On 1/23/07, Lou Metelko <lmtr4a@ctlnet.com> wrote:
> Subject: [TR] and speaking of the calendar
>
>
> > Hows about telling us whose pictures and whose cars they are?
>
>
> Miss September is a 1954 TR2 Long Door with a Commission number of TS981L.
> Car was bought as a virtual "basket case" in early spring of 2000. I had
> always been a fan of the side screen cars and had resisted the purchase of
> others but the lure of a very early, numbers matching car complete with
> original gauges, exterior panels and all items unique to the early side
> screen cars was too much to resist.
>
> The BMIHT certificate says the car was "born" on March 24, 1954 with the
> current Ice Blue and Geranium paint scheme. Paint was authenticated with a
> small section of unfaded inside door panel on the passenger side. A spray
> out of the paint sample was mailed to Bill Piggott who replied with a note
> saying "congratulations on finding the long lost colour of Ice Blue".
>
> I farmed out the metal and paint work as well as the complete interior
> (mistakes on either tend to be expensive!). All six gauges were restored by
> MO-MA in New Mexico. Other than that all mechanical and wiring was done in
> the attached two car garage the TR2 calls home.
>
> Since completion in the spring of 2003, the car has been driven a total of
> over 18,000 miles. If you ever see Lou's TR2 on a trailer, it is either
> broke or stolen!
>
> Lou Metelko
> Auburn, Indiana
This is the kind of information that I'd like to solicit from all the
entrants for next years calendar and include in the calendar. I agree
that the calendar is much more enjoyable if we all know a little bit
more about the cars and can put a list member's name to the picture.
--
Kurtis Jones
Russellville, Arkansas
1963 TR4 - CT19389L
1959 AH Bugeye - AN5L23250
www.geocities.com/tr4_1963
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