Closed tomorrow 11/2/09
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Thanks to our electricity supplier (again!) we will be closed tomorrow 11 February 2009. As we have been notified of an interruption in supply lasting from 08.30 in the morning until 1600 in the afternoon there seems little point in opening.
On-line orders will be processed as normal, but may be dispatched a little later than normal.
posted by David Pearson @ 9:51 AM
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New Year Lots of New Product!
Friday, January 16, 2009
You may be forgiven for thinking that we have been a little quite on the new product development/introduction front of late. Nothing could be further from the truth, and since employing a graduate of motorsport engineering and design (and a Triumph enthusiast to boot) things moved up a gear last year. Due to website glitches soon to be sorted we have been a little slow in keeping you informed of progress, hopefully we will be a little bit more forthcoming this year.
Having CAD facilities in house has been a revelation. Not having to rely on outside agencies means that we can now design, modify, and prototype in our timescale, not someone else's. When I say we by the way I put less emphasis on myself, I just come up with some of the ideas, someone else translates them into potential product using the magic box in the corner of the office. The trouble now is reigning in our ambitions. Having someone here who is as mad keen as me with as many if not more ideas could get expensive.
As a result of the above we have started looking at other models in the Triumph range, watch out for new bits for the 2000/2.5 range, and the 6 cylinder TR's this year.
We haven't forgotten our roots either and a major new panel launch is imminent for the Vitesse (yes that one!). This could possibly be the swan song for new panel introduction for the small chassis Triumph's as panelwork sales have taken a nose dive over recent years. Spitfire panelwork sales in particular are worryingly low, and I think we may look back at this time in the near future and regard it as a hiatus in availability. If things continue as they have been for the last couple of years or so I can see us losing some panels for ever.
Anyway lets not end on a low note I for one am encouraged by the new blood, and new ideas around at the moment it's keeping us old so and so's on our toe's. Who'd have thought that this long after Triumph disappeared we would still be using the latest technology to turn dream into reality?
posted by David Pearson @ 7:41 AM
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Happy Christmas and New Year!
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Hope you all have a great holiday, and that Santa brings you and yours something nice.
I shall be forgoing the usual turkey dinner on Christmas day this year for something a little less traditional, on the beach, somewhere nice and warm. My swimming trunks are packed, and I'm even thinking of popping out for a holiday hair cut this afternoon.
Holiday Closing
Closed from this afternoon (23 Dec 08) after the carriers have collected (about 4pm ish).
Re-open Monday 5th Jan 09 at 9am.
On line orders will be downloaded as normal over the holiday period but will not be dispatched until the 5th Jan.
posted by David Pearson @ 8:34 AM
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VAT reduction passed on to customers.
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
 First off a picture from our collection that on first sight looks to be nothing out of the ordinary, that is until you do a little research. Could be a typical street scene from the 1970's, but what are those stickers on the 2000 door, could this be an entrant on an early CT RBRR? Well no actually, it's a little bit more interesting than that.
Some research in the Triumph experimental register shows OVC 311M to be one of the many Bullet/Innsbruck prototypes built by Triumph to prove the slant 4 2lt OHC engine ready for the forthcoming TR7. Chassis number X845, and engine number X1334E, it's listed as the Swiss test car, emissions transport (Swiss market), most of the other cars in the program being listed as Federal spec.
Further research with the Coventry Museum of Road Transport who hold the Coventry area registration details (donated by West Midlands Police) show that this particular car was registered on the 24.10.73. So in the knowledge that all Triumph prototypes were put straight to work to lead short but generally hard lives this picture wouldn't have been taken to long after it was registered. This is born out by the door stickers which read '50,000 mile Emission Test'.
Pinpointing exactly where the picture was taken is easy if you happen to live in Nuneaton, as I do. It's in the town centre on Queens Rd (or the Market Place, I'm never sure where one ends, and the other starts). What is really unusual for Nuneaton (because everything else has been knocked down!) is that all those shops in the background are still there although they have changed hands a few times over. Kettering & Leicester is now a branch of Waterstones book shop. The whole area is now pedestrianised, but it is still possible to get a car into a similar postion under certain conditions if you wanted to recreate the scene.
Going back to the car itself had you noticed it has no bumpers, wheel trims, and it's sitting a little high at the back? Or that there are louvers on the top of the bonnet? I happen to know one of the drivers who was tasked with putting some of those test miles and he explained more. Paul (Northall) recalled the 2000's (Innsbruck) had to have weight removed to make them similar to the forthcoming TR7 (Bullet) for the tests to have any relevance. This included the removal of much interior trim, and the substitution of door glass for perspex, etc.
Interesting times for a young Triumph enthusiast like me in the 70's in Nuneaton as several Triumph test drivers lived locally and were in the habit of cruising through the town in their top secret charges. I remember one of the cars above passing me by whilst I was on my way to the chip shop on school dinner break, the noise it made was distinctly none 6 cylinder! Not long after this I saw my first TR7 (remember this was at least a year before it was launched) as it sat waiting patiently at a school crossing as some goggle eyed kids speculated on what this thinly disguised space ship might be (the TR7 looked pretty radical to us in 1974!).
What was the point of this Blog? Oh yes, as of yesterday we have passed on the 2.5% VAT reduction to all our European customers. What a fantastically generous tax giveaway Mr Darling has given you! Now all you have to do is spend, spend, spend to get us out of this recession. We are waiting for the rush.
posted by David Pearson @ 9:18 AM
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All overseas customers please take note!
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
''Do you think that it will go any faster with that helicopter pushing it?''
If you live outside the UK and you own a Triumph it's a very good time for you to be buying your spares from British specialists. Against certain currencies (especially the US Dollar, and the Euro) Sterling has recently crashed. It's never been such a good time for you to import parts and take advantage of our weak currency! As exporters we are going through a mini boom, with consignments going all over the World to those of you who are already taking advantage. Don't get left out, get yourself onto one of those currency convertor websites and check out just how cheap we are at the moment against your local specialist. Even taking into account post and packing you might find savings of more than 20% depending on where in the World you live. That's to good to miss, so don't leave it to long before checking it out, you never know Sterling might start to recover next week!
posted by David Pearson @ 8:07 AM
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