Tales of Triumph Motorcycles and the Meriden Factory
by Hancox, Hugie
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 187410557X
- ISBN 13
- 9781874105572
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About This Item
E-003: Motorbooks Intl. Very Good. 1996. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Veloce Publishing PLC, Godmanstone, Dorset, UK. 1996. 144 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A delightful and often humerous account of life with the Triumph motorcycle company in its heyday. 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. EB; 9.8 X 8.1 X 0.7 inches; 144 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Last Exit Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64172
- Title
- Tales of Triumph Motorcycles and the Meriden Factory
- Author
- Hancox, Hugie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 187410557X
- ISBN 13
- 9781874105572
- Publisher
- Motorbooks Intl
- Place of Publication
- E-003
- Date Published
- 1996
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