This note was sent out by John Macartney, whom many of you know through
e-mail, his affiliation/employment with BMIHT in Gaydon, his book about
life at Standard-Triumph and various articles in local and national
newsletters. Regarding his question, would someone from each VTR Chapter
and Zone please reply directly to me with a membership count of your
group? I will compile and forward the information to John.
Thanks very much!
--Andy
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* Andrew Mace, President and *
* 10/Herald/Vitesse (Sports 6) Consultant *
* Vintage Triumph Register <www.vtr.org> *
* amace@unix2.nysed.gov *
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Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 22:51:35 -0000
From: John Macartney <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Subject: How many are we?
Friends
Assistance, guesstimates, inklings, notions - and others of that ilk.
I have been asked to carry out a survey of likely Triumph Club membership
worldwide. At
best, this could be something of a finger in the air job but it needs to be
quantified.
Any input you can provide will be gratefully appreciated. As a guide, Triumph
clubs in the
UK collectively have about 36,000 members, but an indeterminate number are not
UK
residents - but this doesn't matter. Equally, there are indications that a
further 30%-40%
are Triumph owners but not members of any club. This suggests that current
Triumph
ownership in the UK could be anything up to 50,000 people. Many may not be
enthusiasts but
just driving them as elderly daily transport.
I need to have everyone's best estimate of total Triumph enthusiasts - club
members,
non-club members and daily drivers for
Australia
Canada
Europe
New Zealand
South Africa
USA
Counting on you counting on your fingers
Jonmac
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