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INTRODUCTION BY CHARLES—Continued
competitors. When we produce parts, we generally contract with
manufacturers in England, in the U.S.A., and in Taiwan, where we work
with a father and son who have represented The Roadster Factory for
thirty years.
Being able to sell the parts we produce to our customers in
quantity has resulted in hundred of components' being available which
may have been forgotten otherwise. An example of one of these small
parts is the Lift-the-Dot snap studs fitted to later TR2, TR3, TR3A, and
TR3B bodies. When TRF was founded in 1978, the original chrome-
plated studs were still available from Triumph. When they eventually
became unavailable, we manufactured them to original specification
ourselves rather than offering the longer nickel-plated studs still supplied
by competitors. There are hundreds of other examples, and certainly our
attention to detail is appreciated by TR2 and TR3 customers in the U.S.
and around the world. The resulting partnership of enthusiasts with their
parts vendor has improved parts availability and the quality of restored
cars everywhere.
Everyone at The Roadster Factory appreciates the business received
from our customers, and we hope to maintain our positive relationship
with customers into the distant future now that my son Albert is taking
an important role in running the company and servicing its customers.
Charles A. Runyan
The Roadster Factory
February 21, 2016
