[TR] Happy Birthday, John MacCartney

[John Macartney]

Just a quick reply to you Larry – and my sincere thanks to several others who have contacted off-list with their many kind words which mean such a lot. I thank you all for your generous compliments but it’s long past due time to revert to the purpose of the list. This, of course, is to review what fluif to use, oil grade in dashpots, sticking clutches and the many other issues affecting the products of the post war Standard Motor Company which only officially ever became Triumph in isolation and at the very end of its life😊

 

JM

 

From: Larry Griffin <larrygriffin.nc at gmail.com> 
Sent: 01 September 2025 04:21
To: John Macartney <johnBMacartney at gmx.com>
Cc: bill beecher <notakitcar at yahoo.com>; List Truimphs <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] Happy Birthday, John MacCartney

 

A belated Happy Birthday and here's to many more, John! 

 

So glad you continue to post here. Your contributions over the years have been invaluable. We all have learned so much history and background of our treasured Triumphs through your input and stories. 

 

Cheers,

Larry Griffin

70 TR6

 

 

 

On Sat, Aug 30, 2025 at 6:30 AM John Macartney <johnBMacartney at gmx.com <mailto:johnBMacartney at gmx.com> > wrote:

Thank you, Bill. It’s been a pleasure for me to read all the posts down the years, even though my contributions these days are few and probably not at all helpful. It seems ‘the list’ these days is a mere shadow of its former self but then so many contributors have died, sold their cars and/or migrated to other forums. I’m a member of two of those others which frankly I find rather boring and over-segmented into different model groups whose adherents/supporters don’t want to cross-polinate on model preferences.

Anyway, keep the posts coming please, everyone. They’re still a source of great pleasure to an ‘oldie’ and a very pleasant reminder of happier days in a less troubled world.

 

Jonmac

 

From: bill beecher <notakitcar at yahoo.com <mailto:notakitcar at yahoo.com> > 
Sent: 30 August 2025 03:22
To: Macartney John <johnbmacartney at gmx.com <mailto:johnbmacartney at gmx.com> >
Cc: MASSEY DAVID <dave1massey at cs.com <mailto:dave1massey at cs.com> >; List Truimphs <triumphs at autox.team.net <mailto:triumphs at autox.team.net> >
Subject: Re: [TR] Happy Birthday, John MacCartney

 

Happy Birthday John!  

Thank you for staying with all us kids that are still learning our TRs. 

Bill B

TS30766L

 

“Obstacles are all you see when you take your eyes off the goal”  H. Ford

 

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