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Pedro FonsecaMaybe I exaggerated on the chain lubrication, just maybe.<a href="https://masto.pt/tags/MiaRide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MiaRide</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/triumph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#triumph</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/trident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trident</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/ridepevide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ridepevide</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/motorcycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#motorcycles</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/motorcycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#motorcycle</a>

David WilkinsYesterday, I explained how, in 1981, BL replaced the Triumph Dolomite with the Acclaim, a licence-built Honda Ballade. When Honda introduced the second-generation Ballade in 1984, it was logical that BL should adopt this car as the Acclaim’s successor as well. The big change was that the new car would be a Rover, the 200 series, not a Triumph. Photo taken: NEC Classic Car Show, 2023. (1/3)<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/davidsdailycar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#davidsdailycar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Triumph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Triumph</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Rover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rover</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WeirdCarMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WeirdCarMastodon</a>

David WilkinsAs we have seen, none of the internal projects to replace the Triumph Dolomite made it into production under the investment-starved British Leyland regime. But a solution was at hand. In 1979, BL entered into a collaboration with Honda, which gave it access to an off-the-shelf design, the Honda Ballade (basically a Civic saloon). Produced in tweaked form in the UK as the Triumph Acclaim, it was launched in 1981. Photographed at <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FOTU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FOTU</a> 2023. (1/2)<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/davidsdailycar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#davidsdailycar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Honda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Honda</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Triumph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Triumph</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WeirdCarMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WeirdCarMastodon</a>

WIST Quotations<a href="https://wist.info/mclaughlin-mignon/75335/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A quotation from Mignon McLaughlin</a><blockquote>In retrospect, our triumphs could as easily have happened to someone else; but our defeats are uniquely our own.</blockquote>Mignon McLaughlin (1913-1983) American journalist and author The Neurotic’s Notebook, ch. 9 (1963) Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/mclaughlin-mignon/75335/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wist.info/mclaughlin-mignon/75…</a><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#quote</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#quotes</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#quotation</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=defeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#defeat</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=failure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#failure</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=idiosyncracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#idiosyncracy</a>, <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=shortcoming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shortcoming</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=selfcriticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#selfcriticism</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=triumph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#triumph</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=ubiquitous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ubiquitous</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=unique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unique</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=victory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#victory</a>

David WilkinsIn 1971, Triumph launched yet another derivative of its small saloon range, the Dolomite. This combined the rear-wheel drive layout of the Toledo and the twin-headlamp/longer tailed body of the 1500 with a 1.85-litre OHC engine, later expanded to 2 litres for the Sprint. In 1976, the Toledo and 1500 were merged into an expanded Dolomite line-up with 1.3, 1.5, 1.85 and 2.0 engines. Pics: NEC Classic Car Show, 2023. Tomorrow: replacing the Dolomite (1/3)<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/davidsdailycar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#davidsdailycar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Triumph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Triumph</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WeirdCarMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WeirdCarMastodon</a>

David WilkinsThis is where the story of the small Triumphs gets a bit more complicated. Alongside yesterday’s more basic Toledo, the company also came up with a separate parallel development of the 1300, the larger-engined 1500, which unlike the Toledo, continued to use the 1300’s front-wheel drive layout. There was also a more imposing double-headlamp front-end. (1/2)<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/davidsdailycar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#davidsdailycar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Triumph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Triumph</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WeirdCarMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WeirdCarMastodon</a>

David WilkinsIn 1970, Triumph developed the 1300 featured yesterday into two separate lines of car. The first was this, the Toledo which had a restyled nose and a two-door body, although later, four-door versions were available too (the 1300 was always a four-door). But the biggest change was a switch from front-wheel drive to rear-wheel drive. Pics taken: The Great British Car Journey, 2023. 1/2<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/davidsdailycar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#davidsdailycar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Triumph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Triumph</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WeirdCarMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WeirdCarMastodon</a>

David WilkinsIn 1965, Triumph introduced the car intended to replace the Herald, the compact 1300 saloon - although the Herald and its spin-off the Spitfire actually survived for many more years. Like the Herald, the 1300 was designed by Michelotti, but bore a strong family resemblance to the larger 2000. Perhaps as a nod to the success of BMC’s ADO16, Triumph adopted front-wheel drive for the 1300 too. Pic taken: British Motor Museum, 2023. 1/2<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/davidsdailycar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#davidsdailycar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Triumph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Triumph</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WeirdCarMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WeirdCarMastodon</a>

David WilkinsLong before the motor industry invented terms like platform-sharing and scalable architectures, Triumph was already doing it in the 1960s with the Spitfire (green car) and six-cylinder GT6 (yellow car), which were based on the Herald/Vitesse, a process facilitated by the Herald’s separate chassis and bolt-on panels, which made it easier to offer different body types. Photos taken at The Great British Car Journey in 2023. Back on the saloons tomorrow.<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/davidsdailycar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#davidsdailycar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Triumph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Triumph</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WeirdCarMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WeirdCarMastodon</a>

David WilkinsYesterday’s Triumph Herald was blessed with rakish, even sporty, good looks but these belied that car’s position as an affordable small saloon, initially fitted with the 948cc engine from the Standard Ten. Its stablemate, the Vitesse, introduced in 1962, combined the Herald body and a more powerful straight-six engine, initially a 1.6, later a two-litre. Note the modified twin-headlamp frontal treatment. Pic taken: The Great British Car Journey, 2023.<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/davidsdailycar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#davidsdailycar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Triumph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Triumph</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WeirdCarMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WeirdCarMastodon</a>

