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Memories of My Triumphs

MOST OF MY high school years, living in Montana, were spent driving a customized 1948 Chrysler. That ended in 1960 when I graduated, enlisted in the Army, and soon thereafter, was stationed in Germany. My first knowledge of Triumph sports cars developed there in 1963 when my good Army friend purchased a new Triumph TR4. It was painted red, had a black interior and top, and I remember it having an overdrive transmission. My friend had really

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