HUGHIE HANCOX
Features
- Paperback reprint, at a bargain price, of a very popular Veloce book.
- A unique 'inside look' at a famous motorcycle manufacturer.
- "Quite definitely a classic read" - Trials & Motocross News.
- Everyone will enjoy reading ... [this book]" - The Classic Motorcycle.
- " ... you will enjoy every page" - Old Bike.
- "... pushing for the best book of the year title" - Motorcycle Sport & Leisure.
- "Highly recommended" -VMCC magazine.
Description
A fascination history of this famous marque.
Synopsis
A delightful and often humerous 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.
Acknowledgements 4
The Repair Shop 6
JRW 405 15
High jinks 23
Angels 32
We have ignition! 35
Travellers 40
Willie, the tomatoes - and black enamel ... 45
Goodbye ... 48
Basic training 51
Ripon 56
The Team 64
Meriden again! 76
Framed 83
A testing time 87
The Tina 98
Repair Shop again! 103
(Bad) vibrations 112
Fairy 119
On the staff 121
The Met 124
Triple troubles 126
That sinking feeling 129
Where there's a will ... 132
Epitaph 139
Index 142
