I never had any dealings with Triumph Specialty, but one of their cataloges
(circa 1979) was included in the paperwork that came with my 4A when I
bought it in '96. I scanned some of the pages and put up a quick web page
so we all could enjoy. I especially like their use of "models" to really
help us see what those rubber trim pieces look like.
(Some of the pages are big, so they may take some time to load if you're on
dialup)
http://home.teleport.com/~ebuzz/triumphspecialty.html
-Eric
At 08:18 PM 6/29/03 -0700, Hugh Barber wrote:
>All this talk about Wayne and Triumphs Only has made me recall another
>"infamous" San Jose TR business, Triumph Specialty. Does anybody remember
>them? They never were able to rip me off, but it surely wasn't for a lack
>of trying. I remomber one time, they sold me GT6 tranny gears for a
>Spitfire I had, then tried to blame me when I brought the problem to their
>attention. Another time, they claimed they could get a part for me. Took my
>money for 6 months. When I asked for it back, they wanted to charge me a
>"handling charge" for cancelling the order (even though they admitted that
>the part would probably never come in). Mericfully, I think they went out
>of business, but they hung around for years in San Jose.
>
>Hugh Barber
>Hollister, CA
>'73 TR6
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