[Zmagnette] Lou's Story

[Paul Barrow]

Also as requested - the edited article . with the cover and contents
embedded.

 

Don't know who looks after our website but here you go whoever you are for
posterity.  If you want it as a PDF let me know.

 

Paul

 

Paul Barrow

153 Clemons Road

Montesano, WA 98563 USA

+1 360 249 5123 Landline

+1 360 500 9389 Cell phone

+1 360 249 3776 Fax

Paul.Barrow at centurytel.net

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From: zmagnette-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:zmagnette-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of franklin sprafke
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2014 7:28 PM
To: List for the Z Magnette Group - North America
Subject: Re: [Zmagnette] Lou's Story

 

Hi,

 

I'm glad to read that so many have enjoyed reading Lou's story.  In response
to some questions that were asked off line, I've scanned the cover and
inside cover of issue 14 dated March 1981of Thirty Six Thousand that this
story appeared in so you can get an idea of what the journal looked like.
If you look closely at the table of contents you'll see that Lou had
provided three pages worth of parts for sale.  If anyone is interested I
could scan those for the fun of it, but I think it might make some of us
cry.  For example all the gauges were available for about 2 pounds,  brace
yourselves varitone owners because your rear surround trim was available at
only 2 pounds,  how about an extra set of road wheels for 2 pounds each or a
dash board for 3 pounds, a window regulator (hey I need one of those!) for 2
pounds, and on and on it goes.  

 

Dick

 

Dick Sprafke

57 ZB

Providence, RI

 

PS if the scans look a little "crinkly" it's because a textured paper was
used for the cover.

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From: jpark at bmts.com
To: zmagnette at autox.team.net
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 18:50:29 -0400
Subject: Re: [Zmagnette] Lou's Story

Thanks for hunting this down. Great story!

 

From: zmagnette-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:zmagnette-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of franklin sprafke
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2014 8:23 AM
To: zmagnette at autox.team.net
Subject: [Zmagnette] Lou's Story

 

Hi,

 

While we all await some good news about Lou's health, I thought it might be
fun to share the attached with you.  Back in the March 1981 issue (#14) of
Thirty Six Thousand, "The Journal of the Z-Magnette Register of the MG Car
Club Ltd", the attached 5 page article about Lou appeared.  The fact that it
was written by Lou makes it all the more interesting. 

 

I scanned the first 4 pages.  The only bit that appeared on the fifth page
(page 28) was:  

"When this project is completed I hope we can start on another Z"   Lou
Shorten.

 

I hope the scans are legible and that you enjoy reading Lou's story.  Those
of you that know her will surely recognize her wit and story telling charm
in every word.  

 

Yours,

 

Dick

 

Undoubtedly all the issues of Thirty Six Thousand have been scanned and
posted on the internet somewhere but I haven't found them so I thought it
would be worthwhile to share the above.  I'm guessing most of you haven't
seen it before.  ????

 


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