At the last British car show I was at a couple passed by a GT6 and the women
asked "what kind of car is that?", her husband replied "a Datsun".
How could anyone hate a Datsun?
You do know Ken that this is a British car list?
:-)
Mark Ascherl
1981 TR8 DHC FI
Raleigh, NC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken and Elizabeth" <BethKen@erols.com>
To: "Dave Willner" <dwillner@icontech.com>; "Joe Curry" <spitlist@gte.net>;
"Richard White" <rlwhitetr3b@hotmail.com>
Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 7:51 PM
Subject: Re: Fwd: All Triumphs Are Created Equal-Was TR7 "Design"
>
> Glad that people only hate Spitfires and not GT6s as well (or are you
> meanies grouping GT6s with Spitfires ?).
>
> Ken Shapiro
> 1970 GT6+
> KC81872L
> Baltimore, Maryland
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dave Willner <dwillner@icontech.com>
> To: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>; Richard White <rlwhitetr3b@hotmail.com>
> Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 10:06 PM
> Subject: Re: Fwd: All Triumphs Are Created Equal-Was TR7 "Design"
>
>
> >
> > Joe,
> >
> > Thanks for putting this perplexing age-old "civil war" in perspective.
I
> > can finally at long last understand all the hard glances over the years.
> > You've summed it up nicely. (BTW...I'll work hard on helping change our
> view
> > of Spitfires in the northeast.)
> >
> > Dave Willner
> > Stroudsburg, PA
> > 59 TR3A - TS65107L (Apple Green)
> > 70 BSA 441 Victor Special
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@gte.net>
> > To: "Richard White" <rlwhitetr3b@hotmail.com>
> > Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 9:06 PM
> > Subject: Re: Fwd: All Triumphs Are Created Equal-Was TR7 "Design"
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Richard,
> > > I am sure it is all in fun. But with that said, There is and has
always
> > been a masked measure of automobile elitism on these lists.
> > > The TR3 owners hate the Wedges, the Tr6 owners hate the TR2,3, and
4's,
> > the Stag owners hate the TR6 owners, and everyone hates the
> > > Spitfire owners!
> > >
> > > It goes with the particular car you own and love. By the way, we
> Spitfire
> > owners don't hate anybody, we are too busy defending our
> > > little masterpieces to afford the time to do that!
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Joe
> > >
> > > Richard White wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >Gentlemen, please, let's not alienate fellow list members with
> negative
> > > > >remarks about why one Triumph model is better than another.
> > > >
> > > > In the couple of years or so I've been reading this list, there have
> > been
> > > > several threads and comments of this type. I have and still do
assume
> > it is
> > > > all in good natured teasing. If anyone meant it other wise, shame
on
> > them.
> > > > If this list did not ever get a little off subject, it would not be
> near
> > as
> > > > entertaining and would seem like school instead a group of friends.
> > This is
> > > > not to say things can not be learned, but a little fun kills the
time
> > until
> > > > someone has a "real" question.
> > > >
> > > > Rich White St. Joseph, IL USA
> > > > '63 TR3B TCF587L
> > > > That ain't a scrap pile, that is my car!
> > > >
> > > >
> >
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