Subject: Re: [WPTA] WPTA Membership Update 10/04/2025

From: ROBERT JONES via Wpta <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2025 11:55:15 -0500 (EST)

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50 years ago when I was a lot dumber and a whole lot braver, I drove my tr3=
 from Morgantown, wv to New Martinsville, WV across a hilly twisty turnny W=
V road, while snowing. This is still one of my most favored memorable trips=
 in my still drivable beast. Today I'm afraid to take her out if it even lo=
oks like it might rain in the next 24 hours.  I know the TR has not changed=
 that much, So what the hell has happened to me?
Happy New Year.
RL Jones
PS Maybe this is the year her and I go on a trip longer than 10 miles.
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> On 01/04/2025 12:41 PM EST Lawrence Ross via Wpta <[email-masked]> w=
rote:
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> =20
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> Good Afternoon!
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> Over the past week, I have received the following membership renewals:
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> =20
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> * Paul Mooney
> * Bob Speshock
> * Jeff Zwergel
> * Bob Held
> * Aaron Harris
> * Keith Daniel
> * Mike McPherson
> * Bill Sajweski
>=20
> =20
>=20
> Since you can=E2=80=99t drive your British Car today, I would recommend y=
ou go sled riding!
>=20
> =20
>=20
> Larry Ross
>=20
> WPTA Membership Director
>=20
> (412) 780-8495 - mobile
>=20
> _______________________________________________
> [email-masked]
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   50 years ago when I was a lot dumber and a whole lot braver, I drove my =
tr3 from Morgantown, wv to New Martinsville, WV across a hilly twisty turnn=
y WV road, while snowing. This is still one of my most favored memorable tr=
ips in my still drivable beast. Today I'm afraid to take her out if it even=
 looks like it might rain in the next 24 hours.&nbsp; I know the TR has not=
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   RL Jones
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   PS Maybe this is the year her and I go on a trip longer than 10 miles.
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    On 01/04/2025 12:41 PM EST Lawrence Ross via Wpta &lt;[email-masked]=
et&gt; wrote:
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    <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt;">Over the past=
 week, I have received the following membership renewals:</span></p>=20
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    <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt;">Since you can=
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ng!</span></p>=20
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    <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt;">Larry Ross</s=
pan></p>=20
    <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt;">WPTA Membersh=
ip Director</span></p>=20
    <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt;">(412) 780-849=
5 - mobile</span></p>=20
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From: Tom Stricker via Wpta <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2025 01:03:08 +0000 (UTC)

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 53 years ago I was driving a Bug Eyed Sprite, MG Midget, or a TR3 as my da=
ily driver. Lots of fun, but=C2=A0 the roads were not as crowded then and t=
he cars were disposable, older models. Now I don't out of respect for the c=
ar. After digging all of the rust possible out of the old TR3 I don't want =
to introduce any more salt or even moisture than avoidable.=C2=A0Do miss sl=
ip sliding away though.
    On Sunday, January 5, 2025, 07:30:00 PM EST, ROBERT JONES via Wpta <wpt=
[email-masked]> wrote: =20
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   50 years ago when I was a lot dumber and a whole lot braver, I drove my =
tr3 from Morgantown, wv to New Martinsville, WV across a hilly twisty turnn=
y WV road, while snowing. This is still one of my most favored memorable tr=
ips in my still drivable beast. Today I'm afraid to take her out if it even=
 looks like it might rain in the next 24 hours.=C2=A0 I know the TR has not=
 changed that much, So what the hell has happened to me?   Happy New Year. =
  RL Jones   PS Maybe this is the year her and I go on a trip longer than 1=
0 miles.   =C2=A0 =20
  On 01/04/2025 12:41 PM EST Lawrence Ross via Wpta <[email-masked]> w=
rote:   =C2=A0   =C2=A0  =20
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Good Afternoon!
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Over the past week, I have received the following membership renewals:
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   - Paul Mooney
   - Bob Speshock
   - Jeff Zwergel
   - Bob Held
   - Aaron Harris
   - Keith Daniel
   - Mike McPherson
   - Bill Sajweski
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=C2=A0
=20
Since you can=E2=80=99t drive your British Car today, I would recommend you=
 go sled riding!
=20
=C2=A0
=20
Larry Ross
=20
WPTA Membership Director
=20
(412) 780-8495 - mobile
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[email-masked]=20
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r models. Now I don't out of respect for the car. After digging all of the =
rust possible out of the old TR3 I don't want to introduce any more salt or=
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   50 years ago when I was a lot dumber and a whole lot braver, I drove my =
tr3 from Morgantown, wv to New Martinsville, WV across a hilly twisty turnn=
y WV road, while snowing. This is still one of my most favored memorable tr=
ips in my still drivable beast. Today I'm afraid to take her out if it even=
 looks like it might rain in the next 24 hours.&nbsp; I know the TR has not=
 changed that much, So what the hell has happened to me?
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nbsp;</span></p>=20
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nbsp;</span></p>=20
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</li><li style=3D"margin-left:0in;" class=3D"yiv7521114230MsoListParagraph"=
><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">Jeff Zwergel</span></li><li style=3D"mar=
gin-left:0in;" class=3D"yiv7521114230MsoListParagraph"><span style=3D"font-=
size:12.0pt;">Bob Held</span></li><li style=3D"margin-left:0in;" class=3D"y=
iv7521114230MsoListParagraph"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">Aaron Harri=
s</span></li><li style=3D"margin-left:0in;" class=3D"yiv7521114230MsoListPa=
ragraph"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">Keith Daniel</span></li><li styl=
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t;">Bill Sajweski</span></li></ul>=20
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nbsp;</span></p>=20
    <p class=3D"yiv7521114230MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">S=
ince you can=E2=80=99t drive your British Car today, I would recommend you =
go sled riding!</span></p>=20
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nbsp;</span></p>=20
    <p class=3D"yiv7521114230MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">L=
arry Ross</span></p>=20
    <p class=3D"yiv7521114230MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">W=
PTA Membership Director</span></p>=20
    <p class=3D"yiv7521114230MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">(=
412) 780-8495 - mobile</span></p>=20
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From: Gerald Van Vlack via Wpta <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2025 11:51:43 +0000

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Tom and others,

I've owned my 4A for 56 years this coming June. It was my only car for the =
first 2 years (69 and 70) and driven in the weather regardless of how bad i=
t was. I have no idea how it was driven from new in 1966 but based on its c=
ondition when I bought it, I doubt it was driven in bad weather. Once put a=
way the rust battle began culminating in a replacement frame in 1989 and fi=
nally a body tub from TX in 2008 and good fenders. The only original body p=
anels are the "bonnet and maybe the RF Fender. It does get driven in the ra=
in only if unavoidable but otherwise stays dry. A labor of love and at almo=
st 79 I still enjoy driving it. I hope to continue driving it as we transit=
ion to the mountains of Western NC this summer sometime.

As Don says in the Newsletter. "Get busy living"

JVV

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From: Wpta <[email-masked]> on behalf of Tom Stricker via Wpta=
 <[email-masked]>
Sent: Sunday, January 5, 2025 8:03 PM
To: Lawrence Ross <[email-masked]>; Lawrence Ross via Wpta <wpta@aut=
ox.team.net>; ROBERT JONES <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [WPTA] WPTA Membership Update 10/04/2025

53 years ago I was driving a Bug Eyed Sprite, MG Midget, or a TR3 as my dai=
ly driver. Lots of fun, but  the roads were not as crowded then and the car=
s were disposable, older models. Now I don't out of respect for the car. Af=
ter digging all of the rust possible out of the old TR3 I don't want to int=
roduce any more salt or even moisture than avoidable.
Do miss slip sliding away though.

On Sunday, January 5, 2025, 07:30:00 PM EST, ROBERT JONES via Wpta <wpta@au=
tox.team.net> wrote:

On 01/04/2025 12:41 PM EST Lawrence Ross via Wpta <[email-masked]> wro=
te:

Good Afternoon!

  *   Paul Mooney
  *   Bob Speshock
  *   Jeff Zwergel
  *   Bob Held
  *   Aaron Harris
  *   Keith Daniel
  *   Mike McPherson
  *   Bill Sajweski

Since you can=92t drive your British Car today, I would recommend you go sl=
ed riding!

