The Triumphs of Southwest Florida
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About (Triumphs of Southwest Florida), TSWFL
The (Triumphs of Southwest Florida) is a Triumph Club in South Florida for Triumph Car owners. The members of The Triumphs of Southwest Florida have a passion for the preservation of Triumph cars and utilize their Triumphs to participate in cruises, rallies, car shows, races and technical sessions throughout Florida.
Membership in this Triumph Club is open to anyone with an interest in Triumph cars or has one or more models of any year and condition. We welcome you to join us in our Triumph Clan Gatherings and on all our Triumph Car driving adventures. A monthly newsletter and annual directory via e-mail will be provided to each member in good standing. Our Triumph Club Gathering is held on the fourth Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at PERKINS located at 12300 Cleveland Avenue, Ft. Myers, FL 33907.
The membership year runs from April 1st to March 31st. Dues are $15 per year to join. Triumph of Southwest Florida is an active Chapter of the Vintage Triumph Register, (VTR), the North American parent Triumph Car Club with nearly 2400 members throughout the United States & Canada. A majority of The Triumphs of Southwest Florida members are also members of VTR to keep our chapter status. If you are a member of VTR let us know, but if not, please consider joining them also. The VTR website is www.vtr.org
TSWFL being a VTR Chapter provides the following additional benefits:
- Membership in a parent Triumph car club with nearly 2400 members, covering all Triumph models, which actively promotes driving, competing & concourse activities, with more than 70 Chapters throughout the United States & Canada
- 6 annual copies of an award-winning color magazine, The Vintage Triumph
- Access to knowledgeable vehicle consultants for all models of Triumph cars
- Technical articles, descriptions, & buyer guides for most models of Triumph cars
- VTR annual convention which moves annually to different venues
- Travelers Assistance Program (VTR members offering help with breakdowns)
- Discount vehicle insurance
- Club Regalia
- Factory build documentation available for early Triumph models (Standards, Renown, 1800 & 2000 Roadsters, TR 2/3/3A models only). All the other Triumph models available from the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust (BMIHT) link.
Satisfaction and pride of belonging to an organization which provides the Triumph community, with absolutely no profit motive, free online Triumph related classified ads, an online Forum, International Triumph Vehicle Registry, TR2 Survivor List, Restoration Guides, etc.VTR provides insurance policies that cover club members at all are club events as additional insured. Coverage includes activities such as voluntary responsibilities for national, chapter, or other organization's events.
If you have a question or a request, feel free to contact any of The Triumphs of Southwest Florida Officers listed below.
TSWFL Officers
President: Dennis McKinley, (239) 283-1534, dennis-mckinley@comcast.net
Membership Director: Douglas Canfield, dcanfield@yahoo.com
Newsletter Director: Patricia Meier, rmeier5157@yahoo.com
Webmaster: Sterling Shaw, sterlingshaw13@gmail.com
To join Triumphs of Southwest Florida, simply click on this link to download the membership form
To see a sample of the Triumphs of Southwest Florida newsletter, “The Triumph Shield”, click on this link.