Standard bought the Triumph marque after the war. My 69 6's Commission Plate
reads Standard Triumph Motor Car Co. Div. of British Leyland.
Jim Altman jaltman@altlaw.com Illigitimi non Carborundum
http://www.altlaw.com/metro/jaltman.html 69-TR6#CC28754L W4UCK
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Lonn Howard
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 1999 3:49 PM
> To: Triumphs
> Subject: Standard in Thailand
>
>
>
> My wife and I just returned from three weeks in Thailand. I suffered
> withdrawal symptoms the entire time; eyes always scanning the
> road ahead for
> an LBC, sneaking peaks at my parts catalogues which I secreted into my
> luggage, etc. One day we pull into an artist's refuge (very cool but
> another story) and in the driveway is sitting an ancient
> Standard motorcar.
> I of course gave it a thorough going over. The body was
> remarkably rust
> free but the passange seat was missing to make room for his
> belongings and
> the top frame was a strange mixture of original metal and more recent
> bamboo. It turns out that the artist, a Thai native named
> Pipop, had just
> recently driven it to Hua Hin (about 3 hour south of Bangkok)
> from Malaysia.
> That is something like an 18 hour trip in a car that he said
> is all but
> impossible for him to get parts for! Swear to God, they can
> fix anything in
> Thailand with bamboo, reeds, and scrap metal.
>
> Anyway, he told me that Standard was a precurser to British
> Leyland and
> therefore qualified as an LBC. I hate to admit my ignorance... Is he
> right?
>
> Lonn Howard
> '70 TR6 -mine
> '71 TR6 -in my garage, therefore it's mine (dad might disagree)
> '70 MGB GT -mine, mine... all mine
> '89 Saab Turbo Convertible -hers
>
> "We are but temporary custodians with an obligation of preservation."
>
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