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Re: 5w-30 oil (now very OT!)
On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 18:37:39 GMT, Chris Whelan
<cawhelan@prejudicentlworld.com> wrote Re Re: 5w-30 oil (now very
OT!):
>> BTW, since you are in the U.K. I wonder if I might ask if Sunbeam and
>> Truimph autos are still made there? I don't follow autos much any more
>> but my first car was a 1961 Sunbeam Alpine I purchased in 1965 and my
>> second car was a 1965 Triumph TR4 that I purchased in 1968.
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>> I loved both of those cars.
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>Both long gone I'm afraid.
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>In fact, the Sunbeam company went bankrupt in 1943, but the name was sold to
>the Rootes group. (Hillman, Humber et al). Rootes in turn sold 30% of the
>company to Chrysler in 1964. The last Sunbeam produced was the 1978 Rapier,
>although the Sunbeam name was used for a small Chrysler hatchback at the
>end of the '70's. Peugot now have the rights to the name I believe.
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>The Triumph factory was destroyed during bombing in WW2. The name was bought
>by the Standard Motor Company.In 1956 the company became Standard-Triumph,
>then was sold to Leyland Motors in 1961. The last Triumph car was the
>TR7/8, finishing production in 1982. The name was last used on a rebadged
>version of the Honda Ballade, called the Triumph Acclaim. The brand name is
>now owned by BMW.
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>I too loved British sports cars from the era you mention, especially the
>Alpine.
Oh yes, thanks for refreshing my memory. I do remember the names
"Roots" and "Leyland" now that you mentioned it; although I didn't
know the history. Too bad they are gone now. They were both a joy to
drive and easy to work on. I especially liked the looks on people's
faces when the battery on the Alpine would get weak and I would pull
out the crank to turn the engine over by hand.
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