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Re: Vanity Plates

To: "Hall, Scott" <halls@fdhc.state.fl.us>
Subject: Re: Vanity Plates
From: Joe Curry <curry@wolfenet.com>
Date: Thu, 09 Oct 1997 12:59:05 -0700
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Organization: Curry Enterprises
References: <199710091841.LAA15971@wolfenet.com>
Hall, Scott wrote:
> 
> Joe,
> 
> Please tell me you tacked on one too many zeroes on the end of that
> figure.  $13,000?  American dollars?  Facing my own Spit resto, I'm
> suddenly afraid...
> 
> Scott
> 
>         ----------
>         From:  Joe Curry[SMTP:curry@wolfenet.com]
>         Sent:  Wednesday, October 08, 1997 4:46 PM
>         To:  Triumph Mail List
>         Subject:  Vanity Plates
> 
>         I was contemplating puting personalized license plates on my
> Spitfire
>         and thought I'd share my thoughts and ask for comments.
> 
>         As Washington State allows only 7 digits (no profanity) I had a
> few
>         thoughts.
> 
>         I thought "63 SPIT"  was catchy, I've already seen others with
> the same
>         only different years.
> 
>         Just plain "SPIT" is probably taken already.
> 
>         Then the thought "JOESPIT" hit me.  Then I realized that it
> could be
>         taken 2 ways.  1) JOE  SPIT,  that is obvious.  or 2) JOE'S PIT
> which
>         on thinking about it is probably the most descriptive.  It is
> by-the-way
>         a money pit haven eaten over $13,000 of my hard earned money in
> the past
>         year and a half.
> 
>         I Thought I'd throw that out for consideration.  I welcome
> comments as
>         well as other suggestions.
> 
>         Joe  '63 Spit
Hal,

I wish i could say I did.  But then I would be lying.  My original
budget was $6K, but as time went on, that figure came and went.  I 
quit counting after $12K, but figure the over $13K is accurate.
However, you have to consider the original condition of the car.

In the beginning, the '63 Spit was a rolling bucket of rust with
the engine rusting in bits inboxes in the trunk (boot).  The trans.
was in the dpo's garage with assorted other parts.  I went through
the car bottom to top and it now is in no uncertain terms a "new"
car.  If you think about it, can you buy a new Miata for $13K?  And
would you even want to?

Joe


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