Larry Ross

WPTA Membership Director

(412) 780-8495 - mobile

http://www.wptriumph.org

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I've owned my 4A for 56 years this coming June. It was my only car for the =
first 2 years (69 and 70) and driven in the weather regardless of how bad i=
t was. I have no idea how it was driven from new in 1966 but based on its c=
ondition when I bought it, I doubt
 it was driven in bad weather. Once put away the rust battle began culminat=
ing in a replacement frame in 1989 and finally a body tub from TX in 2008 a=
nd good fenders. The only original body panels are the &quot;bonnet and may=
be the RF Fender. It does get driven
 in the rain only if unavoidable but otherwise stays dry. A labor of love a=
nd at almost 79 I still enjoy driving it. I hope to continue driving it as =
we transition to the mountains of Western NC this summer sometime.&nbsp;</d=
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net&gt;<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, January 5, 2025 8:03 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Lawrence Ross &lt;[email-masked]&gt;; Lawrence Ross via W=
pta &lt;[email-masked]&gt;; ROBERT JONES &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<=
br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WPTA] WPTA Membership Update 10/04/2025</font>
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<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">53 years ago I was driving a Bug Eye=
d Sprite, MG Midget, or a TR3 as my daily driver. Lots of fun, but&nbsp; th=
e roads were not as crowded then and the cars were disposable, older models=
. Now I don't out of respect for the car.
 After digging all of the rust possible out of the old TR3 I don't want to =
introduce any more salt or even moisture than avoidable.&nbsp;</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Do miss slip sliding away though.</d=
iv>
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;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:
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50 years ago when I was a lot dumber and a whole lot braver, I drove my tr3=
 from Morgantown, wv to New Martinsville, WV across a hilly twisty turnny W=
V road, while snowing. This is still one of my most favored memorable trips=
 in my still drivable beast. Today
 I'm afraid to take her out if it even looks like it might rain in the next=
 24 hours.&nbsp; I know the TR has not changed that much, So what the hell =
has happened to me?
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amily:helvetica,arial,sans-serif; color:#333333">
Happy New Year. </div>
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amily:helvetica,arial,sans-serif; color:#333333">
RL Jones </div>
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amily:helvetica,arial,sans-serif; color:#333333">
PS Maybe this is the year her and I go on a trip longer than 10 miles. </di=
v>
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net&gt; wrote:
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<p class=3D"x_yiv7521114230MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">Good=
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<p class=3D"x_yiv7521114230MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">&nbs=
p;</span></p>
<p class=3D"x_yiv7521114230MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">Over=
 the past week, I have received the following membership renewals:</span></=
p>
<p class=3D"x_yiv7521114230MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">&nbs=
p;</span></p>
<ul type=3D"disc" style=3D"margin-top:0in">
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an style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">Paul Mooney</span></li><li class=3D"x_yiv7521=
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h" style=3D"margin-left:0in"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">Jeff Zwergel<=
/span></li><li class=3D"x_yiv7521114230MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin-le=
ft:0in"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">Bob Held</span></li><li class=3D"x=
_yiv7521114230MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin-left:0in"><span style=3D"fo=
nt-size:12.0pt">Aaron Harris</span></li><li class=3D"x_yiv7521114230MsoList=
Paragraph" style=3D"margin-left:0in"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">Keith=
 Daniel</span></li><li class=3D"x_yiv7521114230MsoListParagraph" style=3D"m=
argin-left:0in"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">Mike McPherson</span></li>=
<li class=3D"x_yiv7521114230MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin-left:0in"><sp=
an style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">Bill Sajweski</span></li></ul>
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p;</span></p>
<p class=3D"x_yiv7521114230MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">Sinc=
e you can=92t drive your British Car today, I would recommend you go sled r=
iding!</span></p>
<p class=3D"x_yiv7521114230MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">&nbs=
p;</span></p>
<p class=3D"x_yiv7521114230MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">Larr=
y Ross</span></p>
<p class=3D"x_yiv7521114230MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">WPTA=
 Membership Director</span></p>
<p class=3D"x_yiv7521114230MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">(412=
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">In the early 70s my car was a 1969 Triumph S=
pitfire. &nbsp;I drove it in all kinds of weather but would sometimes borrow=
 my mother=E2=80=99s VW.<div><br></div><div>One winter my battery was so bad=
 that my roommate would have to jump me every morning. &nbsp;I would back my=
 car in and he would pull his in. &nbsp;Once warmed up, the Spitfire would s=
tart the rest of the day but would be dead again overnight.</div><div><br></=
div><div>Of course, these days the cars stay garages until late March.</div>=
<div><br></div><div>John<br id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir=3D=
"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite=
">On Jan 6, 2025, at 7:01=E2=80=AFAM, Gerald Van Vlack via Wpta &lt;wpta@aut=
ox.team.net&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><=
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Tom and others,</div>
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I've owned my 4A for 56 years this coming June. It was my only car for the f=
irst 2 years (69 and 70) and driven in the weather regardless of how bad it w=
as. I have no idea how it was driven from new in 1966 but based on its condi=
tion when I bought it, I doubt
 it was driven in bad weather. Once put away the rust battle began culminati=
ng in a replacement frame in 1989 and finally a body tub from TX in 2008 and=
 good fenders. The only original body panels are the "bonnet and maybe the R=
F Fender. It does get driven
 in the rain only if unavoidable but otherwise stays dry. A labor of love an=
d at almost 79 I still enjoy driving it. I hope to continue driving it as we=
 transition to the mountains of Western NC this summer sometime.&nbsp;</div>=

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As Don says in the Newsletter. "Get busy living"</div>
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or=3D"#000000" style=3D"font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Wpta &lt;wpta-bounces@a=
utox.team.net&gt; on behalf of Tom Stricker via Wpta &lt;[email-masked]=
&gt;<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, January 5, 2025 8:03 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Lawrence Ross &lt;[email-masked]&gt;; Lawrence Ross via Wp=
ta &lt;[email-masked]&gt;; ROBERT JONES &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br=
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WPTA] WPTA Membership Update 10/04/2025</font>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
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eue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:13px">
<div></div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">53 years ago I was driving a Bug Eyed=
 Sprite, MG Midget, or a TR3 as my daily driver. Lots of fun, but&nbsp; the r=
oads were not as crowded then and the cars were disposable, older models. No=
w I don't out of respect for the car.
 After digging all of the rust possible out of the old TR3 I don't want to i=
ntroduce any more salt or even moisture than avoidable.&nbsp;</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Do miss slip sliding away though.</di=
v>
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<div>On Sunday, January 5, 2025, 07:30:00 PM EST, ROBERT JONES via Wpta &lt;=
[email-masked]&gt; wrote:
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<div style=3D"font-size:12pt; font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif; color:=
#333333">
50 years ago when I was a lot dumber and a whole lot braver, I drove my tr3 f=
rom Morgantown, wv to New Martinsville, WV across a hilly twisty turnny WV r=
oad, while snowing. This is still one of my most favored memorable trips in m=
y still drivable beast. Today
 I'm afraid to take her out if it even looks like it might rain in the next 2=
4 hours.&nbsp; I know the TR has not changed that much, So what the hell has=
 happened to me?
</div>
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mily:helvetica,arial,sans-serif; color:#333333">
Happy New Year. </div>
<div class=3D"x_yiv7521114230default-style" style=3D"font-size:12pt; font-fa=
mily:helvetica,arial,sans-serif; color:#333333">
RL Jones </div>
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mily:helvetica,arial,sans-serif; color:#333333">
PS Maybe this is the year her and I go on a trip longer than 10 miles. </div=
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mily:helvetica,arial,sans-serif; color:#333333">
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<div>On 01/04/2025 12:41 PM EST Lawrence Ross via Wpta &lt;[email-masked]=
et&gt; wrote:
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<p class=3D"x_yiv7521114230MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">Good A=
fternoon!</span></p>
<p class=3D"x_yiv7521114230MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">&nbsp=
;</span></p>
<p class=3D"x_yiv7521114230MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">Over t=
he past week, I have received the following membership renewals:</span></p>
<p class=3D"x_yiv7521114230MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">&nbsp=
;</span></p>
<ul type=3D"disc" style=3D"margin-top:0in">
<li class=3D"x_yiv7521114230MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin-left:0in"><spa=
n style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">Paul Mooney</span></li><li class=3D"x_yiv752111=
4230MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin-left:0in"><span style=3D"font-size:12.=
0pt">Bob Speshock</span></li><li class=3D"x_yiv7521114230MsoListParagraph" s=
tyle=3D"margin-left:0in"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">Jeff Zwergel</span=
></li><li class=3D"x_yiv7521114230MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin-left:0in=
"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">Bob Held</span></li><li class=3D"x_yiv752=
1114230MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin-left:0in"><span style=3D"font-size:=
12.0pt">Aaron Harris</span></li><li class=3D"x_yiv7521114230MsoListParagraph=
" style=3D"margin-left:0in"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">Keith Daniel</s=
pan></li><li class=3D"x_yiv7521114230MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin-left:=
0in"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">Mike McPherson</span></li><li class=3D=
"x_yiv7521114230MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin-left:0in"><span style=3D"f=
ont-size:12.0pt">Bill Sajweski</span></li></ul>
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;</span></p>
<p class=3D"x_yiv7521114230MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">Since=
 you can=E2=80=99t drive your British Car today, I would recommend you go sl=
ed riding!</span></p>
<p class=3D"x_yiv7521114230MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">&nbsp=
;</span></p>
<p class=3D"x_yiv7521114230MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">Larry=
 Ross</span></p>
<p class=3D"x_yiv7521114230MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">WPTA M=
embership Director</span></p>
<p class=3D"x_yiv7521114230MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">(412)=
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51 years ago I worked as a mill hunky in Homestead Works. The perfect
commute car for that was my Bugeye. Drove great in the snow, as long as it
wasn=E2=80=99t too deep, great gas mileage. Ended up selling that car  to E=
d Woods
20 years later!

