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In 1994, TRSC
came up with this new logo. No, it isn't Wonder Woman's belt buckle,
nor does it try to acknowledge all the stars who live in Southern California!
It is a piece of Triumph history. The design was borrowed from that
of the original front apron medallion meant to be used on the new TR
sports car in 1952. This medallion was used on the 20TS (or TR-1) prototype,
and on the small batch of prototype TR-2's. When it came time for the
TR-2 to go into actual production, this design was dropped in favor
of a variation of the Standard Motor Company's traditional "open
book" badge, and passed quietly into history. If you look at photos
of the prototype TR-2's, especially the famous "Jabbeke Speed Record"
car, MVC 575, driven by Ken Richardson, you will see the real thing.
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