Tony Lee joined Triumph as an apprentice in January 1946 and worked extensively alongside his bosses Harry Webster and Walter Belgrove on developing new Standard Triumph products in the post – war era. Continue reading “Tony Lee”
Derek Earl
When I first went there I went from GEC, and I arrived there in my Volkswagen Beetle, and the security man wouldn’t let me take it in there! He said ‘you can’t come in there with a foreign car’ so I had to park outside the gates. So a month or two later I changed my Beetle for a Triumph Vitesse, so I could go and park somewhere! Continue reading “Derek Earl”
Standard Triumph Exterior Photo 1959
We like to see exterior factory photographs – it helps with identifying certain areas and our understanding of the site itself. Photos are quite rare – colour ones really rare. Continue reading “Standard Triumph Exterior Photo 1959”
Alan Jenner
Two copies of Alan Jenner’s Standard Triumph ID card. Continue reading “Alan Jenner”
Surgery – or Computer Room?
Part of this project is to recognise many of the factory features that made up the Canley Standard Triumph site. We would like your help. Continue reading “Surgery – or Computer Room?”
Fletch South
Remarkably we may have ‘found’ the doors to the main entrance at Fletch South. They still exist! Continue reading “Fletch South”