Joe,
Congratulations! Inspiring for us who are just getting started and hope to
someday have a similar story. Also, what you say is true, it sounded like a
shocking surprise to hear you had won!
Vic
On Sunday, July 12, 1998 7:33 PM, Joe Curry [SMTP:spitlist@gte.net] wrote:
>
> Today I took a short t drive down to Kent Washington and participated in
> a car show sponsored by the Corvair club. The show was for discontinued
> and orphan cars. The classes were arranged by decade with two classes
> each (open and closed cars).
>
> I felt that because there were so many great looking Corvair
> Convertibles in my class that I didn't stand a chance. I was secretly
> hoping for third place.
>
> When the awards were being presented, The third and then second places
> both went to Corvairs and My heart sank until the first place mane was
> announced and it was Me. This award means more to me than most others
> that the car has won because it says that people what own American Iron
> also appreciate our LBC's.
>
> There was one other Triumph there (a TR6 with a Buick aluminum V8) and
> he was in a class with one other car, a beautiful early 70's Malibu SS
> convertible. It surprised the TR-6 owner but he won his class as well.
>
> Great day for Triumphs. And what's more it didn't even rain. But I did
> manage to get a bunch of bugs on my teeth driving home.
>
> Regards,
> Joe Curry '63 Spitfire FC4505L (Huxley)
> --
> "If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
>
> -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
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