David WilkinsIn 1959, Standard-Triumph returned to the Triumph brand for its new small car, the Herald, which replaced the Standard Eight/Ten/Pennant line. The British car-makers were turning to the Italian design houses in search of a dash of style, and Triumph found it here with Michelotti. Although it was in most respects an advance, the Herald reverted to a traditional separate chassis structure. Snapped at the National Motor Museum in 2023 and 2024.<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/davidsdailycar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#davidsdailycar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Triumph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Triumph</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Standard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Standard</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WeirdCarMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WeirdCarMastodon</a>

David WilkinsIn 1957, Standard-Triumph introduced the ultimate development of the Standard Eight/Ten line, the Standard Pennant. This enjoyed further refinements - note the chrome and two-tone paintwork - and more power (a heady 37 bhp). Bolder styling featured a stronger ‘face’ with a revised headlamp treatment, plus modest tail fins at the rear. Snapped at The Great British Car Journey, 2023. Tomorrow, the car that Heralded a new era in small Triumphs.<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/davidsdailycar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#davidsdailycar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Standard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Standard</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Triumph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Triumph</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WeirdCarMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WeirdCarMastodon</a>

David WilkinsYesterday’s Triumph Mayflower didn’t sell particularly well, so in 1953, Standard dropped the posher Triumph badging on its small cars (although this would return) and introduced a successor model, the more curvily styled Standard Eight. This reverted to Standard’s previous much more basic approach to small cars that were designed to go head-to-head with Austin on value for money. Snapped at the British Motor Museum at Gaydon in 2024.<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/davidsdailycar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#davidsdailycar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Triumph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Triumph</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Standard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Standard</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WeirdCarMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WeirdCarMastodon</a>

Pedro FonsecaMia, I'm exactly like you. In need of some maintenance and I could eat something right now. 😋Fellowship of the motorcycle's, have your bikes ready because the weekend is coming and you should go for a <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/motorcycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#motorcycle</a> ride.<a href="https://masto.pt/tags/MiaRide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MiaRide</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/triumph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#triumph</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/trident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trident</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/ridepevide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ridepevide</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/motorcycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#motorcycles</a>

WIST Quotations<a href="https://wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/3347/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt</a><blockquote>It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points out how the strong stumbled or where the doer of the deed could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes up short again and again. Who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumphs of high achievement; and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat.</blockquote>Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901-1909) Speech (1910-04-23), “Citizenship in a Republic [The Man in the Arena],” Sorbonne, Paris Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/3347/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/3…</a><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#quote</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#quotes</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#quotation</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=achievement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#achievement</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=action" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#action</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=admiration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#admiration</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=arena" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arena</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=cause" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cause</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=courage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#courage</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=critic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#critic</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=daring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#daring</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=dedication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dedication</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=deeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deeds</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=defeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#defeat</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=effort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#effort</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=importance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#importance</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=mondaymorningquarterback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mondaymorningquarterback</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=persistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#persistance</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=struggle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#struggle</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=triumph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#triumph</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=victory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#victory</a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=wordsanddeeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wordsanddeeds</a>

David WilkinsToday, as promised, the first post in a sequence tracing the post-war lineage of the small/medium Triumphs. This is the Triumph Mayflower, introduced in 1949 by the Standard Motor Company, which had acquired Triumph in 1944. The Mayflower was posher than previous small Standard models, and was designed with the US market in mind - which perhaps explains the choice of a model name designed to evoke historical UK/US ties. Pic: British Motor Museum, 2024<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/davidsdailycar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#davidsdailycar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Triumph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Triumph</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WeirdCarMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WeirdCarMastodon</a>

Columbus - Feeds<a href="https://www.thelantern.com/2025/02/voices-of-injustice-presents-the-lynched-among-us-explores-life-after-wrongful-conviction-at-lincoln-theatre-saturday/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Voices of Injustice presents “The Lynched Among Us,” explores life after wrongful conviction at Lincoln Theatre Saturday - Grayson Newbourn</a>

Pedro FonsecaFew things make me happy in the morning, riding Mia is one of them. The sound of the echoing in an empty road, the curves done in a faster way, the cold air hitting the face. Just perfect 👌I wish you have something in your life that makes you feel like that. Simply happy and care free. Happy Friday, have a nice weekend. <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/MiaRide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MiaRide</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/triumph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#triumph</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/trident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trident</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/ridepevide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ridepevide</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/motorcycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#motorcycles</a>

Manuel PortugalTriumph Speed Twin RS 1200 in Mallorca <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/triumph?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#triumph</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/motorcycle?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#motorcycle</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a>

Jack Yan (甄爵恩)This is what <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Triumph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Triumph</a> envisaged would replace the Mk II, started before the British Leyland merger.<a href="https://www.aronline.co.uk/concepts-and-prototypes/triumph-puma/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.aronline.co.uk/concepts-and-prototypes/triumph-puma/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BL</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/car" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#car</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Auto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Auto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/voiture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#voiture</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Leyland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Leyland</a>

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