A remarkable photograph of the Standard Triumph assembly line.
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Sanders – A Match – The Last Triumph Herald
One of the reasons setting up this site was to try a put names to some of the people that feature in some of the well-known photographs. This particular photo shows the very last Triumph Herald (a 13/60 convertible) coming off the line. The photo is dated 21st May 1971.
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That’s Me! Ron Thompson
We have a match!
We posted the original photograph from our archives for the site launch at the end of January of this year, it shows a group in the TR section of the Assembly Shop at Canley.
The photo was from the Standard News, the in-house company newspaper dated May 1959. The subject is Fred West and Fred was 69 and for six years worked as a sweeper in the section. He retired Easter 1959. Handing over the retirement gift of a wallet and £11 is Shop Steward Jack Griffin. Continue reading “That’s Me! Ron Thompson”
Alick Dick Leaves Standard Triumph
Tuesday, August 22nd and Alick Dick, Managing Director of Standard Triumph, resigns. Continue reading “Alick Dick Leaves Standard Triumph”