[WPTA] WPTA Membership Update 10/04/2025

Mon Jan 6 06:24:48 MST 2025

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’t too deep, great gas mileage. Ended up selling that car  to Ed Woods
20 years later!

On Mon, Jan 6, 2025 at 7:55 AM John Swauger via Wpta <wpta at autox.team.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’s 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 AM, Gerald Van Vlack via Wpta <wpta at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
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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
> 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
> 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.
>
> As Don says in the Newsletter. "Get busy living"
>
> JVV
>
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> *From:* Wpta <wpta-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Tom Stricker via
> Wpta <wpta at autox.team.net>
> *Sent:* Sunday, January 5, 2025 8:03 PM
> *To:* Lawrence Ross <larry at lrossagency.com>; Lawrence Ross via Wpta <
> wpta at autox.team.net>; ROBERT JONES <rlrobian at comcast.net>
> *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 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.
> Do miss slip sliding away though.
>
> On Sunday, January 5, 2025, 07:30:00 PM EST, ROBERT JONES via Wpta <
> wpta at autox.team.net> 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
> PS Maybe this is the year her and I go on a trip longer than 10 miles.
>
>
> On 01/04/2025 12:41 PM EST Lawrence Ross via Wpta <wpta at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
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>
>
>
>
> Good Afternoon!
>
>
>
> Over the past week, I have received the following membership renewals:
>
>
>
>    - Paul Mooney
>    - Bob Speshock
>    - Jeff Zwergel
>    - Bob Held
>    - Aaron Harris
>    - Keith Daniel
>    - Mike McPherson
>    - Bill Sajweski
>
>
>
> Since you can’t drive your British Car today, I would recommend you go
> sled riding!
>
>
>
> Larry Ross
>
> WPTA Membership Director
>
> (412) 780-8495 - mobile
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