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Re: Cambs/Beds Spits

To: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>
Subject: Re: Cambs/Beds Spits
From: "T. .R. Dafforn" <td214@cam.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 12:18:12 +0000
Hi Mike and Richard,
I'm the lurking Cambridge Spit owner...
Spit 1500 '75 Blue, Sophie..
I am a member of the TSSC mainly for the cheep insurance, mind you they were 
very
helpful when I visited to look at an 'untouched' spit to work out how the wiring
loom fits after I had part finished the restoration..
Sophie is used as less than I like as I only have to cycle 1/4 mile to work!
Looking forward to more weekends though once all the houshold DIY is finished!
Cheers
Tim

Richard B Gosling wrote:

> 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

--
Tim Dafforn
University of Cambridge
Structural Medicine Unit
Cambridge Institute for Medical Research
Wellcome Trust Centre for Molecular Mechanisms of Disease
Hills Rd, Cambridge CB2 2XY.
UK
Tel. (01223) 336829
Fax. (01223) 336827
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