hi Jim
Just to confirm that there must have been at least one more of these beasts
in North America, my father had a Standard Ensign in the late 60s / early
70s. A '62 I think, he aquired it from the proverbial little old lady in
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada (swear 'tis true). It had only a few
thousand miles on the clock, pristine condition, not bad looking but heavy
and with an automatic transmission possibly the slowest vehicle I have ever
driven. This is probably the only car that passed through my hands that I
have no idea on the fate of.
cheers
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "jim wallace" <wallaces@superaje.com>
To: <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 11:10 AM
Subject: Semantics
> Jonmac,
> Perhaps you can help with another semantics question. I once owned a
(1960?
> 61?) Standard-Triumph Ensign. I have never seen another of these, nor
heard of
> one being mentioned on this list.
> Sadly, the car met its demise when the barn beside which it was sitting
was hit
> by lightning. A burning beam fell across the car, forming it into a
V-shape.
> Its trunk flew across the field when the gas tank blew, the glass all
melted,
> etc. Quite spectacular.
> For many years I hung on to the original service manual for this car,
perhaps
> for nostalgic reasons, and it now sits in John Gillis' collection in
Ireland.
> The manual also covered the Vanguard, and Vanguard Estate, which I believe
were
> up-scale versions of the Ensign.
> So, were the Ensign and Vanguard re-badged Standard 10s, or were they
different?
> Thanks,
> Jim
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