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Standard Triumph had a factory in New Zealand where they made Triumph cars. To get the cars out to the dealers delivery lorries were used. I have this photo from Andrew Newman on facebook which shows Triumph 2000 MkI's being taken off site by H Boyce & Co Ltd truck.
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If you have any more information or recollections about Standard Triumph car delivery in New Zealand or elsewhere please get in touch. I would like to see any photos you may have. I can be contacted via the comments to this post or on facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/stephen.weblin
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Evans & Cutler in North Street Totnes Devon. In the 1960s my late father sourced 2 x 2000s (Mk 1 and Mk2) then early Stag from them. My 21st pressie was a 6 year old Herald saloon from them. Also had outlet in Valley Road Plympton in the 1970s. Purchased 1500 Spitfire in Java in 1975. BL Friday car - from new faulty voltage stabilizer, nearside door lock and first time I locked the boot the barrel came out with the key. UJs went at 1000 miles and in all 3 times under warranty. After a year my husband did all UJs and I drove it for 100,000 miles without a hitch. GTK 949 N. Also had bodyshop at Harbertonford and a facility at Ivybridge.
Thanks for that info about the premises Sue. I will update my blog post about Evans ans Cutler :http://vitessesteve.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/triumph-car-dealers-3-evans-and-cutler.html
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Compare classic car parts with new car parts. Often cheaper and you are probably adding value whereas modern car parts tend to be more expensive and the cars go down in value.
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An early Atlas van advert by Dunns Garages in the "Sunderland Echo" of 1958.
Thanks very much for that image - here another from my colection.
Dunns Garages (Sunderland) Ltd Motor05-09-1956 by Stephen Weblin, on Flickr-
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H H Timberlake Limited of Wigan are the feature business in article 33. http://vitessesteve.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/h-h-timberlake-limited-of-wigan-triumph.html
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If you have any more information or recollections about H H Timberlake Limited of Wigan please get in touch. I would like to see any photos you may have.
http://vitessesteve.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/mumfords-triumph-car-dealers-34.html
Number 34 in my series of articles about Triumph car dealers this is article about Mumfords who had garages in Plymouth, Truro, Exeter, Newton Abbot, Tiverton and Torquay. I believe Mumfords of Newton Abbot was established following the take over of A C Bulpin & Son Ltd who had been a Standard Triumph garage in 1955. I am not sure of the date of the take over.
Do you have any info about Mumfords, Newquay Road, Truro.
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Recently picked up these bars of compound. Anybody got details of AAA branded compound. Am told the darker the colour the harder the cut. Before I start doing some tests just thought I would test the wisdom of the cloud.
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The Haynes manual covers a lot of ground that is more modern than your Vitesse.
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Alternatively you can get a free PDF version from my website: http://vitessesteve.co.uk/ServiceTrainingNotes
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That is 2 references to the announcement about the shop but no actual link so here it is: http://forum.tssc.org.uk/index.php?/topic/2337-our-club/
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When I had the bodywork done on my Vitesse in late 1997 there were no repair panels available. I ended up having a whole boot floor transplanted from a dead Herald.
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The club has been running at a lose for a while now. Was the shop costing more than it earned I wonder?
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I got some custom leads made up by Mr RetroLeads for my Sprint engined TR7. He will make stuff to order and knows Triumph very well as he a Mr Fitchett.
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Hello its been a while since I last posted here about Triumph car dealers. I have been collecting stuff from a new batch of old car magazines I bought recently.
My latest blog post was about Hattons (St Helens) Ltd.
You might also like this post about Canley Car delivery trucks
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If you have any more information or recollections about any of the Standard Triumph car delivery lorries or Hattons (St Helens) Ltd please get in touch. I would like to see any photos you may have. I can be contacted via the comments to this post or on facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/stephen.weblin-
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Triumph used Lucas 2 speed wiper motors. To get the change in speed the switching circuit includes an electrical resistor. Switching the resistor out of the circuit means a higher current can run the motor faster.
Here is a circuit diagram borrowed from a Danish Triumph enthusiast: http://www.thorden.dk/
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Period advert from when the bumpers were new.
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Without seeing it I guess you may talking about a core plug. Core plugs are disposable - you have break them to remove them. Posting a photo so we can see what you are talking about would help.
Core plug image from Rimmers.
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Thanks for that - an interesting image. When and where was it taken? Do you know whats on the truck? Who should I credit for the photo?
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I have a set up a flickr group to collection Standard Triumph dealer related images: https://flic.kr/g/sBWKW please free to contribute
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C A Britten & Co (Liverpool) Ltd of Liverpool are the subject of my latest article, another in my series about Triumph car dealers. Included in my post is an article originally published in the Standard Triumph Review about the making of mobile churches, on the chassis of a Leyland 15, for use in Africa.
http://vitessesteve.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/c-britten-co-liverpool-ltd-triumph-car.html
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If you have any more information or recollections about any of the Standard Triumph dealers in and around Liverpool including C A Britten & Co (Liverpool) Ltd please get in touch. I would like to see photos of window stickers, dealer badges or sill plates etc. I can be contacted via the comments to this post or on facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/stephen.weblin -
J B Hepburn Ltd is the subject of my latest article the first of several about Triumph car dealers in the Liverpool area.
http://vitessesteve.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/j-b-hepburn-ltd-of-liverpool-triumph.html
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The 29th article in my series about Triumph car dealers is about Sanderson & Holmes Ltd and the Light Car Co businesses based in Derby UK.
http://vitessesteve.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/sanderson-holmes-ltd-and-light-car-co.html
If you have any more information or recollections about any of the Standard Triumph dealers in and around Derby including either Sanderson & Holmes Ltd or the Light Car Co of Derby please get in touch. I would like to see photos of window stickers, dealer badges or sill plates etc.
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Refurb the original - it will fit under the bonnet and is probably lighter in weight.
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Old style underfelt is a menace - it holds water and if dry is very flammable. Modern stuff is more effective and as Colin says can be free..
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To measure the capacity of a cylinder with a dome just use a syringe as you would for the head.
Run the piston down the bore an exact known distance, then seal up the piston/bore gap with a thin smear of Vaseline.
Fit a clear acrylic plastic cover to the bore that has a small drilled hole, and start squirting....
Knowing the volume of the space = height of space x area of space. The volume of the dome is equal to the volume just calculated - the volume squirted in
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Arnold G Wilson Ltd of Leeds sold Standard Triumph product from several of their branches.
http://vitessesteve.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/arnold-g-wilson-ltd-triumph-car-dealers.html
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If you have any more information or recollections about the Arnold G Wilson Ltd businesses or other Standard or Triumph car dealers in the Leeds area please get in touch.