"Single 40 y/o (but youthful looking) female with lovely Triumph Spitfire
seeks understanding single Triumph owning male for romantic evenings and
long country drives. Would prefer Spitfire, Herald or Stag-but any British
car will do. (MGs will be considered.) Please send picture of car."
Hmm...I think you may have hit on something there, Terry!
Laura G.
Vita brevis est: rapide agite, vigore strigate!
----- Original Message -----
From: Terry L. Thompson <tlt@digex.net>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 6:39 AM
Subject: Re: Adoption
>
> I don't know about adoption...But I've been trying for months to "marry
into"
> another Triumph. As of yet, my advertisements seem to go unanswered.
>
> "Single 30y/o professional male seeks understanding single Triumph owning
> female
> for romantic evenings and long country drives. Prefer TR6 and Spitfire,
but
> any
> Triumph will do. Please send picture of Triumph."
>
> Friends have told me that I have unreasonable expectations by stipulating
an
> "understanding female".
>
> Maybe I should take out a "want ad" in Triumph World or Spitfire/GT6 Mag.
> Hmmm...
> Hemmings Motor News?
>
> Terry L. Thompson
> '76 Spit 1500 (almost time for the O/D to get dropped in!)
>
> At 02:54 PM 3/23/00 +0200, you wrote:
> >
> >List
> >
> >All I can say about the gas price issue :
> >Does anyone wish to adopt a 30 year old South African male with a strong
> >passion for everything Triumph ? I would give 3 of my Spitfires in order
to
> >live in a country where I could earn seven times more and the cost of
living
> >( including gas prices ) are six times less than in South Africa . Come
to
> >think about it , I would even include one of my Heralds in order to see
some
> >other Triumphs on the road and to be able to buy parts from junk yards or
> >companies that stock parts and actually know that Triumph motor vehicles
> >were once produced . It would be very nice to be able to have parts
posted /
> >delivered to you without having to worry that the delivery charges will
> >exceed the purchase price of the parts or the annual income of the
average
> >South African . Oh no , I'm depressing myself again . :-)
> >I really do have sympathy with everyone , even though it might not seem
that
> >way .
> >
> >Chris de Wet
> >South Africa
> >One TR 3 with o/d , two Heralds and four early Spitfires without o/d
> >
> >
> >
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