I'm on my way to look at a parts GT6, the only problem is if I take it I
have to take the part's car's parts car. In other words a whole backyard
full of stuff, all I need is a tranny for my GT6, but isn't that how most of
us end up with all these cars :-)? I might be posting the pieces I don't
need soon, how about a restoring a GT6 Fred?
Jack
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fred Thomas [mailto:vafred@erols.com]
> Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 8:43 AM
> To: jack@cocoinc.com; Triumph List; levilevi@home.com
> Subject: Re: A Truiumph Christmas Decoration
>
>
> Jack, if ideas have sprung to mind, I think it would be rather
> expensive to
> light up your fleet. "FT"
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <jack@cocoinc.com>
> To: Triumph List <triumphs@autox.team.net>; <levilevi@home.com>
> Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 8:05 AM
> Subject: RE: A Truiumph Christmas Decoration
>
>
> >
> > Ah come on, we need a picture of what that looks like, please!!??? With
> the
> > lights on off course.
> >
> > Jack Levy
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of levilevi@home.com
> > Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 2:25 AM
> > To: Triumph List
> > Subject: A Truiumph Christmas Decoration
> >
> >
> >
> > Who'd a thunk it? The rust bucket TR6 as a thing of beauty. OK, so it
> > takes the darkness of night to make it happen, but at least it looks
> > good 12 hours a day. I'd seen all those wire reindeer and other
> > assorted figures lit up in people's yards so I thought why the heck even
> > a rust bucket Triumph could compete with that. I strung lights up the
> > bonnet (or where the bonnet would be if it had one), the doors, the
> > boot, up the fenders (those rust holes make a great place for those
> > plastic light holders), around the bumpers and wheel wells and the top
> > and at the bottom of the doors. I put those chasing lights on all four
> > wheels so there's some crazy spinning motions.
> >
> > Amusing to see people actually stop and look at the silly thing. The
> > old girl looks pretty good in the dark and it started right up (and
> > idles darn smooth) so I could drive it to the end of the driveway. Kind
> > of a hoot giving the old Triumph a role in the Holidays and I only had
> > to shovel a little snow to dig it out.
> >
> > Bud Rolofson
> >
> > P.S. I stole this idea from a junkyard here in Colorado. When Brad
> > Kahler and I were out looking for a TR3 tub we saw one at this junkyard
> > but I swear they doubled the asking price on him because it was one of
> > their "Christmas cars" that they decorated with Christmas lights and
> > they just didn't want to lose it because it had such cool lines and
> > looked so good with lights on it. Brad let them keep it (I know that's
> > a hard one to believe).
> >
>
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