Brits with Dutch Courage

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A report by David Howard: In the 50th anniversary year of the Pre-1940 Triumph Motor Club, an invitation was offered by Dutch members for a raiding team from England to make the journey across the North Sea and to visit Utrecht for a long weekend.
Always keen to accept such a challenge, 10 members and their partners made their way from all parts of England to assemble at Harwich and Hull Ferry ports on Friday 2 September.
With a range of pre-war Triumphs including the ‘works’ 1934 Gloria Monte Carlo entry, a pair of 6-cylinder saloons and a tourer, a Vitesse 4 cylinder, a Southern Cross, two Dolomite tourers and a pair of Gloria tourers, a fabulous and varied line-up of cars graced the drives of the hosts’ houses in Utrecht on Saturday. This array of gleaming machinery attracted many of the neighbors and friends of the Dutch hosts, who generously sponsored a new International Rally Trophy and donated this to the Club.
The intrepid gang of British visitors -some nearly as old as their cars- were treated to an organized tour of the beautiful countryside to the East and North of Utrecht over the weekend, where the locals were seen to applaud the passing cars and several offers were made to buy the cars ‘as seen’!
Nevertheless, all the cars and drivers returned home safely on the Sunday night ferry taking with them memories of a ‘Triumphant’ weekend of international fellowship.

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