TRIUMPH TEE

I have to say, out of all the abandoned cars I played in as a kid, my brother's Triumph 1300 FWD was probably the best-appointed. Opening front quarterlights, shag pile carpet, wood door cappings and dash - if it wasn't for the smell of mould it would have been a positively luxurious place to mess about in all day. These little Triumphs were marketed as pocket-sized luxury cars, like a British BMW, and I think they still look great today. For me, they're even better looking than the later Toledo and Dolomite.

Should I do this bit in the third person? Roy McCarthy is a graphic designer and illustrator from Liverpool, UK. After a brief period very early in life, when his old man had an Escort GT, he spent a large part of his childhood trapped in the back of a succession of Austin Allegros, Triumph Acclaims and Rover 200s, inhaling second-hand smoke and listening to country and western music. These were character-building times. He is also the author of 'A is for Allegro: an alphabet of curious cars' published by Pavilion. Click the link below for more info about the book.