I saw that article too. The car was an MGA. That may be the one.
Bob Kramer
Hill Country Triumph Club
rgk@flash.net
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Danielson <75trsix@snet.net>
To: Michael Marr <mmarr@idcnet.com>; triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 10:50 AM
Subject: RE: TR3/Ferrari
>
> I saw the article too and can't remember where. The guy had created a
> "special body" for his car and it ended up looking very much like a
vintage
> Ferrari. When he pulled onto the field they directed him to park with all
> the real Ferrari's, after which he stood off to the side and listened to
> people's comments about the car. There was even a series of pictures
showing
> his car parked there.
> Bob Danielson
> 1975 TR6 Status at
> http://pages.cthome.net/BobD
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Michael Marr
> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 10:31 AM
> To: triumphs
> Subject: TR3/Ferrari
>
>
>
> I haven't submitted anything to the list in the last few months because I
> felt a little chastened after the great "bio bash". Seems some of the
> members felt that that strayed too far away from what the list is all
about,
> so, as I've had no opinions about recent issues (and THAT's a hell of an
> admission!), I've just been lurking. However, I was talking recently to a
> friend about a visit I made to Road America for one of their Chicago
> Historic Sports Car Club (I may have the name wrong, but you know who I
> mean) vintage meets. I am sure that I saw a TR3 in among a bunch of
vintage
> Ferraris, painted Ferrari red and evidently raced by that team. I have
> always wondered why this car was with that group (Ferraris and TRs are
chalk
> and cheese). Does anybody know if I actually saw this, or was I dreaming?
> This was probably ten years ago. I know there was an early Ferrari that
> VAGUELY resembled a TR, but this was not one of them - I'm sure it was a
> TR3. Anybody got any clues?
>
> Michael Marr
> Whitewater, WI
> 1960 TR3A
> "To a dog, we're family, to a cat, we're staff."
>
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