Randall Young wrote:
It was, of course, possible to have the factory build almost anything
they could find parts for .....
Gentlemen, may I (with a very 'big smile') most politely request the
fountains of all knowledge carefully review their wording - and
specifically for the benefit of those who place such critical emphasis
and value on all aspects of 'how it was.'
At no time was a bod despatched for a rummage in a few old boxes to
see what was inside - and if something was discovered to be suitable,
it was cobbled together to fit. Pre 1939 maybe - but from 1959
onwards, definitely not.
It really wasn't like that at all - any more than the manufacturing
process was a cluster of tottering, bespectacled old artisans and
craftsmen labouring under the light of a hundred guttering candles at
long repaired wooden workbenches.
For such a concept, Morgan could be more appropriate (?) - and the MG
factory was certainly more archaic.
Standard-Triumph's production process and the way it marshalled
components from suppliers truly was about thirty years ahead of its
time and far more flexible than many appreciate - even today. Sadly,
the same cannot be said however for some of the technologies it
employed in producing the cars that are now so revered.........
<smile>
Jonmac
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