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Re: Tr*umph

To: Peggy Bohler <pbohler@wenet.net>
Subject: Re: Tr*umph
From: Rick <rickfisk@concentric.net>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 19:08:34 -0400
Cc: Lancer7676@aol.com, spridgets@autox.team.net
References: <3.0.5.32.19990820151330.007a0100@mail.wenet.net>
Reply-to: Rick <rickfisk@concentric.net>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
You guys have been giving Peggy a hard time for buying a Triumph - hah!  At 
least
her car is British.  I went out last week and bought another orphan 2 seater to
keep my Bugeye company - a Cadillac Allante!  Flame shields up and thermal
underwear installed 8-).

Rick
'59 Bugeye
'90 Allanté

Peggy Bohler wrote:

> I know David, I took one comment wrong the other nite, but that is normally
> not the case.    <G>
> I just wrote and told Geoff - I paid one dollar for my TR -- it was
> "residing" in a farmer's field along with a steer and a couple of sheep.
> I bought it in June -- drove it for the first time yesterday -- needs more
> brake work, I really had to "stand on the brake" to stop -- (I didn't hit
> anything<G>) --
> BUT  --
> it loves to GO and like you said, David,  it hugs the road and loves the
> curves  -
> it needs painted (badly), needs a driver's side window and tune up plus
> seat covers  --  I think that would keep it happy for awhile.   I know  --
> you will laugh when you read this -- but -- it is a TR7 -- but It drives
> beautifully and I certainly enjoyed the wind in my hair and the sun shining
> down on my punkin' head while I was taking it for a spin.
>  It will be interesting to hear about the "Princess" if Geoff scopes it out
> -- wonder if he can get it for a dollar?
>
> Now, if someone could find me a BugEye for a dollar?  <sigh> still dreaming.
>
> PB
>
> >At 05:56 PM 8/20/99 EDT, Lancer7676@aol.com wrote:
> >Just having fun Peg.  My first car ever was a red '63 TR-4.  That was what
> >convinced me that there was something unique about these cars.  I had such a
> >blast in that 2-year old jewel.  Traded it about 5 months later for a brand
> >spanking new 1966 AH 3000 Mk IV.  Gawd would I love to have that one back!!
> >But the Triumph was a great car--ran like the wind--hung in the curves like
> >nothing I had ever been in (Hey--I learned to drive in a '39 Dodge 4-door
> >Sedan--Take that one through the curves once).  Now I am into Spridgets, hot
> >and heavy, but it wouldnt take a lot of arm-twisting toget me back into a TR
> >as a second car!!  Nah--probably will stick with Spridgets.   8^)
> >
> >--David
> >
> >


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