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Re: Confusing GT6 ad on eBay

To: Jeff McNeal <jmcneal@ohms.com>
Subject: Re: Confusing GT6 ad on eBay
From: "Michael D. Nugent, Ph.D." <nugentmd@gte.net>
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 19:56:17 -0700
Could be the ebay seller just grabbed an image off the internet because he had
no uploadable one of his own car.  Same series, same color, . . . who'd notice?

Mike
Renton, WA

Jeff McNeal wrote:

> There's a 1968 GT6 "project car" on eBay right now:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=372399982&;
> r=0&t=0
>
> The ad says to go to the owner's home page to see the photo of the car
> that's being sold:
>
> http://foothillspartnership.org/aitken/triumph.html
>
> He claims to have owned this car for the past twelve years.
>
> I thought the photo looked mighty familiar and it is:  The exact same photo
> appears on the VTR site and identifies it as Larry Snyder's 1969 GT6.
>
> http://www.vtr.org/GT6/index.html
>
> So... who's car is it?  I've e-mailed the eBay seller asking for an
> explanation.  It should be interesting to see what he has to say for
> himself.
>
> Caveat emptor!
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Jeff in San Diego
>
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> Jeff's Classic '67 Spitfire Mk3 site & Vintage Spitfire Webring
> http://www.ohms.com/spitfire/spitfire.shtml
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>
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--
Mike
Renton, WA
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