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Re: Ragtop Article in "Parade"

To: Art & Karen Graves <denseboy@bga.com>
Subject: Re: Ragtop Article in "Parade"
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 10:51:49 -0700
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Organization: Curry Enterprises
References: <3617CACB.5677@bga.com>
Art,
Did you notice that the Spitfire got a mention in the article?

Joe

63 Spit FC4505L (Huxley)
63 Spit FC16308L (Tiny Tim) "He's cripple you know."

Art & Karen Graves wrote:
> 
> There is a mildly amusing article in Sunday’s Parade Magazine about
> ragtops. The article’s title pretty much sums up my feelings: there is
> something special about ragtops. Any more, I too leave the radio off and
> just listen to and feel the wind rushing by. When I bought my TR6 with
> Navy re-enlistment money, one of the cooks told me that once I owned a
> ragtop, I’d never own a hardtop. Well, I have bought several Hondas, but
> I did keep the TR6. The new breed of ragtops is nice, but it’s hard to
> justify $20,000 for a Miata (and that’s the cheap one!) when you can get
> a real nice Triumph for half of that. Life IS too short to drive a boring
> car.
> 
> Art Graves
> 1976 TR6
> Austin, Texas

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