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#1 | 1979: Can Triumph Survive? | Man Alive | BBC Archive datum

Sun Feb 15, 2026 11:01 pm

BBC archive film uploaded to Youtube today

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#2 | RE: 1979: Can Triumph Survive? | Man Alive | BBC Archive datum

Mon Feb 16, 2026 6:02 pm

Fascinating. Thanks for sharing.

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#3 | RE: 1979: Can Triumph Survive? | Man Alive | BBC Archive datum

Mon Feb 16, 2026 7:03 pm

Zitat von Ali-bear im Beitrag #2
Fascinating. Thanks for sharing.

did you clock the welding helmet at 09.30?

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#4 | RE: 1979: Can Triumph Survive? | Man Alive | BBC Archive datum

Tue Feb 17, 2026 9:56 am

Not something I noticed. I've just got back from India where you can commonly see men in small shops by the side of the road welding without any protective gear at all.

I did see the liberal use of hammers to make things fit. Also apparent was just how hand-built those things were. They had a product that (some) people actually wanted but if demand significantly increased they would be unable to do anything about it. And forget about improving the design or doing things differently. Cottage industry.

I can imagine if they were sent on a factory visit to Honda they would have just admitted defeat and walked away from it.

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#5 | RE: 1979: Can Triumph Survive? | Man Alive | BBC Archive datum

Tue Feb 17, 2026 10:29 am

For the sake of clarity, viewers need to look at the side of the welding helmet for a 4 letter word etched into the material. Even the BBC did not notice ...

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#6 | RE: 1979: Can Triumph Survive? | Man Alive | BBC Archive datum

Tue Feb 17, 2026 11:56 am

A quality piece of Anglo Saxon

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