Honda had a joint venture with Rover, with an option to buy the rights.They
never exercised the right (too many problems). They used the Rover name to
gain a UK presence, and then, once that was done, built their own plant
there. Almost a "slam, bam, thank you ma'am" type of arrangement!
Bryan
bdstinocher@sewsus.com
502-782-7397 xt. 2284
68 TR 250 CD 5853 L
----Original Message-----
From: Ken Bertschy [SMTP:kentop@dakotacom.net]
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 6:18 PM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Say it ain't so, Joe
Whilst perusing one Michael Sedgwick's many car books, I came
across this
quote from page 234 of his "Cars of the 50s and 60s":
"...Soon, too, the Japanese would be drawn into the international
picture,
with liasons between Chrysler and Mitsubishi, General Motors and
Isuzu, and
Ford and Mazda. In 1981, a deal between British Leyland and Honda
would
lead to a race of almost wholly Japanese Triumphs."
So, does anybody have one of these Honda made Triumphs? Is there oil
under it?
It seems that the points made about "foreign made Triumphs" are
already moot.
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