[TR] Shaking TR3 and trailer-queen stags

[pethier at comcast.net]

ha, ha. I figured that would flush you out!

uncle jack just came back from a week on the road.  We drove to Perham for a few days and on to Fargo for the Rendezvous.  (there were two other Stags there, from Manitoba.)  No trucks involved.  He was a perfect gentleman, except for having to take the window-lift switch out of the console to work it.  

What can I say, but I just love playing with my "new" truck.  Can't wait to attack the Rockies with that huge V8.  uncle jack will have plenty of time on the road while we are out there.  We intend to take him on the highest paved road in the USA.  Even when we trailered the TR4 to California, we put almost 700 miles on the TR4.

Side note on the Rendezvous:  The 2012 version is in Kenora Ontario.  Hotel sold out in two days.  Already.  Now. I got the 4th-to-last room last night at 10:30 PM.  94 rooms!  Now they are starting on their second hotel.  That's a 430-mile drive.  We will see if we do that in one day with the Stag.  We have done it to Thunder Bay.


Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1973 Triumph Stag LE22439UBW "uncle jack"
2004 Suburban 8.1
2005 Lotus Elise
2007 Saturn Ion 3 2.4
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----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Macartney" <macartney.john at yahoo.co.uk>
> To: pethier at comcast.net, triumphs at autox.team.net
> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 1:09:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [TR] Shaking TR3
> Phil Ethier wrote:
> I was planning on replacing the tires before the VTR convention trip
> in August, but this makes it immediate.  I'm having a new set of
> Michelins put on tonight. 
> 
> VTR and a TRUCK???????????????? Does the reason a truck might be going
> to VTR imply it might be pulling a trailer? To tow a less reliable
> Triumph to and from the event, I hope - rather than a certain very
> reliable Stag? 
>  
> Jonmac