On Mon, Jan 6, 2025 at 7:55=E2=80=AFAM John Swauger via Wpta <[email-masked]=
am.net>
wrote:

> In the early 70s my car was a 1969 Triumph Spitfire.  I drove it in all
> kinds of weather but would sometimes borrow my mother=E2=80=99s VW.
>
> One winter my battery was so bad that my roommate would have to jump me
> every morning.  I would back my car in and he would pull his in.  Once
> warmed up, the Spitfire would start the rest of the day but would be dead
> again overnight.
>
> Of course, these days the cars stay garages until late March.
>
> John
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jan 6, 2025, at 7:01=E2=80=AFAM, Gerald Van Vlack via Wpta <wpta@autox=
.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> =EF=BB=BF
>
> Tom and others,
>
> I've owned my 4A for 56 years this coming June. It was my only car for th=
e
> first 2 years (69 and 70) and driven in the weather regardless of how bad
> it was. I have no idea how it was driven from new in 1966 but based on it=
s
> condition when I bought it, I doubt it was driven in bad weather. Once pu=
t
> away the rust battle began culminating in a replacement frame in 1989 and
> finally a body tub from TX in 2008 and good fenders. The only original bo=
dy
> panels are the "bonnet and maybe the RF Fender. It does get driven in the
> rain only if unavoidable but otherwise stays dry. A labor of love and at
> almost 79 I still enjoy driving it. I hope to continue driving it as we
> transition to the mountains of Western NC this summer sometime.
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Wpta <[email-masked]> on behalf of Tom Stricker via
> Wpta <[email-masked]>
> *Sent:* Sunday, January 5, 2025 8:03 PM
> *To:* Lawrence Ross <[email-masked]>; Lawrence Ross via Wpta <
> [email-masked]>; ROBERT JONES <[email-masked]>
> *Subject:* Re: [WPTA] WPTA Membership Update 10/04/2025
>
> 53 years ago I was driving a Bug Eyed Sprite, MG Midget, or a TR3 as my
> daily driver. Lots of fun, but  the roads were not as crowded then and th=
e
> cars were disposable, older models. Now I don't out of respect for the ca=
r.
> After digging all of the rust possible out of the old TR3 I don't want to
> introduce any more salt or even moisture than avoidable.
> On Sunday, January 5, 2025, 07:30:00 PM EST, ROBERT JONES via Wpta <
> [email-masked]> wrote:
>
>
> 50 years ago when I was a lot dumber and a whole lot braver, I drove my
> tr3 from Morgantown, wv to New Martinsville, WV across a hilly twisty
> turnny WV road, while snowing. This is still one of my most favored
> memorable trips in my still drivable beast. Today I'm afraid to take her
> out if it even looks like it might rain in the next 24 hours.  I know the
> TR has not changed that much, So what the hell has happened to me?
> Happy New Year.
> RL Jones
> On 01/04/2025 12:41 PM EST Lawrence Ross via Wpta <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> Good Afternoon!
>
>
>
ou go
> sled riding!
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<div dir=3D"auto">51 years ago I worked as a mill hunky in Homestead Works.=
 The perfect commute car for that was my Bugeye. Drove great in the snow, a=
s long as it wasn=E2=80=99t too deep, great gas mileage. Ended up selling t=
hat car =C2=A0to Ed Woods 20 years later!</div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail=
_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon,=
 Jan 6, 2025 at 7:55=E2=80=AFAM John Swauger via Wpta &lt;<a href=3D"mailto=
:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquo=
te class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-widt=
h:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,20=
4,204)"><div dir=3D"auto">In the early 70s my car was a 1969 Triumph Spitfi=
re.=C2=A0 I drove it in all kinds of weather but would sometimes borrow my =
mother=E2=80=99s VW.<div><br></div><div>One winter my battery was so bad th=
at my roommate would have to jump me every morning.=C2=A0 I would back my c=
ar in and he would pull his in.=C2=A0 Once warmed up, the Spitfire would st=
art the rest of the day but would be dead again overnight.</div><div><br></=
div><div>Of course, these days the cars stay garages until late March.</div=
><div><br></div><div>John<br id=3D"m_-61420913269529419lineBreakAtBeginning=
OfSignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br=
><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Jan 6, 2025, at 7:01=E2=80=AFAM, Gerald Van V=
lack via Wpta &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">=
[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote ty=
pe=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF

</div></blockquote></div></div><div dir=3D"auto"><div><blockquote type=3D"c=
ite"><div dir=3D"ltr">

