Morris Minor Owners Club

I just received an email from a Minor friend who received an email from another person (you know how it goes). With the following enquiry.

I am grasping at straws here, but I recently got my hands on a 1985 Trident triumph with a bum tranny. I have no idea how to get parts for such an item or how to identify their origin. What I thougt was a transmission from an Austin Healy is aparently not. I was told it's too small and that it might be a morris minor tansmission. It is marked with a series of numbers S878475LR, would you be able to tell me if that sounds right? I will take any help I can get. Thanks for your time-BW

My figureing is that the Healy should be the same as the minor if not better. And the triumph is not from the BMC family but on their own (or were they Rootes Group?) so is not related and I'd imagine they would not have shared mecanical parts. If any one can help identify any of the info I'll pass it back.

The only Triumphs being produced close to '85 were acclaims. This was a rebadged Honda so is not what he has.

I've never heard of a Triumph Trident but the message says Trident Triumph. Possibly Trident was the company, rather than Triumph.

Triumph were part of the BL empire, and the Triumph factory in Coventry became the Austin Rover design offices later in life (sadly now Sainsbury's).

PS just to confuse things on the names 'discussion' a Tranny to me is a Van, rather than a gearbox.

Well ,the only triumph trident I know is a motor bike!!Over to you Fweddy.

I actually re read and thought about the year - I asked my father if triumphs were sill going in the 80s - I only remember the 60s- 70s ones.

just to confuse things on the names 'discussion' a Tranny to me is a Van

Ahh yes the Brits and their Tansits!

the only triumph trident I know is a motor bike

That might look good with a minor gearbox, would you reach behind to change gear or bring the leaver up between your legs?

If he is talking about an Austin Healy Sprite box then they are identical externally to a minor one (except for the provision of a reversing switch on the 1275 units)

I wonder if its a Dolomite/toledo? They were sold here till 1980 ish but even Acclaims had gone by 1984. If it's a dolly then the box will be a derivation of the herald one (if it's the 1500 anyway) I think! Might be worth looking at a Spitfire Box should match if it's 1296cc or 1500.

Mind you this is all abit hypothetical as I only ever played with Heralds.

Paulk

that would hake sense with the Austin Healy too, because the badge variant was the MG midget, which had the 1500 triumph engine in its final marque

just checked on net this may be useful http://www.ianchadwick.com/forum/index. ... pic=880ful
seems to be based on Reliant.
Ian

Ian - off topioc I know - but what do you pay for LPG at the moment. It's 29.9/litre up here - at that price I'm going for LPG conversion on my new Meriva !!