to all
> this, so I'll apologise in advance for any social faux pas.
> Could anyone tell me if there were any different models of the Triumph
> Mayflower apart from the 1950 2-door Saloon manufactured? There doesn't
> seem to be any info available to clarify this available.
>
> Thanks in advance and seasons greetings to all,
> Jelly
Wow. Yet another fan of "real" (read: family, non-sports) Triumphs! ;-)
The answer to your question on other versions of the Mayflower is: yes
AND no. Early on, there were about 10 drophead coupes built. They were
pretty cute, actually (at least in the same way as the VW Cabriolet is
cute), with big Landau bars on the outside as part of the top mechanism.
These are well documented (serial numbers, colors, etc.) in some of the
Triumph histories, but it is believed that none currently survives.
There were also something like 50 "Utes" built by Standard-Triumph of
Australia. Like so many other vehicles with that name, these were
basically baby pickup trucks. At least a few of these are known to have
survived.
Otherwise, the Mayflower itself survived only for about 3 years and
about 35,000 units total, being more or less replaced by the Standard 8
and 10 sedans.
Langworth and Robson's _Triumph: Tricar to Acclaim_, and Graham Robson's
_Triumph Herald and Vitesse_ cover the Mayflower in some detail, and
there is a strong club in the UK devoted to these. Also, a recent issue
of _Triumph World_ magazine featured a nicely restored Mayflower.
Does that help?
Andrew Mace
10/Herald/Vitesse (Sports 6) Consultant
Vintage Triumph Register
amace@unix2.nysed.gov
1952 Mayflower, 1960 10 Estate Wagon, bunches of Heralds, 1966 2000
sedan, and a lot of those sporty type Triumphs, too!
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