Well Joe, perhaps 1743 wasn't the best date to pick at random. Further study
from my diary for that year reveal a certain Mr Thomas Jefferson was born.
That was the good news.
The bad news is there was a prolonged strike in Coventry as a result of the
city of Philadelphia opening a "pesthouse" into which immigrants - mainly
from Coventry and the surrounding district were consigned. Word got back
quite quickly and there was a long-term stoppage. That said, 1742 was quite
good - except for the harvest over here and 1744 saw quite a lot of rain.
Jonmac
> Were cars being built in 1743?
>
> Joe
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: triumphs-bounces+spitlist=cox.net@autox.team.net
> [mailto:triumphs-bounces+spitlist=cox.net@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
> John
> Macartney
> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 9:31 AM
> To: 'Mailing List Triumph (Triumph Mailing List)'
> Subject: Re: [TR] build date of TR3A
>
> I've been reading the few recent posts about vehicle dating and the
> queries
> arising from why a car was built in 1743 and not shipped until 1805.
>
> There's a very good reason for why and how this happened, although it
> essentially boils down to 'paperwork.' - the timing of its creation,
> arrival
>
> and processing. I'd be happy to outline the whys and wherefores (if anyone
> is interested?) but the subject is potentially a little dusty and fusty.
> Also it will require fairly judicious chopping up into bits to send to the
> list if I am to avoid creating a too large post - which will certainly be
> the case with one hit.
>
> Jonmac
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