As with most postwar British sports cars, a large portion of the Triumphs produced in the 1950s and 1960s were exported to the United States. As a result, the demands of U.S. customers essentially defined what a Triumph sports car would be. This automotive history tells the colorful tale of Triumph's successes in the United States, how the marque was established, its dealer network, promotional and marketing efforts, racing ventures that starred legendary drivers like Stirling Moss and Bob Tulius, profiles of U.S.-exclusive models, and, finally, Triumph's sad defeat under the umbrella of British Leyland. A huge collection of black-and-white photography, much of it archival and not seen in print for decades, imparts a sense of this British marque's jolly good run in the United States.
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Michael Cook was a longtime U.S. Triumph and British Leyland advertising director who also oversaw Triumph racing ventures.
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Michael Cook manages to capture the spirit of the glory days of imported cars and the tragedy of labor and management that doomed the once proud and independent British automobile industry.Cook's stories are entertaining and objective given the memior-like quality of the work. The book covers all major US triumph products from just before WWII and ends with a telling look at the evolution of the untraditional TR7's and TR8's.
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Every Triumph owner needs this,
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Mike Cook is the expert on Triumphs, espcially in the United States. As interest in vintage British cars renews, this is the handbook to car with you as you shop for the perfect Triumph. It's just too bad Triumph is out of business.
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I ordered this book because I have a friend who is mentioned several times in the book. Also there are photos of him taken many years before I met him. I was intrigued by the stories and I was also pleased with the condition of the book and the promptness of the service.
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British firms had learned immediately after World War II that they had to "export or die." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dealer body, sports car club, dealer meetings, team cars, press meeting, test cars, imported cars Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
British Leyland, United States, Plain English Archive, Cal Sales, Bob Tullius, North America, Los Angeles, New Jersey, Graham Whitehead, Chris Andrews, Alan Bethell, Leyland Motor Corporation, Dave Allen, Kas Kastner, Sports Car Club of America, World War, Road Atlanta, San Francisco, Sports Six, Mike Cook, Mike Dale, Sir John Black, Donald Stokes, Dorothy Deen, George Turnbull New!
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British firms had learned immediately after World War II that they had to "export or die." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dealer body, sports car club, dealer meetings, team cars, press meeting, test cars, imported cars Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
British Leyland, United States, Plain English Archive, Cal Sales, Bob Tullius, North America, Los Angeles, New Jersey, Graham Whitehead, Chris Andrews, Alan Bethell, Leyland Motor Corporation, Dave Allen, Kas Kastner, Sports Car Club of America, World War, Road Atlanta, San Francisco, Sports Six, Mike Cook, Mike Dale, Sir John Black, Donald Stokes, Dorothy Deen, George Turnbull New!
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- The United States (Countries) by Bob Italia on page 80, page 81, and page 87
- The Big Three by Peter May on page 98
- Jaguar in America by John Dugdale on page 14
- Sports Cars by Rh Value Publishing in Back Matter
- Ventura County by Automobile Club of Southern California on page 130
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