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Re: The Philosophy of Originality

To: "Fred Thomas" <vafred@erols.com>, <greenman62@hotmail.com>, <spitlist@gte.net>, <75trsix@snet.net>
Subject: Re: The Philosophy of Originality
From: " Philip Smith" <smith007@mindspring.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 21:49:19 -0500charset="iso-8859-1"
Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
References: <20000210211651.97096.qmail@hotmail.com> <001b01bf7421$35dbc000$f16eaccf@vafred>
I'd love to drive the TR daily! However the cost of insurance would not
alloy me to. I can only drive my car 2500 miles a year
Phil Smith
TR6
----- Original Message -----
From: Fred Thomas <vafred@erols.com>
To: <greenman62@hotmail.com>; <spitlist@gte.net>; <75trsix@snet.net>
Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 6:45 PM
Subject: Re: The Philosophy of Originality


>
> Greg, what you say is correct, and very well thought out, (I think), just
> one correction, these people that do not get a use/enjoyment out of their
> car, do not own a car, the car owns them. "FT"
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <greenman62@hotmail.com>
> To: <spitlist@gte.net>; <75trsix@snet.net>
> Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 4:16 PM
> Subject: Re: The Philosophy of Originality
>
>
> >
> > >From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
> > >Reply-To: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
> > >To: Bob Danielson <75trsix@snet.net>
> > >CC: triumphs@autox.team.net
> > >Subject: Re: The Philosophy of Originality
> > >Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 12:05:38 -0700
> > >
> > >If you won't Bob, I will!
> > >
> > >Panasport, Minilite and their replicas are not "Modern" wheels.  The
> > >style is period and many of the cars rolled off the showroom floor with
> > >these style wheels installed by the dealers.  So for all practical
> > >purposes the wheels should not detract from the "originality" of the
> > >vehicle.
> > >
> > >Now if You see a TR3 running around with 12" wide rims that stick out 2
> > >feet from the fenders and sport foot wide 50 series tires, that might
be
> > >cause for alarm!  :)
> > >
> > >Joe
> >
> >     Yeah, your right... Unless it looked REEEEEEEEEELLLLLLYYY cool;*)
> >
> >     My personal caveat here would be the execution.
> >
> >     Hell, I've seen over-restored cars that looked tarty. If whatever
> >     mods have been made were done with a thought to the soul of the
> >     car, and well executed allowing the owner a fuller enjoyment of
> >     is TR (read: drive it more)...I say why not? How many "restored"
> >     TRs languish in garages, get trailered to events and are hardly
> >     ever driven? Which is the worst crime? I'm not throwing stones at
> >     these people. I just think they miss the point of owning a car.
> >     They may as well collect paperweights.
> >
> >     Now, where's my nomex nightie?
> >
> > Greg Petrolati Champaign, Illinois       1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
> >
> > That's not a leak... My car's just marking its territory...
> >
> >
> >
>


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