fot
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [Fot] Fornwalt TR4/DBR Project (free)

To: Mike Jackson <grandwazoo@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Fornwalt TR4/DBR Project (free)
From: Ponostyle via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2021 16:06:51 -0700
Cc: fot@autox.team.net
Delivered-to: mharc@autox.team.net
Delivered-to: fot@autox.team.net
References: <3ff5fc89-e753-ce20-dc46-eb15edb704ca@earthlink.net> please include it with any abuse report [209.216.174.52]:60946
--===============4415384551099649752==
        boundary="Apple-Mail=_D7D04B5E-1D85-4701-9F48-966921F8695D"


--Apple-Mail=_D7D04B5E-1D85-4701-9F48-966921F8695D
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
        charset=utf-8

Odd, it still doesn=E2=80=99t work for me. No matter, I=E2=80=99m not =
going to do it. I hope someone does, but I have enough projects to keep =
me busy until I turn about 120.=20

> On Sep 12, 2021, at 11:53 AM, Mike Jackson <grandwazoo@earthlink.net> =
wrote:
>=20
> Not true!  I used the link and looked at the few pics available.  Just =
wish I had the talent and likely remaining number of years required to =
finish it!
> What an enormous task.  I was co-owner of a TRiumph powered Devin for =
a very few years.  Just mounting such a body satisfactorily is a =
challenge if the parts are already available.  Plus the suspension =
travel had to be severally limited do to the low fenders.  Made the =
thing diabolical to race.=20
> =20
> Will hope another vintage racing friend from down here will be =
enthused enough to think seriously about it.
> =20
> Bill was one of the first TRiumph racers I met when I went to my first =
out of state race at Summit Point.  And, a long ways from South  Florida =
it was.
> =20
> Mike
> =20
> riginal Message-----
> From: Ponostyle <bill@ponostyle.com>
> Sent: Sep 11, 2021 1:32 PM
> To: Jamie Palmer <tr6driver@yahoo.com>
> Cc: fot@autox.team.net <fot@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Fornwalt TR4/DBR Project (free)
>=20
>=20
> That roadster factory link doesn=E2=80=99t work, in fact none of the =
backdoor links I tried work either. Perhaps their server is down. I=E2=80=99=
m painfully interested, that sounds like a fun project, unfortunately, =
like you, I have a lot of fun projects.=20
> =20
> Bill
>=20
> On Sep 11, 2021, at 8:11 AM, Jamie Palmer via Fot <fot@autox.team.net =
> Fellow FOT-ers,
> =20
> I'm forced to admit failure in my attempt to get the Fornwalt project =
resurrected that I picked up from TRF a couple of years ago. Albert was =
kind enough to pass it on to me for free as long as I promised to pursue =
finishing the car, and I would like to do the same for someone capable =
of finishing the project.  All I ask is a chance to buy one of the =
bodies if you complete the project.
> =20
> If you don't remember the car, the pictures from its time at TRF (it =
has not changed at all) are located in this directory:  =
https://www.the-roadster-factory.com/Images/POTW/Fornwalt-Fibreglass/ =
<https://www.the-roadster-factory.com/Images/POTW/Fornwalt-Fibreglass/>
> =20
> For info purposes:
> --Mr. Fornwalt (I know some of you knew him well) was a TR4 vintage =
racer who wanted an Aston Martin DBR and decided to build his own body =
to fit a TR4 chassis.
> --The body buck (male form) was completed, and the molds (female form) =
have been done for the front end, doors and hood. The rear was not =
started.
> --The buck is very high-quality work, done out of wood and plaster, =
and is formed over a "junk" rolling TR4 frame with engine and =
transmission. I was told the components were worthless apart from sizing =
but have not verified that. As the male buck was stored in the TRF =
warehouse for many years it has some very small, localized "bruises" =
that will need to be smoothed out with body filler prior to creating the =
female rear mold.
> --Mr. Fornwalt's widow had no interest in the project after his =
untimely death and passed the project on to Charles at TRF.  After =
Charles' death, Albert was cleaning things up and offered it to =
interested parties -- and I was (and am) interested.  However, I have to =
face facts and I'm not going to get to it any time soon -- the TR6 =
street car, TR6 race car, Italia and my Hathaway Hunter are all ahead of =
it in line.
> =20
> If you are interested, please contact me off-list at =
phone call/face time. =20
> =20
> Thanks,
> =20
> Jamie Palmer
> Pittsboro, NC
> =20
> _______________________________________________
>=20
> http://www.fot-racing.com
>=20
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Archive: http://autox.team.net/archive =
http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot
> Unsubscribe/Manage: =
http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/bill@ponostyle.com
>=20
>=20
> =20


--Apple-Mail=_D7D04B5E-1D85-4701-9F48-966921F8695D
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
        charset=utf-8

