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RE: How did we pick our Marque?

To: <british-cars@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: How did we pick our Marque?
From: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 13:50:01 -0800
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> When I came out of college in 1960, I saw a used 58 Austin-Healey
> 100/Six for sale and not being the biggest guy on the block, felt
> it was the appropriate car for me.  Fell in love with it.  Drove
> it to work thru sun, rain & snow.  I guess I didn't treat it with
> the respect it deserved and it slowly deteriorated.

My story is similar, except it was my first year in college and I found a
59? TR3A for sale.  No money, so I had to convince my Dad to buy it.  Not
sure how much respect it deserved, but it was worth every penny of the $300
or so it cost, and it's still sitting in my Dad's garage tho considerably
deteriorated.  He still drives it when the cops aren't looking.

> I bought my current 1957 100/Six in 1976 and wouldn't trade it
> for the world.  How about you?

I had a series of TR3/As, with the most recent acquisition being just a year
ago after the previous one was totaled on the freeway.  But I drove that one
to work almost every day for 20 years, so it was bound to happen sooner or
later.  When I get the "new" one on the road, I'll drive it almost as much.

Randall
59 TR3A TS39781LO :(now totaled :(
56 TR3  TS13571L next project
71 Stag LE1473L daily driver wanna be
63 Sports 6 HB7826LCV rustoration project for sale
57 TR3 TS21731L "someday concours restoration project" rusting quietly 2000
miles away




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