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Not true! I used the link and looked at the few pics available. Just wish=
I had the talent and likely remaining number of years required to finish =
it!
What an enormous task. I was co-owner of a TRiumph powered Devin for a =
very few years. Just mounting such a body satisfactorily is a challenge if=
the parts are already available. Plus the suspension travel had to be =
severally limited do to the low fenders. Made the thing diabolical to race=
.=20
Will hope another vintage racing friend from down here will be enthused =
enough to think seriously about it.
Bill was one of the first TRiumph racers I met when I went to my first out =
of state race at Summit Point. And, a long ways from South Florida it was=
.
Mike
riginal Message-----
From: Ponostyle <bill@ponostyle.com>
Sent: Sep 11, 2021 1:32 PM
To: Jamie Palmer <tr6driver@yahoo.com>
Cc: fot@autox.team.net <fot@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Fornwalt TR4/DBR Project (free)
That roadster factory link doesn’t work, in fact none of the backdoor=
links I tried work either. Perhaps their server is down. I’m =
painfully interested, that sounds like a fun project, unfortunately, like =
you, I have a lot of fun projects. =20
BillOn Sep 11, 2021, at 8:11 AM, Jamie Palmer via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> =
wrote:
Fellow FOT-ers,
=20
I'm forced to admit failure in my attempt to get the Fornwalt project =
resurrected that I picked up from TRF a couple of years ago. Albert was =
kind enough to pass it on to me for free as long as I promised to pursue =
finishing the car, and I would like to do the same for someone capable of =
finishing the project. All I ask is a chance to buy one of the bodies if =
you complete the project.
=20
If you don't remember the car, the pictures from its time at TRF (it has =
not changed at all) are located in this directory: https://www.=
the-roadster-factory.com/Images/POTW/Fornwalt-Fibreglass/
=20
For info purposes:
--Mr. Fornwalt (I know some of you knew him well) was a TR4 vintage racer =
who wanted an Aston Martin DBR and decided to build his own body to fit a =
TR4 chassis.
--The body buck (male form) was completed, and the molds (female form) have=
been done for the front end, doors and hood. The rear was not started.
--The buck is very high-quality work, done out of wood and plaster, and is =
formed over a "junk" rolling TR4 frame with engine and transmission. I was =
told the components were worthless apart from sizing but have not verified =
that. As the male buck was stored in the TRF warehouse for many years it =
has some very small, localized "bruises" that will need to be smoothed out =
with body filler prior to creating the female rear mold.
--Mr. Fornwalt's widow had no interest in the project after his untimely =
death and passed the project on to Charles at TRF. After Charles' death, =
Albert was cleaning things up and offered it to interested parties -- and I=
was (and am) interested. However, I have to face facts and I'm not going =
to get to it any time soon -- the TR6 street car, TR6 race car, Italia and =
my Hathaway Hunter are all ahead of it in line.
=20
If you are interested, please contact me off-list at tr6driver@yahoo.com =
and we can set up a phone call/face time. =20
=20
Thanks,
=20
Jamie Palmer
Pittsboro, NC
=20
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<div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:16pt"=
><p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;"><span style=3D"font-size:=
12pt;">Not true! I used the link and looked at the few pics =
available. Just wish I had the talent and likely remaining number of =
years required to finish it!</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;"><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt;">What an enormous task. I was co-owner of a TRiumph powered =
Devin for a very few years. Just mounting such a body satisfactorily =
is a challenge if the parts are already available. Plus the =
suspension travel had to be severally limited do to the low fenders. =
Made the thing diabolical to race. </span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;"><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt;">Will hope another vintage racing friend from down here will be =
enthused enough to think seriously about it.</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;"><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt;">Bill was one of the first TRiumph racers I met when I went to my =
first out of state race at Summit Point. And, a long ways from =
South Florida it was.</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;"><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt;">Mike</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;"><span =
style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">riginal =
Message-----</span></p>
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solid #aaa; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 10px 0 10px 15px; margin: =
0;">
<p>From: Ponostyle <bill@ponostyle.com><br />Sent: Sep 11, 2021 1:32 =
PM<br />To: Jamie Palmer <tr6driver@yahoo.com><br />Cc: fot@autox.=
team.net <fot@autox.team.net><br />Subject: Re: [Fot] Fornwalt =
TR4/DBR Project (free)</p>
<br />That roadster factory link doesn’t work, in fact none of the =
backdoor links I tried work either. Perhaps their server is down. I’m=
painfully interested, that sounds like a fun project, unfortunately, like =
you, I have a lot of fun projects.
<div class=3D""> </div>
<div class=3D"">Bill<br class=3D"" />
<div><br class=3D"" />
<blockquote class=3D"">
<div class=3D"">On Sep 11, 2021, at 8:11 AM, Jamie Palmer via Fot <<a =
class=3D"" href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@autox.team.net</a>> =
wrote:</div>
<div class=3D"">
<div class=3D"">
<div class=3D"yahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"font-family: Helvetica Neue, =
Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Fellow FOT-ers,</div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"> </div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">I'm forced to admit =
failure in my attempt to get the Fornwalt project resurrected that I picked=
up from TRF a couple of years ago. Albert was kind enough to pass it on to=
me for free as long as I promised to pursue finishing the car, and I would=
like to do the same for someone capable of finishing the project. =
All I ask is a chance to buy one of the bodies if you complete the project.=
</div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"> </div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">If you don't remember the=
car, the pictures from its time at TRF (it has not changed at all) are =
located in this directory: <a class=3D"" href=3D"https://www.=
the-roadster-factory.com/Images/POTW/Fornwalt-Fibreglass/" =
target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow noopener">https://www.=
the-roadster-factory.com/Images/POTW/Fornwalt-Fibreglass/</a></div>
<div class=3D""> </div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">For info purposes:</div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">--Mr. Fornwalt (I know =
some of you knew him well) was a TR4 vintage racer who wanted an Aston =
Martin DBR and decided to build his own body to fit a TR4 chassis.</div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">--The body buck (male =
form) was completed, and the molds (female form) have been done for the =
front end, doors and hood. The rear was not started.</div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">--The buck is very =
high-quality work, done out of wood and plaster, and is formed over a =
"junk" rolling TR4 frame with engine and transmission. I was told the =
components were worthless apart from sizing but have not verified that. As =
the male buck was stored in the TRF warehouse for many years it has some =
very small, localized "bruises" that will need to be smoothed out with body=
filler prior to creating the female rear mold.</div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">--Mr. Fornwalt's widow =
had no interest in the project after his untimely death and passed the =
project on to Charles at TRF. After Charles' death, Albert was =
cleaning things up and offered it to interested parties -- and I was (and =
am) interested. However, I have to face facts and I'm not going to =
get to it any time soon -- the TR6 street car, TR6 race car, Italia and my =
Hathaway Hunter are all ahead of it in line.</div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"> </div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">If you are interested, =
please contact me off-list at <a class=3D"" href=3D"mailto:tr6driver@yahoo.=
com">tr6driver@yahoo.com</a> and we can set up a phone call/face time.=
</div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"> </div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Thanks,</div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"> </div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Jamie Palmer</div>
<div class=3D"" dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Pittsboro, NC</div>
<div class=3D""> </div>
</div>
</div>
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class=3D"" />Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html<br class=3D"" =
/>Archive: http://autox.team.net/archive http://www.team.=
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