TURNER'S TRIUMPHS: EDWARD TURNER & HIS TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES
Written by Jeff Clew
Published by Veloce Publishing Plc.
in 2000
ISBN: 1901295877
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TURNER'S TRIUMPHS: EDWARD TURNER & HIS TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES
Written by Jeff Clew.
Stock no. 1818852
1st.
2000.
Hardback.
Very good condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Biography of the man who was probably the most important individual in the history of the British motorcycle industry. Includes coverage of all Edward Turner's motorcycle designs. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & colour photos. ISBN: 1901295877. Page 146, 150, 152 and facing pages of these three pages have some surface paper damage affecting a little text - pages stuck together and when prising apart some surface paper was left behind especially pages 150 & 151.
Front cover
Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1 Early Days in Edwardian London
- 2 On the brink of a new career
- 3 The Breakthrough - a job with Ariel
- 4 The happiest years of his life
- 5 War, and all manner of problems
- 6 Back again at Triumph's helm
- 7 Post-war production commences
- 8 The Thunderbird makes its debut
- 9 Triumph enters the lightweight market
- 10 Johnny Allen's record-breaking saga
- 11 Unit-construction twins
- Colour Gallery
- 12 Japan's threat to the British Motorcycle industry
- 13 Heading for retirement
- 14 The American market
- Appendices
- Index