The Lord Mayor of Coventry and
Harry Webster unveil the monument |
At 12 noon on 16 April 2000, a monument to
Standard Triumph was unveiled on Herald Avenue, on the site
of the old Canley factory in the outskirts of Coventry, just
behind the Standard Triumph Recreation Club - the last
remaining original building of the factory complex. The
unveiling was performed jointly by the Right Worshipful the
Lord Mayor of the City of Coventry, Cllr Mrs Joan Wright,
and Harry Webster CBE. Cllr Wright was herself a past
employee at Canley and Harry Webster was their chief
engineer from 1954 to 1968. Our honorary president, Graham
Robson (who ran Standard Triumph's motorsport department
from 1962-1965), was master of ceremonies on the day and TR
Register chairman, Ian Evans, gave a vote of thanks to all
the contributors. |
Dave Lewis and Chris Cunnington, who between them made the whole
project possible, were presented with an inscribed piece of lead
crystal as a sincere thank-you from the TR Register.
| Past employees, works drivers, contributing
clubs and individuals, and Standard and Triumph owners from
all over the world had been encouraged to attend the
ceremony and on the day over 500 people from Canada, USA,
Europe and every corner of the UK watched as the silver
ribbon was removed and the blue drapes revealed the stunning
stainless steel structure commemorating a golden age of
British motoring in the motor manufacturing heart of the
City of Coventry. |
The TR Register Committee |
The guest list included famous Triumph names such as Spen King,
Stuart Turner, Brian Culcheth, Roy Fidler, John Hopwood, and Tony
Mason. Fred Coultas represented British Motor Heritage and nearly
all the contributing clubs were able to send representatives making
120 people in all.
We were especially pleased to welcome Don Elliott, representing
Canada, and the person whose letter, back in 1997, started it all.
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