Club Triumph National Day
Knebworth Park, Herts.

'Cars ranging from forties roadsters to the last car bearing the Triumph name gathered at Knebworth Park, Herts, for Club Triumph's national rally. Examples Spanned every decade from the Forties to the Eighties, including TR sports cars, saloons and an Acclaim.'

So ran the report in Classic Car Weekly along with pictures of Sam & Chris Gordon-Stables' MkII Vitesse and Jack and John Disbrey's MkII 2000 saloon and there seems little for me to add. The sun shone and thanks to the presence of two guests from the Triumph Roadster Club we gave an excellent and unusual display of post-war Triumph vehicles.

Interest in the concours was down on past years although the standard was high. The cars entered were:

Dot BensonSpitfire 1500Philip JohnsonGT6 Mk 1
Graham NobbsSpitfire 1500Doug SewellRoadster
Ken MunfordTR2June ParishStag
Sam Gordon-StablesVitesse MkIIDennis Allen1500TC

As stated the Standard was very high and judges Chris Allen, Dale Barker, and Dave Martley had difficulty deciding the final order although the winner was never in much doubt. The awards went to:

Overall WinnerGraham NobbsSpitfire 1500
2nd PrizePhilip JohnsonGT6 Mk1
3rd PrizeDennis Allen1500TC
Judges' Bonus AwardDoug SewellRoadster

Thanks are also due to Mike Stoddart and Nigel Abdullah, who with the assistance on the day of Competition Sectretary Paul Johns, ran aseries of successful driving skill tests, the winner being the Club's long time regular autotester Anne Stoddart.

In addition to the above, I must thank the regular helpers, Mel Evans, John Millidge, Alan Renew and Les Mills. A special mention should be made for the assistance of Derrick & Jean Levitt and Family, as Derrick has recently undergone open heart surgery. He has my best wishes for a full and speedy recovery.


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