Following the various threads on age when started on LBC's I had one when I
was 20, in 1972. O.K. Now has anyone noticed that we are ALL born in 1952?
I realize thats not true, but its quite remarkable how many we are. My first
TR burned to the ground in an engine fire in late 73 or early 74 and was
replaced by a Datsun 240Z, the last year it had carbs before the FI was put
on and it was called the 260. That was actually a great car, but absolutely
would not start below 30 degrees F. Too bad I was living in Minnesota at the
time. Dumped that car after a couple years.
Didn't get back to LBC's until this year
Jim Altman jaltman@altlaw.com non illegitimus carborundum
http://www.altlaw.com/ 69-TR6#CC28754L W4UCK
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Gano, Ken
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 1997 2:29 AM
To: Dave Terrick; triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: young, younger, youngest?
I have to jump in here. Dad bought the TR3A I am now restoring when I was
7. (in 1959, you can figure the rest.)
kengano@advant.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Terrick <dterrick@pangea.ca>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, December 20, 1997 8:55 PM
Subject: young, younger, youngest?
>Well, DuperSude got me.... I was 15 when I got my TR4a. I'm working on
>the restoration now. Of course, since 15, I've bought, threased, and
>crashed a TR6, restored a GT6 racer, and done two TR6 restos for people
>with less time and more money than me.
>
>However, my "young" story goes back to GRADE 1 when I was 6.
>
>The Grade 6 teacher, Phil coulter, had this cool french blue TR6 and used
>to whip around a corner in 2nd gear at full throttle along my walking route
>to school. I vowed I would have one. A few years later, a friend of
>mine's older brother's girlfriend's (dad) had a black TR4a that she drove.
> I vowed I'd have one of them too.
>
>I got them in the reverse order. I figure that means I've been a TR junkie
>for 23 years now. I'm 29.
>
>Dave Terrick
>Winnipeg
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