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Triumph was much more than a sports car manufacturer. Though the Acclaim is little more than a Honda Accord wearing different badges.
 
Actually, the Acclaim was a little LESS than an Accord; it was a badge-engineered version of the Honda Ballade, which in turn was essentially what we got in the US as the second-generation Civic four-door sedan. But it did sell well, and Triumph likely could have done much worse than to fade away in Honda clothing (think Trabant)! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif
 
I was in prague last year and I was wearing a Triumph (bike) shirt. This girl came up and asked why I was advertising women's underwear.
 
jackag91 said:
I was in prague last year and I was wearing a Triumph (bike) shirt. This girl came up and asked why I was advertising women's underwear.
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This is the only guy that has REALLY seen what I was talking about!
 
Andrew Mace said:
Actually, the Acclaim was a little LESS than an Accord; it was a badge-engineered version of the Honda Ballade, which in turn was essentially what we got in the US as the second-generation Civic four-door sedan.
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Which looks a lot like this Accord that we got here in the late 70's. So maybe it was more of a case of the Accord growing from the Civic (CVCC). Much like the Toyota Supra grew from the Celica. Maybe? Bah! Were a British car forum, not a Japanese one. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif
 
jackag91 said:
I was in prague last year and I was wearing a Triumph (bike) shirt. This girl came up and asked why I was advertising women's underwear.
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I've seen those ad's in Prague and in Poland. Taking up the enitre side of a building. At least it's still British based ladies underwear . /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif
 
swift6 said:
jackag91 said:
I was in prague last year and I was wearing a Triumph (bike) shirt. This girl came up and asked why I was advertising women's underwear.
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I've seen those ad's in Prague and in Poland. Taking up the enitre side of a building. At least it's still British based ladies underwear . /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif
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Actually its a German company. They have a factory nearby, I see it every time I go to get some engine part reworked.

From their Web site:
In our hundred years and more of seduction, we have grown from modest beginnings as a classic corsetry manufacturer in Germany's Swabia region to a major multinational corporation - and the company is still in private ownership today. When Triumph's founders launched their corsetry business from a barn in Heubach (WĂĽrttemberg, Germany) in 1886
 
They must have their website UK based since London is much more of a fashion capitol than just about anywhere in Germany.
 
That's interesting. The Accord was only sold as a hatch-back in the UK at that time. We have never had any Acuras over here. They are all marketed as Hondas.
 
NickMorgan said:
That's interesting. The Accord was only sold as a hatch-back in the UK at that time. We have never had any Acuras over here. They are all marketed as Hondas.
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Regarding the "origin" of the Triumph Acclaim, perhaps this comparison of a Honda Civic [l] and a Triumph Acclaim [r] will help:

civicvacclaim.jpg
 
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