An interesting analysis of Triumph numbers between 1997 and 2012, by one of the stalwarts of the TR Register forum.
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Rod
I hope the link works, if not here is the text of Alecs analysis:
Yes I know, there are lies, damned lies and statistics.
So I've done a little number crunching on Triumph cars, the survivors from the past half century or so that are still licenced, the cars on the road. Thanks to Olly Smith, who has made such a splendid job of interpreting DVLA statistics, and whose analyses I have employed. Of course the data isn't foolproof, but logic suggests that errors are likely to be shared pretty much across the board, and that the broad brush comparisons will be reasonable.
The late 1990s were perhaps the high point of membership for many classic car clubs, so a comparison between 1997 and 15 years on 2012 seems appropriate.
Other than TRs, remaining pre-Herald Triumphs are few and far between, and the same could be said for all Standards, and I doubt that the number of running cars has changed much in recent years. For everything else, it's another story.
The unloved Acclaim holds on to the biggest loser slot, with less than 250 cars on the road last year, more than 99% have gone.
The small monocoque saloons aren't far behind, 86% disappeared in a decade and a half, from the first 1300s to the last Dolomites, down from almost 9000 to little more than 1200.
The big saloons, Barb and Innsbruck, fared not much better - just over 1000 still rolling last year, a decline in numbers of almost two thirds.
Heralds of all sorts all but halved, from over 5000 to just above 2600.
Spitfires haven't done too well either, more than 6000 in '97 but just over 3700 in 2012, 2 in every 5 have gone.
Small sixes hang on grimly, Vitesses down a quarter at some 1400 remaining, whereas a 10% drop has brought the GT6 numbers down to well under 900.
Next time some clever clogs comments on lack of support from some of the Triumph fraternity, bear in mind the figures above - that's a lot of potential reduction in membership numbers, however you cut the numbers.
Which leaves just one omission, given that I'll deal with TRs later . . . . A lot of folks didn't like it then, and don't like it now, but it's a car I've always admired even though I've never owned one. Meet The Great Survivor, come out fighting the Triumph Stag.
1997 there were just 3800 Stags left on the road. 15 years on, that surviving herd had swelled to 4600, an increase of 20%, an exception to the rule and in contrast to all the losers.
Often enough I've heard favourable comment about their club from SOC members, and but rarely adverse comment - maybe that has played a part ?
Cheers
Alec
Link:
Rod
I hope the link works, if not here is the text of Alecs analysis:
Yes I know, there are lies, damned lies and statistics.
So I've done a little number crunching on Triumph cars, the survivors from the past half century or so that are still licenced, the cars on the road. Thanks to Olly Smith, who has made such a splendid job of interpreting DVLA statistics, and whose analyses I have employed. Of course the data isn't foolproof, but logic suggests that errors are likely to be shared pretty much across the board, and that the broad brush comparisons will be reasonable.
The late 1990s were perhaps the high point of membership for many classic car clubs, so a comparison between 1997 and 15 years on 2012 seems appropriate.
Other than TRs, remaining pre-Herald Triumphs are few and far between, and the same could be said for all Standards, and I doubt that the number of running cars has changed much in recent years. For everything else, it's another story.
The unloved Acclaim holds on to the biggest loser slot, with less than 250 cars on the road last year, more than 99% have gone.
The small monocoque saloons aren't far behind, 86% disappeared in a decade and a half, from the first 1300s to the last Dolomites, down from almost 9000 to little more than 1200.
The big saloons, Barb and Innsbruck, fared not much better - just over 1000 still rolling last year, a decline in numbers of almost two thirds.
Heralds of all sorts all but halved, from over 5000 to just above 2600.
Spitfires haven't done too well either, more than 6000 in '97 but just over 3700 in 2012, 2 in every 5 have gone.
Small sixes hang on grimly, Vitesses down a quarter at some 1400 remaining, whereas a 10% drop has brought the GT6 numbers down to well under 900.
Next time some clever clogs comments on lack of support from some of the Triumph fraternity, bear in mind the figures above - that's a lot of potential reduction in membership numbers, however you cut the numbers.
Which leaves just one omission, given that I'll deal with TRs later . . . . A lot of folks didn't like it then, and don't like it now, but it's a car I've always admired even though I've never owned one. Meet The Great Survivor, come out fighting the Triumph Stag.
1997 there were just 3800 Stags left on the road. 15 years on, that surviving herd had swelled to 4600, an increase of 20%, an exception to the rule and in contrast to all the losers.
Often enough I've heard favourable comment about their club from SOC members, and but rarely adverse comment - maybe that has played a part ?
Cheers
Alec
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