September 14th

September 14th, 1973

Norton-Villiers-Triumph (NVT) chairman Dennis Poore meets with Meriden's union stewards to inform them he intends to close the Triumph plant and move operations to Small Heath in Birmingham. An 18 month strike ensued.
Triumph Meriden Closure

September 14th 1982

Wyman Priddy died at the age of 36 from arterial sclerosis. Priddy was inducted in the Texas Motocross Hall of Fame in 2012.
Wyman Priddy

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