Hi List! I also agree with many of our TR List members that it is OUR JOB to educate people about our cars. If a person comes up with, 'Nice MGB'. I respond, 'Thank you for the complement on my TRIUM
I've always been thrilled when driving around the neighborhood at the reaction kids have. They always stop playing, point, and their heads follow on a swivel as I pass. Some yell "cool car", and some
Agree completely. I haven't figured out yet how to correct their error without ultimately pointing out the fact that they got it wrong. Most people, especially adult males, like to think they know ev
That is a commendable attitude Cosmo. Hope your car is on the road soon! - Hugh Fader /// triumphs@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://
Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 18:41:53 -0000 h21IoTY4015916
-- Original Message -- From Jim Muller <jimmuller at pop.mail.rcn.net> This anecdote was relayed to me second hand some years ago at a club meet. A chap was sat in his MGA Twin-Cam at a car show here
<< Hi List! I also agree with many of our TR List members that it is OUR JOB to educate people about our cars. If a person comes up with, 'Nice MGB'. I respond, 'Thank you for the complement on my TR
My usual response is "Well, it's like a MG, but it was made by a different company in England called Triumph. They later merged with MG but when this car was made, they were still a separate company
I have heard my Spitfire being identified as a Porsche??, an MG(regularly), a Fiat(ecch, ptooey). I overheard someone at a car show a few years ago insist that it had to be fairly new, as there wasn'
<snip> Most people, especially adult males, like to think they know everything there is to know about cars anyway. I've tried making a joke of the "us vs. them" aspect, as in Ford vs. Chevy, <snip> O
Dear All, Whilst getting into my Spitfire in the car park at Tesco this evening, an elderly chap stopped me and said, "That's a TR7, isn't it? Nice cars..." What's the most stupid attempt anyone has
A waitress recently asked me if that was my PT Cruiser with the Britsh flag on the roof. She was referring to my 03 MINI Cooper. Cheers, Curt 03 MINI Cooper (Mrs. Peal) 59 TR3A under restoration (Ste
I had to Google for that one. I can't remember what it is officially called in UK, but it is known to me as the "ZZ-Top Hearse". Confusing that with a Mini Cooper? <boggle> Reminds me of the time I w
Phht, who remembers such things ? Outside of the ever-popular "Izzat a MG ?", my TR3A has been mistaken for a MGTD, Spitfire, Austin-Healey, Mini, and probably the worst ... Nash Metropolitan ! I th
On my way to breakfast with my wife one Sunday morning a guy pulls up next to and yells "Nice Porsch, what year is it?". == Alan Hodge, Long Beach, CA 1960 TR3A TS65645LO 1995 Corvette 2002 VW Passat
I once stopped at a 7-11 in my TR6, and some kids (probably 10 or 12 years old) walked past the car and I heard one of them say "I think it's a Ferrari!" Well, not quite! God knows I love TRs, but e
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Back in 1987 I had done a quick and dirty paint job on my TR6 and had some fun with decals. In addition to the Union Jacks (with TR6 written on them) on the rear quarter panels of my car, I had also
How about "What is that, a Buick?" whist in my TR3. -aric. Confusing that with a Mini Cooper? <boggle> /// triumphs@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Ar
== While sitting in a shopping center one day, 2 middle aged ladies stopped, looked at my T/R 3, and started laughing, when I asked what was funnie, one lady said "she almost made love in a car that