Photo Tour of the Triumph Factory

[CarlS]

This is a photo tour of the Triumph factory that I had not seen before.

http://www.motorradonline.de/de/fot...sbesuch-bei-triumph/377938/fs_detail#1-377933

 

[otherwise]

Some interesting shots.
I always like to see the pin striping.
Did you notice in photo # 14 the speed of that forklift, going so fast the background was blurred? That's Triumph for you!

 

[CarlS]

I did notice that photo. The forklift mush have a Triumph engine!

I, too, am intrigued by the pin striping by hand. My hat is off to those guys! They used to pin stripe Ford Model A's by hand. I had the privilege of meeting one of the gentlemen who did that work. He was still pin striping restorations in his 60's.

 

[DaveM]

Great find Carl

 

[Rocky]

Nice
The pinstripping on my gas tank was done and signed by "Neil."

 

[DaveM]

That really give it a personal feel when the sign their names to it

 

[Rocky]

That really give it a personal feel when the sign their names to it

I mentioned this before some time ago, but a few years ago when I used to get the Triumph magazine, there was an article and interview with pinstripper Neil.
I got a kick out of seeing his picture and reading about his history in the auto and bike business. I would guess he's about 40 or so.
He is an experienced auto painter and splits his time at the Triumph factory with spray painting and pinstripping to give him a change from the routine.

 

[CarlS]

That pin striping talent amazes me. I could never do that.

 

[Ksquared]

I can do it - so long as the customer wants his striping to look like a map through the Alps...................

 

[DaveM]

I can do it - so long as the customer wants his striping to look like a map through the Alps...................

 

[DaveM]

I tried using Google Translate but it kept going back to the original

 

[CarlS]

I can do it - so long as the customer wants his striping to look like a map through the Alps...................

I can relate to that!