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bri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
Tom and others,</div>
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bri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
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bri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
I&#39;ve owned my 4A for 56 years this coming June. It was my only car for =
the first 2 years (69 and 70) and driven in the weather regardless of how b=
ad it was. I have no idea how it was driven from new in 1966 but based on i=
ts condition when I bought it, I doubt
 it was driven in bad weather. Once put away the rust battle began culminat=
ing in a replacement frame in 1989 and finally a body tub from TX in 2008 a=
nd good fenders. The only original body panels are the &quot;bonnet and may=
be the RF Fender. It does get driven
 in the rain only if unavoidable but otherwise stays dry. A labor of love a=
nd at almost 79 I still enjoy driving it. I hope to continue driving it as =
we transition to the mountains of Western NC this summer sometime.=C2=A0</d=
iv>
<div style=3D"font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Cali=
bri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
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bri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
As Don says in the Newsletter. &quot;Get busy living&quot;</div>
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bri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
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bri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
JVV</div>
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ibri, sans-serif" style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;co=
lor:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</b> Wpta =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" style=
=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">[email-masked]</a>&gt; on =
behalf of Tom Stricker via Wpta &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
target=3D"_blank" style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">[email-masked].=
net</a>&gt;<br>
<b style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Sent:</b> Sunday, January 5, 20=
25 8:03 PM<br>
<b style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">To:</b> Lawrence Ross &lt;<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"font-family:=
Calibri,sans-serif">[email-masked]</a>&gt;; Lawrence Ross via Wpta &=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"font-f=
amily:Calibri,sans-serif">[email-masked]</a>&gt;; ROBERT JONES &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"font-family=
:Calibri,sans-serif">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br>
<b style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Subject:</b> Re: [WPTA] WPTA Me=
mbership Update 10/04/2025</font>
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erif;font-size:13px">
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erif"></div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,=
Arial,sans-serif">53 years ago I was driving a Bug Eyed Sprite, MG Midget, =
or a TR3 as my daily driver. Lots of fun, but=C2=A0 the roads were not as c=
rowded then and the cars were disposable, older models. Now I don&#39;t out=
 of respect for the car.
 After digging all of the rust possible out of the old TR3 I don&#39;t want=
 to introduce any more salt or even moisture than avoidable.=C2=A0</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,=
Arial,sans-serif">Do miss slip sliding away though.</div>
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erif"><br>
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erif;font-size:13px;color:rgb(38,40,42)">
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erif">On Sunday, January 5, 2025, 07:30:00 PM EST, ROBERT JONES via Wpta &l=
t;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"font-fa=
mily:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">[email-masked]=
.net</a>&gt; wrote:
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erif"><br>
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erif"><br>
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erif">
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Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">
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erif">
<div style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;color:r=
gb(51,51,51)">
50 years ago when I was a lot dumber and a whole lot braver, I drove my tr3=
 from Morgantown, wv to New Martinsville, WV across a hilly twisty turnny W=
V road, while snowing. This is still one of my most favored memorable trips=
 in my still drivable beast. Today
 I&#39;m afraid to take her out if it even looks like it might rain in the =
next 24 hours.=C2=A0 I know the TR has not changed that much, So what the h=
ell has happened to me?
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gb(51,51,51)">
Happy New Year. </div>
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gb(51,51,51)">
RL Jones </div>
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gb(51,51,51)">
PS Maybe this is the year her and I go on a trip longer than 10 miles. </di=
v>
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gb(51,51,51)">
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elvetica,Arial,sans-serif">
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<div style=3D"font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-s=
erif">On 01/04/2025 12:41 PM EST Lawrence Ross via Wpta &lt;<a href=3D"mail=
to:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"font-family:&quot;Helvet=
ica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrot=
e:
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erif">=C2=A0 </div>
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erif">=C2=A0 </div>
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erif">
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if"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,He=
lvetica,Arial,sans-serif">=C2=A0</span></p>
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if"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,He=
lvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Good Afternoon!</span></p>
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if"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,He=
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if"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,He=
lvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Over the past week, I have received the following=
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ca,Arial,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Helvet=
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sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&=
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ith Daniel</span></li><li style=3D"margin-left:0in;font-family:&quot;Helvet=
ica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;fo=
nt-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Mike McPhe=
rson</span></li><li style=3D"margin-left:0in;font-family:&quot;Helvetica Ne=
ue&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-fam=
ily:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Bill Sajweski</s=
pan></li></ul>
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if"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,He=
lvetica,Arial,sans-serif">=C2=A0</span></p>
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if"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,He=
lvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Since you can=E2=80=99t drive your British Car to=
day, I would recommend you go sled riding!</span></p>
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if"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,He=
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From: JIM UNDERWOOD via Wpta <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2025 10:29:58 -0500 (EST)

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When I was 15, my dad bought a 67 AH 3000 at Westmoreland Auto.  My brother=
 had bought a 67 Sprite to commute to Pittsburgh.   They were everyday driv=
ers and I took my drivers test in that BJ8.  I remember it was real tail ha=
ppy and not much of a drive in the snow car but it was anyway because it wa=
s my dad's transportation.  In 69 I talked him into trading it on a Roadrun=
ner.   It wasn't much better in the snow.  He found out I was drag racing i=
t and that was the end of that ! LOL!!  It got traded for a Ford LTD. Ugh. =
  Who could possibly know what these cars would be worth today ?  Back then=
 they were just a used car after they left the lot.  I remember that Plymou=
th dealers didn't even want that Healey on trade.  Monroeville Chrysler Ply=
mouth had us take it across the street to A&L.  Phone call was exchanged an=
d they gave $1500 on trade. =20

