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Re: Carrying Passengers in TR

To: "Terry Smith" <terryrs@adelphia.net>, <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Carrying Passengers in TR
From: Jeff Johnson <mondoluxe@ameritech.net>
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 06:14:48 -0500
Enough room for about 2 keys, as I recall.

Red Route 1
  the artiste formerly known as Jeff Johnson



>-----------------------------
>When I came from my home state of California in my '68 MGB to New 
>Hampshire (just to visit a friend...hmmm.), I was stopped by a cop who 
>wanted to question why I didn't have an inspection sticker and a NH plate 
>yet.  Nice guy about it, though.  When he asked for my registration, I 
>kept my hands in clear view and told him,  "Don't get excited, I'm going 
>to open the battery tray and get it."  His eyes got big as saucers as I 
>lifted the rug, popped the wingnut holding the cover on the battery box 
>engineered under the rumble seat, and pulled my paperwork out of a 
>homemade box I'd carpeted on the inside."
>
>"What's that?"  he asked.
>
>Then I explained how the car came with such two 6 volt batteries, but now 
>had one 12 volt in the other box.  That was 1979, and I could see him 
>wondering how many other MGBs had hidden contraband in a battery box like that!
>
>Terry Smith
>'59 TR3A  TS 58667




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