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Subject: NEW TOPIC - Why did you buy your Spit?
From: "St.John, Kenneth" <ken.stjohn@hexcel.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 10:57:44 -0700
Driving to work today in the sun I was thinking about my Spitfire and MGs
and why we are attracted to one car or another and why.

I bought my '74 1500 about 14 months ago at, of all places, a Ford
dealership!  My wife was interested in a pick-up and we went in several
times looking.  Also on the lot was a very nice looking Spitfire.  When she
decided against a new truck, I began my research (also known as
jusitification.)  I downloaded a guide to where to look for rust.  Drove the
car.  Look it over some more and made the plunge.  What a good decision.

Why the Spitfire?  Because it was there?  Maybe.  Midlife Crisis?  No,
although now I can afford it.  When I was ten or so, my sisters husban raced
spitfires.  These were built up in my folks garage.  When you are ten,
that's pretty cool.  While they were street legal I got to ride around in
it.  To cement the Triumph bug, I used to help the church choir director a
lot while I was in my teens.  His ride, a TR-3.  To me, Sports Car =
Triumph.

I'm curious as to how others got bit!

Ken St.John
'74 1500 "Lil Red"
'65 Mk II Project "Ol Blue"

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