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Re: Commercial on TX TV last night

To: "Banbury, Terrence" <Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us>,
Subject: Re: Commercial on TX TV last night
From: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 10:42:00 -0700
No need to take it back.  I owned two VW buses - a '69 and '71.  NEVER
again!!  The motor is too small and underpowered to push a bus (and cargo)
around!

Best wishes,

Jeff in San Diego

'67 RHD Spitfire Mk3 aka "Mrs. Jones"
Jeff's Classic '67 Spitfire Mk3 site
http://www.ohms.com/spitfire/spitfire.shtml
home of the NEW Totally Triumph Auction
"By Triumph enthusiasts, for Triumph enthusiasts"
http://www.ohms.com/cgi-bin/TRauction.cgi

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----- Original Message -----
From: Banbury, Terrence <Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us>
To: Banbury, Terrence <Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us>; 'Mitchell, Douglas
(D.B.)' <dmitchel@ford.com>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>; 'Dean Rayner'
<deanr@saville.co.uk>; 'Bowen, Patrick A RP2' <PABowen@sar.med.navy.mil>;
<Laura.G@141.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 10:21 AM
Subject: RE: Commercial on TX TV last night


>
> Well, he got most of it right.  Then again, next to a 'VW Micro-bus',
> Triumphs are reliable.
> (I take it back..flaming not required)
>
> Terrence Banbury
>
> > ----------
> > From: Laura.G@141.com[SMTP:Laura.G@141.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 12:34 PM
> > To: Banbury, Terrence; 'Mitchell, Douglas (D.B.)';
> > spitfires@autox.team.net; 'Dean Rayner'; 'Bowen, Patrick A  RP2'
> > Subject: Re: Commercial on TX TV last night
> >
> > > Yeah, I know it's a stretch.  Besides, it wouldn't be the same.
> >
> > I shudder to think of what they'd come up with-though the new Mini
retains
> > the spirit of the original-and the Jag F-Type certainly has the spirit
of
> > the old Jags...
> >
> > > There was a drawing of a new concept TR model in a magazine about a
year
> > > ago, however.  I don't know if the Triumph name has enough recognition
> > in
> > > the US to entice a resurrection here.  After all, people ask me "Is
that
> > an
> > > MG?"
> >
> > I felt heartened last night at the gas station-a kid in his late
twenties
> > (I
> > must be getting old!) called over to me, "Beautiful Triumph, lady!" I
said
> > thanks for recognizing it for a Triumph and not an MG. He replied, "How
> > could anyone mistake a Triumph for an MG! The Triumphs were so much
nicer
> > and had a more beautiful line! The MGs were bulbous little things!" He
was
> > driving a vintage VW bus-pretty good condition. He told me he'd always
> > wanted a Triumph-but thought they were too expensive for him-all he
could
> > afford was the bus. Oh, and he told me that the Triumph would be a good
> > reliable car! Serious!
> >
> > Laura
> >
> >
> > Vita brevis est: rapide agite, vigore strigate!
> >
> >
> >
> >
>


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