> On 01/06/2025 8:24 AM EST Jay Galbreath via Wpta <[email-masked]> wr=
ote:
> =20
> =20
> 51 years ago I worked as a mill hunky in Homestead Works. The perfect com=
mute car for that was my Bugeye. Drove great in the snow, as long as it was=
n=E2=80=99t too deep, great gas mileage. Ended up selling that car  to Ed W=
oods 20 years later!
>=20
> On Mon, Jan 6, 2025 at 7:55=E2=80=AFAM John Swauger via Wpta <wpta@autox.=
team.net mailto:[email-masked]> wrote:
>=20
> > In the early 70s my car was a 1969 Triumph Spitfire.  I drove it in all=
> > =20
> > One winter my battery was so bad that my roommate would have to jump me=
 every morning.  I would back my car in and he would pull his in.  Once war=
med up, the Spitfire would start the rest of the day but would be dead agai=
n overnight.
> > > On Jan 6, 2025, at 7:01=E2=80=AFAM, Gerald Van Vlack via Wpta <wpta@a=
utox.team.net mailto:[email-masked]> wrote:
> > >=20
> > >=20
> >=20
> > > =20
> > >=20
> >=20
> > > Tom and others,
> > > =20
> > > I've owned my 4A for 56 years this coming June. It was my only car fo=
r the first 2 years (69 and 70) and driven in the weather regardless of how=
 bad it was. I have no idea how it was driven from new in 1966 but based on=
 its condition when I bought it, I doubt it was driven in bad weather. Once=
 put away the rust battle began culminating in a replacement frame in 1989 =
and finally a body tub from TX in 2008 and good fenders. The only original =
body panels are the "bonnet and maybe the RF Fender. It does get driven in =
the rain only if unavoidable but otherwise stays dry. A labor of love and a=
t almost 79 I still enjoy driving it. I hope to continue driving it as we t=
ransition to the mountains of Western NC this summer sometime.=20
> > > ---------------------------------------------
> > > From: Wpta <[email-masked] mailto:[email-masked]=
m.net> on behalf of Tom Stricker via Wpta <[email-masked] mailto:wpta@=
autox.team.net>
> > > To: Lawrence Ross <[email-masked] mailto:[email-masked]=
>; Lawrence Ross via Wpta <[email-masked] mailto:[email-masked]>;=
 ROBERT JONES <[email-masked] mailto:[email-masked]>
> > > 53 years ago I was driving a Bug Eyed Sprite, MG Midget, or a TR3 as =
my daily driver. Lots of fun, but  the roads were not as crowded then and t=
he cars were disposable, older models. Now I don't out of respect for the c=
ar. After digging all of the rust possible out of the old TR3 I don't want =
to introduce any more salt or even moisture than avoidable.=20
> > > On Sunday, January 5, 2025, 07:30:00 PM EST, ROBERT JONES via Wpta <w=
[email-masked] mailto:[email-masked]> wrote:
> > > =20
> > > =20
> > > 50 years ago when I was a lot dumber and a whole lot braver, I drove =
my tr3 from Morgantown, wv to New Martinsville, WV across a hilly twisty tu=
rnny WV road, while snowing. This is still one of my most favored memorable=
 trips in my still drivable beast. Today I'm afraid to take her out if it e=
ven looks like it might rain in the next 24 hours.  I know the TR has not c=
hanged that much, So what the hell has happened to me?
> > > Happy New Year.
> > > RL Jones
> > > PS Maybe this is the year her and I go on a trip longer than 10 miles=
.
> > > =20
> > >=20
> > > > On 01/04/2025 12:41 PM EST Lawrence Ross via Wpta <[email-masked].=
net mailto:[email-masked]> wrote:
> > > > =20
> > > > =20
> > > >=20
> > > > =20
> > > >=20
> > > > Good Afternoon!
> > > >=20
> > > > =20
> > > >=20
> > > > Over the past week, I have received the following membership renewa=
ls:
> > > >=20
> > > > =20
> > > >=20
> > > > * Paul Mooney
> > > > * Bob Speshock
> > > > * Jeff Zwergel
> > > > * Bob Held
> > > > * Aaron Harris
> > > > * Keith Daniel
> > > > * Mike McPherson
> > > > * Bill Sajweski
> > > >=20
> > > > =20
> > > >=20
> > > > Since you can=E2=80=99t drive your British Car today, I would recom=
mend you go sled riding!
> > > > [email-masked] mailto:[email-masked]
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   <span style=3D"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">When I was 15, =
my dad bought a 67 AH 3000 at Westmoreland Auto.&nbsp; My brother had bough=
t a 67 Sprite to commute to Pittsburgh.&nbsp; &nbsp;They were everyday driv=
ers and I took my drivers test in that BJ8.&nbsp; I remember it was real ta=
il happy and not much of a drive in the snow car but it was anyway because =
it was my dad's transportation.&nbsp; In 69 I talked him into trading it on=
 a Roadrunner.&nbsp; &nbsp;It wasn't much better in the snow.&nbsp; He foun=
d out I was drag racing it and that was the end of that ! LOL!!&nbsp; It go=
t traded for a Ford LTD. Ugh.&nbsp; &nbsp;Who could possibly know what thes=
e cars would be worth today ?&nbsp; Back then they were just a used car aft=
er they left the lot.&nbsp; I remember that Plymouth dealers didn't even wa=
nt that Healey on trade.&nbsp; Monroeville Chrysler Plymouth had us take it=
 across the street to A&amp;L.&nbsp; Phone call was exchanged and they gave=
 $1500 on trade.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>
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    &nbsp;
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    51 years ago I worked as a mill hunky in Homestead Works. The perfect c=
ommute car for that was my Bugeye. Drove great in the snow, as long as it w=
asn=E2=80=99t too deep, great gas mileage. Ended up selling that car &nbsp;=
to Ed Woods 20 years later!
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ref=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:
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       In the early 70s my car was a 1969 Triumph Spitfire.&nbsp; I drove i=
t in all kinds of weather but would sometimes borrow my mother=E2=80=99s VW=
.=20
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        One winter my battery was so bad that my roommate would have to jum=
p me every morning.&nbsp; I would back my car in and he would pull his in.&=
nbsp; Once warmed up, the Spitfire would start the rest of the day but woul=
d be dead again overnight.
       </div>=20
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        Of course, these days the cars stay garages until late March.
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         Sent from my iPhone
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          On Jan 6, 2025, at 7:01=E2=80=AFAM, Gerald Van Vlack via Wpta &lt=
;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">=
[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:
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ervice,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000;">
           Tom and others,
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ervice,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000;">
           &nbsp;
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ervice,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000;">
           I've owned my 4A for 56 years this coming June. It was my only c=
ar for the first 2 years (69 and 70) and driven in the weather regardless o=
f how bad it was. I have no idea how it was driven from new in 1966 but bas=
ed on its condition when I bought it, I doubt it was driven in bad weather.=
 Once put away the rust battle began culminating in a replacement frame in =
1989 and finally a body tub from TX in 2008 and good fenders. The only orig=
inal body panels are the "bonnet and maybe the RF Fender. It does get drive=
n in the rain only if unavoidable but otherwise stays dry. A labor of love =
and at almost 79 I still enjoy driving it. I hope to continue driving it as=
 we transition to the mountains of Western NC this summer sometime.&nbsp;
          </div>=20
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ervice,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000;">
           &nbsp;
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ervice,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000;">
           As Don says in the Newsletter. "Get busy living"
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           JVV
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; color: #000000;"><strong style=3D"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">From:=
</strong> Wpta &lt;<a style=3D"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;" href=3D"ma=
ilto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">wpta-b=
[email-masked]</a>&gt; on behalf of Tom Stricker via Wpta &lt;<a sty=
le=3D"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;" href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]"=
 target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br><strong =
style=3D"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Sent:</strong> Sunday, January 5=
, 2025 8:03 PM<br><strong style=3D"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">To:</s=
trong> Lawrence Ross &lt;<a style=3D"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;" href=
=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">larry@=
lrossagency.com</a>&gt;; Lawrence Ross via Wpta &lt;<a style=3D"font-family=
: Calibri,sans-serif;" href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank=
" rel=3D"noopener">[email-masked]</a>&gt;; ROBERT JONES &lt;<a style=
=3D"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;" href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br><strong =
style=3D"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Subject:</strong> Re: [WPTA] WPT=
A Membership Update 10/04/2025</span>=20
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ca,Arial,sans-serif;">
             53 years ago I was driving a Bug Eyed Sprite, MG Midget, or a =
TR3 as my daily driver. Lots of fun, but&nbsp; the roads were not as crowde=
d then and the cars were disposable, older models. Now I don't out of respe=
ct for the car. After digging all of the rust possible out of the old TR3 I=
 don't want to introduce any more salt or even moisture than avoidable.&nbs=
p;
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ca,Arial,sans-serif;">
             Do miss slip sliding away though.
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s-serif;">
             &nbsp;
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s-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #26282a;">=20
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ns-serif;">
              On Sunday, January 5, 2025, 07:30:00 PM EST, ROBERT JONES via=
 Wpta &lt;<a style=3D"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-se=
rif;" href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener=
">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:
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sans-serif;">=20
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,sans-serif; color: #333333;">
                 50 years ago when I was a lot dumber and a whole lot brave=
r, I drove my tr3 from Morgantown, wv to New Martinsville, WV across a hill=
y twisty turnny WV road, while snowing. This is still one of my most favore=
d memorable trips in my still drivable beast. Today I'm afraid to take her =
out if it even looks like it might rain in the next 24 hours.&nbsp; I know =
the TR has not changed that much, So what the hell has happened to me?
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,sans-serif; color: #333333;">
                 Happy New Year.
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,sans-serif; color: #333333;">
                 RL Jones
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,sans-serif; color: #333333;">
                 PS Maybe this is the year her and I go on a trip longer th=
an 10 miles.
                </div>=20
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,sans-serif; color: #333333;">
                 &nbsp;
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al,sans-serif;">
                   On 01/04/2025 12:41 PM EST Lawrence Ross via Wpta &lt;<a=
 style=3D"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" href=
=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">wpta@aut=
ox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:
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al,sans-serif;">
                   &nbsp;
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al,sans-serif;">
                   &nbsp;
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al,sans-serif;">=20
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l,sans-serif;"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue=
',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p>=20
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l,sans-serif;"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue=
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l,sans-serif;"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue=
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l,sans-serif;"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue=
',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Over the past week, I have received the foll=
owing membership renewals:</span></p>=20
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l,sans-serif;"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue=
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Guess it's time for my two cents worth, I bought my '58 TR3A in 1972. I was=
 flipping cars for extra cash on the side and just finished a '63 Chevy Nov=
a convertible. Mechanically sound and I had a $59.95 Earl Sheib paint job d=
one. For some reason, probably the enjoyment of driving the TR3 I kept it. =
So 52 years later it is still going. Early on I drove it to work most days =
but kept it out of the snow. I didn't have side curtains that first winter =
so below 45 I didn't take it. Replaced the frame in 1984 and had a lot of m=
etal work done. One of the best cars on the open road ever.

