1961 and Geoff Mabbs wins the Tulip rally outright. Here a photograph taken upon arrival at Canley to celebrate his win and show off the silverware. Overall rally win and class win.
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Ivor Evans
Thanks to Alison Young for this great photo of her Grandfather Ivor Evans.
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Clocking Out
A fantastic image, which looks like home or lunchtime for a large number of assembly workers.
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NEWSOME S.H. Standard Triumph Dealership
SAM NEWSOME’S venture into the garage business was a success story from the start. He first trained as a pilot during the First World War but that came to nothing, so he built his own single-seater racing car and turned his attentions to the race track.
Standard Eight, Early Production
Recreation Club – Jim Spain
When the last Triumph car left the assembly line at Coventry’s Canley plant the last workers were redeployed to other factories in the group.