> At the TRF Summer party, I was accosted by some snotty folks talking
> down about how non-orignal and non-stock my car was.
Their cars probably had mile-deep custom paint jobs which were even MORE
non-stock. Jerks.
>
> It has a locking steering wheel column and a Becker AM radio(installed
> in a black vinyl covered mount). There is an ugly cigarette lighter on
> the fascia panel where the ignition switch is suppossed to be. The
> ignition switch is on the column, under the dash and has german words
> on it (fahrt, halt, etc., The fifth grade bathroom talk part of me
> likes the fahrt one, I just don't know what it means)
I used to giggle at "Fahrts" in Germany and I think it's "Farts" in Holland.
"Fahrt" means "Drive" and I'll bet you can guess on "Halt".
>
> A neat older gent, thought maybe a serviceman brought the "beastie"
> (thats what he called it) back from Germany. Cars needed to have
> locking steering wheels to be acceptable for import there. I like the
> locking column, with the exception of the cigarette lighter (the knob
> just doesn't match the others).
>
Hey, if it's from Germany, it must be worth $18,000 (non-negotiable). Just
ask TRF!!!!
Enjoy the car. Don't worry about those other folks.
>Christian Simonsen - Virginia, USA
>
>54 TR2 long door
>
>63 Triumph TR4
Larry
lesnyd@monsanto.com
|