Bill Davies wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Glenn A. Merrell [mailto:StagByTriumph@tscusa.org]
>>
>> But I did not go so far as to say Badge Engineered "for" who. It
>> appears they may have been Badge Engineered "for" one or two Vanguard
>> models to carry a Vanguard badge?
>>
>
> Well as Jonmac quite rightly says, ALL post war Triumphs were really
> Standards, with a less austere sounding company name. The Mk1 2000 went as
> far as having the same badge as the Vanguard on it's nose. Not quite badge
> engineering in the sense of what BMC was doing at the same time though. The
> 2000's body and chassis engineering wasn't common to another vehicle, while
> the Dolomite family tree was complicated enough in it's own right, without
> involving other companies,
> Cheers,
> Bill.
>
I knew there was some rebadging somewhere with the 2000 name, but did
not know which or whom.
How about "reskinned" TR2 and TR3 chassis used by other manufacturers?
--
Glenn A. Merrell
Chairman, Triumph Stag Club USA (2007-2009)
The best trophies are miles on the odometer, stone chips in the paint, dead
bugs on the windshield!
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