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Triumph Tina That was then...

Tina comes to town

Triumph surprise: a 100cc Miniscooter with Automatic Transmission What was that? Just a little scooter, nothing to get excited about? You don’t know Tina, that pert mam’selle from Meriden. Come and be introduced. No clutch lever, no gear pedal? That’s right; just throttle and brakes – and an ingenious automatic transmission. And Triumph have even put the rear brake pedal in the middle where it can be operated by either foot. Easy as riding a bicycle and only a little more costly.

That switch, marked Start and Drive, rearward of the speedometer, is a safety device. As the engine speed rises, so centrifugal force causes the

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