at least Beattie woz positive, big respect to him for that, it's shame that the brummies that thought they were `fighting' weren't far-sighted enough...
...and that was the problem, they were still `begging' for Government-help, if they couldn't fund it in the 1st place they shouldn't have got involved - Actually, & with the luxury of hindsight, maybe he shouldn't have bothered, he was passionate enough but ultimately flawed business-wise - Anyways, the Triumph-name lives on & they're fkn awesome bikes, as always :)
Many thanks for making this available. It's a fascinating, if tragic, look at the death-throes a once-great firm. Great to see the marque in very good shape today, though, thanks to John Bloor and the Hinckley set-up.
The speeches made to the employees were probably similar to the speeches made to the troops at Crecy and Dunkirk. Well guys, we're wet, cold, outnumbered, tired, and hungry but look on the bright side of it won't you? "We'll be in good shape once we get thru this and then we can move on".
at least Beattie woz positive, big respect to him for that, it's shame that the brummies that thought they were `fighting' weren't far-sighted enough...
jonnosmythe 2 years ago
...and that was the problem, they were still `begging' for Government-help, if they couldn't fund it in the 1st place they shouldn't have got involved - Actually, & with the luxury of hindsight, maybe he shouldn't have bothered, he was passionate enough but ultimately flawed business-wise - Anyways, the Triumph-name lives on & they're fkn awesome bikes, as always :)
jonnosmythe 2 years ago
New book out in July 2009 by John Rosamond on the Meriden Triumph Co-Op published by Veloce
meriden4ever 2 years ago
Probably the kind of things the GM employees will be hearing soon....
a10111213141516 3 years ago
Many thanks for making this available. It's a fascinating, if tragic, look at the death-throes a once-great firm. Great to see the marque in very good shape today, though, thanks to John Bloor and the Hinckley set-up.
Micky1964 3 years ago
and gallipoli, and kandahar,and yorktown,and the somme.......
mac163 3 years ago
The speeches made to the employees were probably similar to the speeches made to the troops at Crecy and Dunkirk. Well guys, we're wet, cold, outnumbered, tired, and hungry but look on the bright side of it won't you? "We'll be in good shape once we get thru this and then we can move on".
Bullettube 3 years ago