Jim,
Was it you, or professional columnist Barry Stavro who didn't capitalize
letters when they should be capitalized?
Gary
'73
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Hill" <jrhill@chorus.net>
To: "6-Pack" <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: Time Traveler
> Regarding the recent "HIGHWAY 1" article in the LA Times by Barry Stavro,
> who berated the new TR6 he owned in the 70's because its carburetor
wouldn't
> stay tuned, the electrical system was a disaster, water leaked through the
> clutch housing, the radio, heater and defroster didn't work, and the seats
> were "as smooth as bare box springs . . .
>
> The following is the reply I received from Mr. Stavro about the article:
>
> "yes, my memory is on target. the lemon in question was a brand new 1971
tr6
> i bought with a sticker price of about $3600. i put 20,000 miles on the
car
> and happily unloaded it a year later at a big loss and instead bought a
used
> porsche 912, which was a dream to drive.
> cheers,
> barry stavro
> la times"
>
> If I'd known he was a Porsche person, I wouldn't have bothered to inquire
.
> . .
>
> Jim Hill
> Madison WI
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