> On 01/06/2025 6:51 AM EST Gerald Van Vlack via Wpta <[email-masked]>=
> I've owned my 4A for 56 years this coming June. It was my only car for th=
e first 2 years (69 and 70) and driven in the weather regardless of how bad=
 it was. I have no idea how it was driven from new in 1966 but based on its=
 condition when I bought it, I doubt it was driven in bad weather. Once put=
 away the rust battle began culminating in a replacement frame in 1989 and =
finally a body tub from TX in 2008 and good fenders. The only original body=
 panels are the "bonnet and maybe the RF Fender. It does get driven in the =
rain only if unavoidable but otherwise stays dry. A labor of love and at al=
most 79 I still enjoy driving it. I hope to continue driving it as we trans=
ition to the mountains of Western NC this summer sometime.=20
> From: Wpta <[email-masked]> on behalf of Tom Stricker via Wp=
ta <[email-masked]>
> To: Lawrence Ross <[email-masked]>; Lawrence Ross via Wpta <wpta@a=
utox.team.net>; ROBERT JONES <[email-masked]>
> 53 years ago I was driving a Bug Eyed Sprite, MG Midget, or a TR3 as my d=
aily driver. Lots of fun, but  the roads were not as crowded then and the c=
ars were disposable, older models. Now I don't out of respect for the car. =
After digging all of the rust possible out of the old TR3 I don't want to i=
ntroduce any more salt or even moisture than avoidable.=20
> On Sunday, January 5, 2025, 07:30:00 PM EST, ROBERT JONES via Wpta <wpta@=
autox.team.net> wrote:
> =20
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> 50 years ago when I was a lot dumber and a whole lot braver, I drove my t=
r3 from Morgantown, wv to New Martinsville, WV across a hilly twisty turnny=
 WV road, while snowing. This is still one of my most favored memorable tri=
ps in my still drivable beast. Today I'm afraid to take her out if it even =
looks like it might rain in the next 24 hours.  I know the TR has not chang=
ed that much, So what the hell has happened to me?
> > On 01/04/2025 12:41 PM EST Lawrence Ross via Wpta <[email-masked]>=
 wrote:
> > Since you can=E2=80=99t drive your British Car today, I would recommend=
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   <span style=3D"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Guess it's time=
 for my two cents worth, I bought my '58 TR3A in 1972. I was flipping cars =
for extra cash on the side and just finished a '63 Chevy Nova convertible. =
Mechanically sound and I had a $59.95 Earl Sheib paint job done. For some r=
eason, probably the enjoyment of driving the TR3 I kept it. So 52 years lat=
er it is still going. Early on I drove it to work most days but kept it out=
 of the snow. I didn't have side curtains that first winter so below 45 I d=
idn't take it. Replaced the frame in 1984 and had a lot of metal work done.=
 One of the best cars on the open road ever.</span>
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    I've owned my 4A for 56 years this coming June. It was my only car for =
the first 2 years (69 and 70) and driven in the weather regardless of how b=
ad it was. I have no idea how it was driven from new in 1966 but based on i=
ts condition when I bought it, I doubt it was driven in bad weather. Once p=
ut away the rust battle began culminating in a replacement frame in 1989 an=
d finally a body tub from TX in 2008 and good fenders. The only original bo=
dy panels are the "bonnet and maybe the RF Fender. It does get driven in th=
e rain only if unavoidable but otherwise stays dry. A labor of love and at =
almost 79 I still enjoy driving it. I hope to continue driving it as we tra=
nsition to the mountains of Western NC this summer sometime.&nbsp;
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my daily driver. Lots of fun, but&nbsp; the roads were not as crowded then =
and the cars were disposable, older models. Now I don't out of respect for =
the car. After digging all of the rust possible out of the old TR3 I don't =
want to introduce any more salt or even moisture than avoidable.&nbsp;
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          50 years ago when I was a lot dumber and a whole lot braver, I dr=
ove my tr3 from Morgantown, wv to New Martinsville, WV across a hilly twist=
y turnny WV road, while snowing. This is still one of my most favored memor=
able trips in my still drivable beast. Today I'm afraid to take her out if =
it even looks like it might rain in the next 24 hours.&nbsp; I know the TR =
has not changed that much, So what the hell has happened to me?
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          PS Maybe this is the year her and I go on a trip longer than 10 m=
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x.team.net&gt; wrote:
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Nothing as exciting as what you folks have related. We purchased our 1977
Spitfire at A&L motors and drove it home in a snowstorm on the turnpike.
>From that point on we drove it up and down the Jersey coast, vacationing
and visiting friends.  I used as a commuter in Pittsburgh, in Bloomington,
IN, and Louisville, KY, as well as West Virginia. I began a rolling
restoration in the late 1980s. On one trip to Cape May, on the turnpike,
the top was down and we overtook a semi hailing pigs. The smell was
horrible, so I passed him. When he saw Marianne retching, he laughed and
kept pace with us for his entertainment. I sped up and he sped up. Before I
knew, the speedo was approaching 90 mph. I promptly slowed down and let him
get far ahead of us. Cheers!

On Tue, Jan 7, 2025, 10:15=E2=80=AFAM Ed Major via Wpta <[email-masked]=
t> wrote:

> Guess it's time for my two cents worth, I bought my '58 TR3A in 1972. I
> was flipping cars for extra cash on the side and just finished a '63 Chev=
y
> Nova convertible. Mechanically sound and I had a $59.95 Earl Sheib paint
> job done. For some reason, probably the enjoyment of driving the TR3 I ke=
pt
> it. So 52 years later it is still going. Early on I drove it to work most
> days but kept it out of the snow. I didn't have side curtains that first
> winter so below 45 I didn't take it. Replaced the frame in 1984 and had a
> lot of metal work done. One of the best cars on the open road ever.
>
> On 01/06/2025 6:51 AM EST Gerald Van Vlack via Wpta <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
>
>
> Tom and others,
>
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<p dir=3D"ltr">Nothing as exciting as what you folks have related. We purch=
ased our 1977 Spitfire at A&amp;L motors and drove it home in a snowstorm o=
n the turnpike. From that point on we drove it up and down the Jersey coast=
, vacationing and visiting friends.=C2=A0 I used as a commuter in Pittsburg=
h, in Bloomington, IN, and Louisville, KY, as well as West Virginia. I bega=
n a rolling restoration in the late 1980s. On one trip to Cape May, on the =
turnpike, the top was down and we overtook a semi hailing pigs. The smell w=
as horrible, so I passed him. When he saw Marianne retching, he laughed and=
 kept pace with us for his entertainment. I sped up and he sped up. Before =
I knew, the speedo was approaching 90 mph. I promptly slowed down and let h=
im get far ahead of us. Cheers!</p>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 7, 2025, 10:15=E2=80=AFAM Ed Major via Wpta &lt=
;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<=
br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;borde=
r-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>

