On Sep 24, 6:52pm, Tom Tweed wrote:
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> he gets that same large grin
> and answers, `A '68 Triumph TR-250 !' and then watches the other
> guy's reaction, which is almost always, `HUH ???' Whazzat ? ...and
> he explains, `A real English Roadster'. `HUH ??? Whazzat ? again,
> so he usually has to say, `Sort of like a Miata, only 20 yrs older..'
> and then it clicks with the listener (sigh) but at least they like
> the idea, and universally agree that it must have been a really
> cool car, even if it didn't have thumping bass speakers and silly
> O-ring tires...convertible top and 2 seats are a great start.
In a similar vein: I had to stop by the auto parts store the
other night to pick up *lots* of brake cleaner (looks like I'm
gonna have to replace those rear axle seals ughh). Anyway, I
pulled in next to a Honda CRX with a huge wing on the back,
chrome eyebrows over the wheel arches, O-ring tires etc, etc.
Anyway, as I'm loading the stuff into the back of the GT-6, these
two guys with tatoos and dreadlocks (no goatees...) wander over
and ask about the car. They'd never heard of Triumph and were
even a bit unsure about the British part, but they were impressed
that the car had a six cylinder motor and they were really
amused when they realized that the GT-6 is probably the only
car to make a CRX look big! They decided that it was a pretty
cool car after all, in its own way.
John Lye
rjl6n@virginia.EDU
http://avery.med.virginia.edu/~rjl6n/homepage.htm
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