Got the preview of the Oily Rag from the BSCCOC and Tony Fox's column
had a notification of an book that might be of interest to the
Triumphophiles that we have in the club.
I'm just going to paste what he wrote and that's all I know but it
sounds like a good read.
Triumph & Tragedy
Many enthusiasts will recognize the name of Sir John Black, former
CEO of The Standard Motor Company in Coventry and the man who rescued
the Triumph name from oblivion in 1945. Sir John's younger son,
Nicholas Black, has written a fascinating book about his father.
The book was launched just under two weeks ago at the British Classic
Car Show in England and is being marketed (I believe exclusively?) by
the Standard Motor Club in the UK and it is with the SMC that you
will have to place your order. I offered the opportunity to Nick of
notifying the many enthusiasts I know around the world who I felt
would want to know of the book's existence and that's why I'm sending
this email. That said, I can't notify everyone, so by all means re-
post this info to any of your friends / club members / club
newsletter editors and other email lists who you think might be
interested in obtaining a copy.
So, a little about the book. It's about 140 pages, paperback and
perfect bound. Best of all are the myriad photographs that come from
Nick's family albums, though I was privileged to supply a few of my
own. The book retails for GBP 15.00 with P&P an extra GBP5.00 on top
for North America. Might be a teeny bit more for Oz and NZ. Roughly
this total of GBP20.00 translates into around US$32.00 on current
exchange rates. To order your copy, go to
www.standardmotorclub.org.uk. On the club Home page, look on the
right hand column for "LATEST NEWS" and scroll down to the entry
dated Nov 14 and click on the chevrons which will take you to the
book announcement page. I am assured the Club has a secure server to
enable you to safely provide your CC or Debit card and snail details.
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