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:#333333">
   <span style=3D"font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt">Guess it&#39;s time=
 for my two cents worth, I bought my &#39;58 TR3A in 1972. I was flipping c=
ars for extra cash on the side and just finished a &#39;63 Chevy Nova conve=
rtible. Mechanically sound and I had a $59.95 Earl Sheib paint job done. Fo=
r some reason, probably the enjoyment of driving the TR3 I kept it. So 52 y=
ears later it is still going. Early on I drove it to work most days but kep=
t it out of the snow. I didn&#39;t have side curtains that first winter so =
below 45 I didn&#39;t take it. Replaced the frame in 1984 and had a lot of =
metal work done. One of the best cars on the open road ever.</span>
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    On 01/06/2025 6:51 AM EST Gerald Van Vlack via Wpta &lt;<a href=3D"mail=
to:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">[email-masked]=
m.net</a>&gt; wrote:
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    Tom and others,
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    I&#39;ve owned my 4A for 56 years this coming June. It was my only car =
for the first 2 years (69 and 70) and driven in the weather regardless of h=
ow bad it was. I have no idea how it was driven from new in 1966 but based =
on its condition when I bought it, I doubt it was driven in bad weather. On=
ce put away the rust battle began culminating in a replacement frame in 198=
9 and finally a body tub from TX in 2008 and good fenders. The only origina=
l body panels are the &quot;bonnet and maybe the RF Fender. It does get dri=
ven in the rain only if unavoidable but otherwise stays dry. A labor of lov=
e and at almost 79 I still enjoy driving it. I hope to continue driving it =
as we transition to the mountains of Western NC this summer sometime.=C2=A0
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    As Don says in the Newsletter. &quot;Get busy living&quot;
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rif"><strong>From:</strong> Wpta &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]=
eam.net" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">[email-masked]</=
a>&gt; on behalf of Tom Stricker via Wpta &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:wpta@autox.=
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br><strong>Sent:</strong> Sunday, January 5, 2025 8:03 PM<br><strong>To:</s=
trong> Lawrence Ross &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D=
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:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">rlrobian@comcas=
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      53 years ago I was driving a Bug Eyed Sprite, MG Midget, or a TR3 as =
my daily driver. Lots of fun, but=C2=A0 the roads were not as crowded then =
and the cars were disposable, older models. Now I don&#39;t out of respect =
for the car. After digging all of the rust possible out of the old TR3 I do=
n&#39;t want to introduce any more salt or even moisture than avoidable.=C2=
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      Do miss slip sliding away though.
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          50 years ago when I was a lot dumber and a whole lot braver, I dr=
ove my tr3 from Morgantown, wv to New Martinsville, WV across a hilly twist=
y turnny WV road, while snowing. This is still one of my most favored memor=
able trips in my still drivable beast. Today I&#39;m afraid to take her out=
 if it even looks like it might rain in the next 24 hours.=C2=A0 I know the=
 TR has not changed that much, So what the hell has happened to me?
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          PS Maybe this is the year her and I go on a trip longer than 10 m=
iles.
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ve your British Car today, I would recommend you go sled riding!</span></p>=
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   Way back in 1959, 2 thieves broke into Amon Olds, a dealer on Ohio River=
 Blvd. They attempted to use the oxy-acetylene rig on hand to break into th=
e safe. Instead, they set the place on fire. The fire was extinguished by t=
he local fire department, but not before causing extensive smoke damage to =
two cars in the shop, a =E2=80=9856 Oldsmobile and a =E2=80=9857 Triumph TR=
3. Both were totaled and acquired by Fireman=E2=80=99s Fund American, an in=
surance company for which my dad worked. After the repaint by a shop on Spr=
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ide, a =E2=80=9851 Ford, or bought an MG, and never have met Ed Major and s=
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e for my two cents worth, I bought my '58 TR3A in 1972. I was flipping cars=
 for extra cash on the side and just finished a '63 Chevy Nova convertible.=
 Mechanically sound and I had a $59.95 Earl Sheib paint job done. For some =
reason, probably the enjoyment of driving the TR3 I kept it. So 52 years la=
ter it is still going. Early on I drove it to work most days but kept it ou=
t of the snow. I didn't have side curtains that first winter so below 45 I =
didn't take it. Replaced the frame in 1984 and had a lot of metal work done=
. One of the best cars on the open road ever.</span>
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     I've owned my 4A for 56 years this coming June. It was my only car for=
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bad it was. I have no idea how it was driven from new in 1966 but based on =
its condition when I bought it, I doubt it was driven in bad weather. Once =
put away the rust battle began culminating in a replacement frame in 1989 a=
nd finally a body tub from TX in 2008 and good fenders. The only original b=
ody panels are the "bonnet and maybe the RF Fender. It does get driven in t=
he rain only if unavoidable but otherwise stays dry. A labor of love and at=
 almost 79 I still enjoy driving it. I hope to continue driving it as we tr=
ansition to the mountains of Western NC this summer sometime.&nbsp;
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       53 years ago I was driving a Bug Eyed Sprite, MG Midget, or a TR3 as=
 my daily driver. Lots of fun, but&nbsp; the roads were not as crowded then=
 and the cars were disposable, older models. Now I don't out of respect for=
 the car. After digging all of the rust possible out of the old TR3 I don't=
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           50 years ago when I was a lot dumber and a whole lot braver, I d=
rove my tr3 from Morgantown, wv to New Martinsville, WV across a hilly twis=
ty turnny WV road, while snowing. This is still one of my most favored memo=
rable trips in my still drivable beast. Today I'm afraid to take her out if=
 it even looks like it might rain in the next 24 hours.&nbsp; I know the TR=
 has not changed that much, So what the hell has happened to me?
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 I may as well jump into this as well.=C2=A0 A couple of short adventures f=
rom the late 70s:
*My first Spitfire stuck in the snow.=C2=A0 Tires spinning and not going an=
ywhere.=C2=A0 I have an idea!=C2=A0 I pull the choke out enough to get the =
RPMs up to around 1500.=C2=A0 Put it in first and let the rear wheels spin.=
=C2=A0 Jump out and push from behind until the car starts to move.=C2=A0 Ch=
ase it down, jump in and away I go.
*Doing donuts in my TR4A in Greengate Mall parking lot.=C2=A0 Slam into one=
 of the concrete parking stops with left front wheel.=C2=A0 Appear to have =
bent the wheel.=C2=A0 It wobbles pretty bad.=C2=A0 A few days later, drivin=
g down the road the wheel falls off, left front hits the pavement, rusty bo=
dy tub splits where front left floor pan meets rockers panels.=C2=A0 Ken fi=
nds car many years later in a broken down garage in Greensburg.=C2=A0 No, i=
t wasn't worth restoring.
*Hopped up the Spitfire with performance goodies.=C2=A0 Driving down four l=
ane Rt 119 towards My Pleasant and decide to open it up to see what it will=
 do.=C2=A0 Almost hit 100 per the speedo which may or may not have been acc=
urate.=C2=A0 Starts making noise.=C2=A0 Look in rearview mirror and much sm=
oke coming out of the back of the car.=C2=A0 The result was the first Spitf=
ire engine rebuild I completed.
I could go on and on but I don't want to bore everyone...
Gary
    On Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 11:58:21 AM EST, EDWARD WOODS via Wpta <=
[email-masked]> wrote: =20
=20
   Way back in 1959, 2 thieves broke into Amon Olds, a dealer on Ohio River=
 Blvd. They attempted to use the oxy-acetylene rig on hand to break into th=
e safe. Instead, they set the place on fire. The fire was extinguished by t=
he local fire department, but not before causing extensive smoke damage to =
two cars in the shop, a =E2=80=9856 Oldsmobile and a =E2=80=9857 Triumph TR=
3. Both were totaled and acquired by Fireman=E2=80=99s Fund American, an in=
surance company for which my dad worked. After the repaint by a shop on Spr=
ing Garden Avenue, Dad purchased the car for $1800 and sold the family=E2=
=80=99s =E2=80=9856 Buick for $800. He was a tough negotiator when it came =
to car deals. That was =E2=80=9Cmy=E2=80=9D first Triumph, the car I drove =
year-round till its demise in 1965. Without those two incompetent knucklehe=
ads who lit up Amon Olds, I might have continued to drive my then current r=
ide, a =E2=80=9851 Ford, or bought an MG, and never have met Ed Major and s=
tarted what=E2=80=99s become The Western Pennsylvania Triumph Association. =
In a way, that dynamic duo caused all the good times and good friends that =
have happened in the 66 years since. =C2=A0=C2=A0   =C2=A0   Ed Woods =20
  UOn 01/07/2025 9:48 AM EST Ed Major via Wpta <[email-masked]> wrote:=
   =C2=A0   =C2=A0   Guess it's time for my two cents worth, I bought my '5=
8 TR3A in 1972. I was flipping cars for extra cash on the side and just fin=
ished a '63 Chevy Nova convertible. Mechanically sound and I had a $59.95 E=
arl Sheib paint job done. For some reason, probably the enjoyment of drivin=
g the TR3 I kept it. So 52 years later it is still going. Early on I drove =
it to work most days but kept it out of the snow. I didn't have side curtai=
ns that first winter so below 45 I didn't take it. Replaced the frame in 19=
84 and had a lot of metal work done. One of the best cars on the open road =
ever. =20
  On 01/06/2025 6:51 AM EST Gerald Van Vlack via Wpta <[email-masked]>=
 wrote:   =C2=A0   =C2=A0   Tom and others,   =C2=A0   I've owned my 4A for=
 56 years this coming June. It was my only car for the first 2 years (69 an=
d 70) and driven in the weather regardless of how bad it was. I have no ide=
a how it was driven from new in 1966 but based on its condition when I boug=
ht it, I doubt it was driven in bad weather. Once put away the rust battle =
began culminating in a replacement frame in 1989 and finally a body tub fro=
