A conversation with former New York Times Washington Correspondent Adam Clymer, who will discuss his new book, Drawing the Line at the Big Ditch: The ...
Take a Quick ride in a Ford Tri-motor vintage Airliner
Strap on and go for a short ride in a vintage Ford Trimotor Airliner, Enjoy.
...first plane I ever flew on. Was at an airshow in Milwaukee WI back in
the mid 1960s. 5$ bought a twenty minute scenic flight around the city at a
very leisurely pace. I was totally hooked after that.
Interview with John Rosamond - Author of Save the Triumph Bonneville!
Save the Triumph Bonneville! The inside story of the Meriden Workers Co-op by John Rosamond. Foreword by The Right Honourable Tony Benn. There is no ...
Below is a copy email sent to Veloce Books soon after starting on this
book.
Save the Triumph Bonneville - the inside story of the Meriden Workers'
Co-op by John Rosamund
Dear Sir or Madam,
Being a lifelong aficionado of the old Triumph twins and a new buyer of one
of the last machines to come out of the co-op, I thought myself very lucky
to chance upon the book above in a discount bookstore. I settled down to a
good read - and gave up after fifty pages. I found it to be laboured,
meandering and tedious. What could have been an excellent story was turned
into a complete bore.
I accept that John Rosamond has a very interesting tale to tell but he is
no writer. Isn't this where a publishing company is supposed to come in?
Did not one editor ever look at the manuscript before it went to print?
As for the reviews on your site, I assume they are either highly edited,
totally out of context or downright false. I have read many books on
matters automotive over the years but this is by far the worst. Indeed, it
is the only book that has ever prompted me to write a letter of complaint.
I suppose that's a first of sorts.
Yours etc.
In accordance with modern business practice, there was no reply.
I have not read this book yet,but in my mind this is the Most important
book that has come out on the REAL Triumph factory in years.I am hoping it
will stand aside What ever happend to the British Motorcycle Industry & A
Million miles ago.I hope John is obective too include the well known facts
of Triumph workers stealing parts from the factory aswell as the many real
Triumph people who kept the Bonnie alive.If possible please add more
footage of John as us Triumph Junkies need it.
Fistly I HATE ASS WIPE SOCIALISM but the vertical twin dohc 360/270 degree
crank is a fine design. I have 25000 on mine, a friend 80000, another 10000
........etc. 9 of us in Daytona, Had an 01 in the UK for 4 years. This is
not nostalgic loyalty, these bikes ROCK! Bloor has done a fab job The
vertical twin is very useful and current. the BMW 800 sound familiar. Kill
Tony Benn, Glenda Jackson, George Gallaway and on and on.
sae1080 - you haven't listened to what John Rosamond is saying. It is not
socialist bovine excrement. This was a bunch of skilled blokes who believed
in what they did and took the only opportunity of continuance afforded to
them after a decade of obscene mismanagement, profit grabbing and
non-investment. They tried to make the best of a bad job. And learn to
spell.
In the mid-seventies the T140 was still popular. Some of Triumph's most
succesful years in the 70s were 76,77,78. There was a profit to be made but
it was precarious. Good for them for keeping production going. but by 1979
the writing was on the wall. Rescued by the Thatcher government in 1979
don't forget, hardly a fan of "socialism"
I wonder if John has included my story of Triumph, I was also a welder
there at that time and had an accident with a car I was welding in the
frame shop. Hit the petrol tank and the whole lot went up... four fire
engines two ambulances and god knows how many police cars later and it was
put out. (cut down version of the story)
Fascinating - John hasn't changed much from his 1983 appearance in The
Money Programme also on Youtube ! I look forward to the first full history
of this unique event in motorcycling history
The Edward's Boys return to the Globe with a full production of John Ford's The Lady's Trial, taking place in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. This is the final play ...