<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">Odd, =
it still doesn=E2=80=99t work for me. No matter, I=E2=80=99m not going =
to do it. I hope someone does, but I have enough projects to keep me =
busy until I turn about 120.&nbsp;<br class=3D""><div><br =
class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Sep =
12, 2021, at 11:53 AM, Mike Jackson &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:grandwazoo@earthlink.net"; =
class=3D"">grandwazoo@earthlink.net</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div =
style=3D"font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;" class=3D""><div=
 style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0px; line-height: 1;" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-size: 12pt;" class=3D"">Not true!&nbsp; I used the link =
and looked at the few pics available.&nbsp; Just wish I had the talent =
and likely remaining number of years required to finish =
it!</span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0px; line-height: 1;" =
class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;" class=3D"">What an enormous =
task.&nbsp; I was co-owner of a TRiumph powered Devin for a very few =
years.&nbsp; Just mounting such a body satisfactorily is a challenge if =
the parts are already available.&nbsp; Plus the suspension travel had to =
be severally limited do to the low fenders.&nbsp; Made the thing =
diabolical to race.&nbsp;</span></div><p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; =
line-height: 1.0;" class=3D"">&nbsp;</p><div style=3D"margin: 0.1rem =
0px; line-height: 1;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;" =
class=3D"">Will hope another vintage racing friend from down here will =
be enthused enough to think seriously about it.</span></div><p =
style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;" class=3D"">&nbsp;</p><div =
style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0px; line-height: 1;" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-size: 12pt;" class=3D"">Bill was one of the first TRiumph =
racers I met when I went to my first out of state race at Summit =
Point.&nbsp; And, a long ways from South&nbsp; Florida it =
was.</span></div><p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;" =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</p><div style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0px; line-height: 1;" =
class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;" class=3D"">Mike</span></div><p=
 style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;" class=3D"">&nbsp;</p><div =
style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0px; line-height: 1;" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D"">riginal =
Message-----</span></div>
</div>
<div class=3D"elnk-inline-message-container" style=3D"border-left: 1px =
solid #aaa; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 10px 0 10px 15px; margin: =
0;"><p class=3D"">From: Ponostyle &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:bill@ponostyle.com"; =
class=3D"">bill@ponostyle.com</a>&gt;<br class=3D"">Sent: Sep 11, 2021 =
1:32 PM<br class=3D"">To: Jamie Palmer &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:tr6driver@yahoo.com"; =
class=3D"">tr6driver@yahoo.com</a>&gt;<br class=3D"">Cc: <a =
href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; class=3D"">fot@autox.team.net</a> =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt;<br class=3D"">Subject: Re: [Fot] =
Fornwalt TR4/DBR Project (free)</p>
<br class=3D"">That roadster factory link doesn=E2=80=99t work, in fact =
none of the backdoor links I tried work either. Perhaps their server is =
down. I=E2=80=99m painfully interested, that sounds like a fun project, =
unfortunately, like you, I have a lot of fun projects.&nbsp;
<div class=3D"">&nbsp;</div>
<div class=3D"">Bill<br class=3D"">
<div class=3D""><br class=3D"">
<blockquote class=3D"">
<div class=3D"">On Sep 11, 2021, at 8:11 AM, Jamie Palmer via Fot &lt;<a =
class=3D"" href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; =
wrote:</div>
<div class=3D"">
<div class=3D"">
<div class=3D"yahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"font-family: Helvetica Neue, =
Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Fellow FOT-ers,</div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">&nbsp;</div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">I'm forced to admit =
failure in my attempt to get the Fornwalt project resurrected that I =
picked up from TRF a couple of years ago. Albert was kind enough to pass =
it on to me for free as long as I promised to pursue finishing the car, =
and I would like to do the same for someone capable of finishing the =
project.&nbsp; All I ask is a chance to buy one of the bodies if you =
complete the project.</div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">&nbsp;</div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">If you don't remember =
the car, the pictures from its time at TRF (it has not changed at all) =
are located in this directory:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class=3D"" =
href=3D"https://www.the-roadster-factory.com/Images/POTW/Fornwalt-Fibregla=
ss/" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow =
noopener">https://www.the-roadster-factory.com/Images/POTW/Fornwalt-Fibreg=
lass/</a></div>
<div class=3D"">&nbsp;</div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">For info =
purposes:</div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">--Mr. Fornwalt (I know =
some of you knew him well) was a TR4 vintage racer who wanted an Aston =
Martin DBR and decided to build his own body to fit a TR4 chassis.</div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">--The body buck (male =
form) was completed, and the molds (female form) have been done for the =
front end, doors and hood. The rear was not started.</div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">--The buck is very =
high-quality work, done out of wood and plaster, and is formed over a =
"junk" rolling TR4 frame with engine and transmission. I was told the =
components were worthless apart from sizing but have not verified that. =
As the male buck was stored in the TRF warehouse for many years it has =
some very small, localized "bruises" that will need to be smoothed out =
with body filler prior to creating the female rear mold.</div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">--Mr. Fornwalt's widow =
had no interest in the project after his untimely death and passed the =
project on to Charles at TRF.&nbsp; After Charles' death, Albert was =
cleaning things up and offered it to interested parties -- and I was =
(and am) interested.&nbsp; However, I have to face facts and I'm not =
going to get to it any time soon -- the TR6 street car, TR6 race car, =
Italia and my Hathaway Hunter are all ahead of it in line.</div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">&nbsp;</div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">If you are interested, =
please contact me off-list at <a class=3D"" =
href=3D"mailto:tr6driver@yahoo.com";>tr6driver@yahoo.com</a> and we can =
set up a phone call/face time.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">&nbsp;</div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Thanks,</div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">&nbsp;</div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Jamie Palmer</div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Pittsboro, NC</div>
<div class=3D"">&nbsp;</div>
</div>
</div>
_______________________________________________<br class=3D""><a =
class=3D"" href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@autox.team.net</a><br =
class=3D""><br class=3D""><a href=3D"http://www.fot-racing.com"; =
class=3D"">http://www.fot-racing.com</a><br class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html<br class=3D"">Archive: =
http://autox.team.net/archive http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot<br =
class=3D"">Unsubscribe/Manage: =
http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/bill@ponostyle.com<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D""><br class=3D""></div>
</blockquote>
</div>
</div>
</div><p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;" =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</p></div></blockquote></div><br =
class=3D""></body></html>=

--Apple-Mail=_D7D04B5E-1D85-4701-9F48-966921F8695D--

--===============4415384551099649752==
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline

_______________________________________________
fot@autox.team.net

http://www.fot-racing.com

Archive: http://autox.team.net/archive http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot



--===============4415384551099649752==--

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>