m TX in 2008 and good fenders. The only original body panels are the "bonne=
t and maybe the RF Fender. It does get driven in the rain only if unavoidab=
le but otherwise stays dry. A labor of love and at almost 79 I still enjoy =
driving it. I hope to continue driving it as we transition to the mountains=
 of Western NC this summer sometime.=C2=A0   =C2=A0   As Don says in the Ne=
wsletter. "Get busy living"   =C2=A0   JVV   =C2=A0   =C2=A0    From: Wpta =
<[email-masked]> on behalf of Tom Stricker via Wpta <wpta@auto=
x.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 5, 2025 8:03 PM
To: Lawrence Ross <[email-masked]>; Lawrence Ross via Wpta <wpta@aut=
ox.team.net>; ROBERT JONES <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [WPTA] WPTA Membership Update 10/04/2025  =C2=A0      =C2=A0  =
 53 years ago I was driving a Bug Eyed Sprite, MG Midget, or a TR3 as my da=
ily driver. Lots of fun, but=C2=A0 the roads were not as crowded then and t=
he cars were disposable, older models. Now I don't out of respect for the c=
ar. After digging all of the rust possible out of the old TR3 I don't want =
to introduce any more salt or even moisture than avoidable.=C2=A0   Do miss=
 slip sliding away though.   =C2=A0      On Sunday, January 5, 2025, 07:30:=
00 PM EST, ROBERT JONES via Wpta <[email-masked]> wrote:   =C2=A0   =
=C2=A0      50 years ago when I was a lot dumber and a whole lot braver, I =
drove my tr3 from Morgantown, wv to New Martinsville, WV across a hilly twi=
sty turnny WV road, while snowing. This is still one of my most favored mem=
orable trips in my still drivable beast. Today I'm afraid to take her out i=
f it even looks like it might rain in the next 24 hours.=C2=A0 I know the T=
R has not changed that much, So what the hell has happened to me?   Happy N=
ew Year.   RL Jones   PS Maybe this is the year her and I go on a trip long=
er than 10 miles.   =C2=A0 =20
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wrote:   =C2=A0   =C2=A0  =20
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Good Afternoon!
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Over the past week, I have received the following membership renewals:
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   - Paul Mooney
   - Bob Speshock
   - Jeff Zwergel
   - Bob Held
   - Aaron Harris
   - Keith Daniel
   - Mike McPherson
   - Bill Sajweski
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Since you can=E2=80=99t drive your British Car today, I would recommend you=
 go sled riding!
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Larry Ross
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WPTA Membership Director
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(412) 780-8495 - mobile
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        <div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">I may as well jump into this=
 as well.&nbsp; A couple of short adventures from the late 70s:</div><div d=
ir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"=
false">*My first Spitfire stuck in the snow.&nbsp; Tires spinning and not g=
oing anywhere.&nbsp; I have an idea!&nbsp; I pull the choke out enough to g=
et the RPMs up to around 1500.&nbsp; Put it in first and let the rear wheel=
s spin.&nbsp; Jump out and push from behind until the car starts to move.&n=
bsp; Chase it down, jump in and away I go.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdi=
r=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">*Doing donuts =
in my TR4A in Greengate Mall parking lot.&nbsp; Slam into one of the concre=
te parking stops with left front wheel.&nbsp; Appear to have bent the wheel=
.&nbsp; It wobbles pretty bad.&nbsp; A few days later, driving down the roa=
d the wheel falls off, left front hits the pavement, rusty body tub splits =
where front left floor pan meets rockers panels.&nbsp; Ken finds car many y=
ears later in a broken down garage in Greensburg.&nbsp; No, it wasn't worth=
 restoring.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">*Hopped up the Spitfire with performance goo=
dies.&nbsp; Driving down four lane Rt 119 towards My Pleasant and decide to=
 open it up to see what it will do.&nbsp; Almost hit 100 per the speedo whi=
ch may or may not have been accurate.&nbsp; Starts making noise.&nbsp; Look=
 in rearview mirror and much smoke coming out of the back of the car.&nbsp;=
 The result was the first Spitfire engine rebuild I completed.</div><div di=
r=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"f=
alse">I could go on and on but I don't want to bore everyone...</div><div d=
ir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"=
false">Gary</div><div><br></div>
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                        On Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 11:58:21 AM EST, EDW=
ARD WOODS via Wpta &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:
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or:#333333;">
   Way back in 1959, 2 thieves broke into Amon Olds, a dealer on Ohio River=
 Blvd. They attempted to use the oxy-acetylene rig on hand to break into th=
e safe. Instead, they set the place on fire. The fire was extinguished by t=
he local fire department, but not before causing extensive smoke damage to =
two cars in the shop, a =E2=80=9856 Oldsmobile and a =E2=80=9857 Triumph TR=
3. Both were totaled and acquired by Fireman=E2=80=99s Fund American, an in=
surance company for which my dad worked. After the repaint by a shop on Spr=
ing Garden Avenue, Dad purchased the car for $1800 and sold the family=E2=
=80=99s =E2=80=9856 Buick for $800. He was a tough negotiator when it came =
to car deals. That was =E2=80=9Cmy=E2=80=9D first Triumph, the car I drove =
year-round till its demise in 1965. Without those two incompetent knucklehe=
ads who lit up Amon Olds, I might have continued to drive my then current r=
ide, a =E2=80=9851 Ford, or bought an MG, and never have met Ed Major and s=
tarted what=E2=80=99s become The Western Pennsylvania Triumph Association. =
In a way, that dynamic duo caused all the good times and good friends that =
have happened in the 66 years since. &nbsp;&nbsp;
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   Ed Woods
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    UOn 01/07/2025 9:48 AM EST Ed Major via Wpta &lt;[email-masked]&gt=
; wrote:
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lor:#333333;">
    <span style=3D"font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;">Guess it's time f=
or my two cents worth, I bought my '58 TR3A in 1972. I was flipping cars fo=
r extra cash on the side and just finished a '63 Chevy Nova convertible. Me=
chanically sound and I had a $59.95 Earl Sheib paint job done. For some rea=
son, probably the enjoyment of driving the TR3 I kept it. So 52 years later=
 it is still going. Early on I drove it to work most days but kept it out o=
f the snow. I didn't have side curtains that first winter so below 45 I did=
n't take it. Replaced the frame in 1984 and had a lot of metal work done. O=
ne of the best cars on the open road ever.</span>
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     On 01/06/2025 6:51 AM EST Gerald Van Vlack via Wpta &lt;[email-masked]=
m.net&gt; wrote:
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     Tom and others,
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     I've owned my 4A for 56 years this coming June. It was my only car for=
 the first 2 years (69 and 70) and driven in the weather regardless of how =
bad it was. I have no idea how it was driven from new in 1966 but based on =
its condition when I bought it, I doubt it was driven in bad weather. Once =
put away the rust battle began culminating in a replacement frame in 1989 a=
nd finally a body tub from TX in 2008 and good fenders. The only original b=
ody panels are the "bonnet and maybe the RF Fender. It does get driven in t=
he rain only if unavoidable but otherwise stays dry. A labor of love and at=
 almost 79 I still enjoy driving it. I hope to continue driving it as we tr=
ansition to the mountains of Western NC this summer sometime.&nbsp;
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serif;"><strong>From:</strong> Wpta &lt;[email-masked]&gt; on =
behalf of Tom Stricker via Wpta &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br clear=3D"non=
e"><strong>Sent:</strong> Sunday, January 5, 2025 8:03 PM<br clear=3D"none"=
><strong>To:</strong> Lawrence Ross &lt;[email-masked]&gt;; Lawrence=
 Ross via Wpta &lt;[email-masked]&gt;; ROBERT JONES &lt;rlrobian@comca=
st.net&gt;<br clear=3D"none"><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [WPTA] WPTA Memb=
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       53 years ago I was driving a Bug Eyed Sprite, MG Midget, or a TR3 as=
 my daily driver. Lots of fun, but&nbsp; the roads were not as crowded then=
 and the cars were disposable, older models. Now I don't out of respect for=
 the car. After digging all of the rust possible out of the old TR3 I don't=
 want to introduce any more salt or even moisture than avoidable.&nbsp;
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erif;color:#333333;">
           50 years ago when I was a lot dumber and a whole lot braver, I d=
rove my tr3 from Morgantown, wv to New Martinsville, WV across a hilly twis=
ty turnny WV road, while snowing. This is still one of my most favored memo=
rable trips in my still drivable beast. Today I'm afraid to take her out if=
 it even looks like it might rain in the next 24 hours.&nbsp; I know the TR=
 has not changed that much, So what the hell has happened to me?
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miles.
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<span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">Over the past week, I have received the f=
ollowing membership renewals:</span></p>=20
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ph"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">Paul Mooney</span></li><li style=3D"m=
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stParagraph"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">Jeff Zwergel</span></li><li =
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MsoListParagraph"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">Bob Held</span></li><li=
 style=3D"margin-left:0in;" class=3D"ydpb0a39070yiv9584415403x_yiv752111423=
0MsoListParagraph"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">Aaron Harris</span></l=
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114230MsoListParagraph"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">Keith Daniel</spa=
n></li><li style=3D"margin-left:0in;" class=3D"ydpb0a39070yiv9584415403x_yi=
v7521114230MsoListParagraph"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">Mike McPhers=
on</span></li><li style=3D"margin-left:0in;" class=3D"ydpb0a39070yiv9584415=
403x_yiv7521114230MsoListParagraph"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">Bill =
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