I have exactly the same problem but I wasn’t born until 1952.

Perhaps I’m trying to catch you up?

Edited to add:

Smart-a**e.

(Bu****r, never even thought of it.)

I doubt W4050 ever had the long nacelles with E0234 markings.

Bruce, I’ve looked although not recently. Are there any signs of the original short nacelles?

Great museum – proper aeroplanes. 🙂

Mark12, you have around 10 years on me – early 1950s I still couldn’t read. 🙂

Much to my disgust I would add. I came home crying after my first day at school. My parents had told me they would teach me to read at school. I hadn’t realised it was a fairly long term undertaking. 🙁

I had (and still have) the ‘New Hotspur’ for most of the 60’s and Braddock isn’t in them.
Was it Wizard that was more text than pictures?
If so, I suspect that may be the one.

I have a nasty suspicion mine were a shilling. 🙁

I’m fairly confident in saying Triumph never belonged to Jaguar.
It was the Jaguar – Rover – Triumph division of BL but Jaguar alone was privatised, not the rest.

IIRC, before BMW sold MG/Rover off, they were talking about the possibilty of reviving Triumph or Riley in the future.

Edit:
I should hve read the rest of the thread, especially Bruce’s comments, before replying to Charley.

Battle Picture Library Holiday Special.
© IPC Magazines 1969
2/6

I’ve no idea how many I’ve got now, a couple of dozen I guess, all dating from the 60’s.

BMW acquired the rights to all the constituent companies when they bought Austin/Rover. I think I read that they kept them when they sold off Longbridge and Land-Rover.

The Draken’s in Scotland?
That was quick, it was still there a fortnight ago, unless I’ve finally cracked.