Mike,
Glad to find another local Spit owner! Particularly one with a car similar to
Daffy! Yes, Daffy is an Inca Yellow 1500. She is my daily driver, from St.
Neots to Peterborough every day, sun, rain, winter, summer. Right now the
hard-top is screwed down nice and tight to keep me cosy in the cold weather -
roll on the day I can swap it for the soft-top!
I never joined the TSSC for a several reasons. First, my first Triumph was a
TR7 I bought half-way through its restoration and conversion to V8. I
suspected I might want to buy a Spit too at some point so I joined Club
Triumph, as this covers both cars. Incidentally, the TR7/8 was never
finished, and sadly I ended up selling the separate parts off. Second, I have
never really found the time to get involved in club activities, so joining a
second club seemed not worth it. Thirdly, I have found that the Spitfire
List, plus Jeff's Totally Triumph Garage, to be the most useful 'club' I could
ever need!
I guess that, from Bedford, TRGB is your closest Triumph specialist - in which
case you must come past pretty close to me if you ever go there. If you are
planning a trip to TRGB one Saturday let me know, and you can pop in for a cup
of tea (or whatever...) on the way home! You are extra welcome if you bring
Carly/Purdey or whatever name you settle on!
Richard & Daffy
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