Triumph Motorcycles, Tales of; and the Meriden Factory.

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Tales of Triumph Motorcycles and the Meriden Factory.
By Hughie Hancox.

• Paperback reprint, at a bargain price, of a very popular Veloce book.
• A unique ‘inside look’ at a famous motorcycle manufacturer.

Hughie worked at Triumph from 1954 until its closure in 1974. Here’s the story of his life in the famous Meriden factory; of many adventures with Triumph motorcycles & Triumph people. Records the fascinating history of a great marque.

A delightful and often humorous account of life with the Triumph motorcycle company in its hayday. Hughie Hancox started work with the Triumph Engineering Company (manufacturer of Triumph motorcycles) in 1954 and, apart from a short break for national service, stayed with the company until its closed in 1974. In his time with Triumph, Hughie worked in the Experimental, Service, Product Road Test, Toolroom, Final Production Assembly and Service Repair Shop departments before joining the staff in the Service Office. He also served as a Technical Writer/Advisor/Customer Relations “Trouble Shooter.” Even his National Service was spent with the “White Helmets” motorcycle display team! Here, Hughie tells the story of his life in the famous Meriden factory and of his many adventures with Triumph motorcycles and Triumph people and, by doing so, records the fascinating inside story of one of Britain’s greatest motorcycle marques.

Paperback • 250 x 207mm • 144 pages • Over 80 photographs and line illustrations

ISBN: 9781901295672

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Weight 0.45 kg

$49.99 including GST

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