Hey Doc - lighten up. I don't think it's necessary for us to get
into a mud slinging thread about how much money people on the list
make. This list caters to all of us, whether it's a rusted out
TR7 or the finest Triumph that money can buy, or restore.
Cheers,
Len Drake
Kelowna, B.C.
>Dr. Richburg wrote:
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>Hello Chris,
>
>It must be in the coffee. What type is that, maybe I'll talk my
>patients into some.
>
>You appear to not know much about what you drive. There is nothing
>"lame" about my 65 TR4. There is probably $18,000 worth of work in this
>car. More money then you probably made last year. If you are really a
>Triumph lover, your response would be on the car, not the marketing of
>it. I guess you are in the news business instead of the "Triumph Car
>Driving Business" and it would be more interesting to report on the
>marketing of a rare classic car vs. the car itself.
>
>You know, there's a big difference in cars produced on Dec. 31 and Jan.
>2. That difference is 1964 vs. 1965. In 1965 only 250 were made, 3
>left in England, there remainder were exported to other countries. This
>fact is an added value to collectors of fine automobiles like my 65 TR4.
>Remember, this is not the theoretical world of education, but rather the
>business world of reality.
>
>For your information, the commission number is CT40287. If you are
>interested, come over and inspect the car and maybe we could talk about
>what's in the news.
>
>Craig Richburg
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>Chris Lillja wrote:
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>> Dr. Richburg --
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>> The point is -- that lame attempts to "market" what is probably a
>> perfectly nice TR4, to people who love Triumphs anyway -- make it
>> look suspect in the eyes of the very people who might buy it.
>>
>> So my history book sez the final TR4 was built on Jan 6, 1965 and
>> had the commission number CT40304. With 250 made in calender year
>> 1965, that would make the first "1965" TR4 CT40054. Yes -- they
>> should be in sequence and there are no gaps reported in this
>> period...
>>
>> Now the question at hand is does the commission number of this
>> car fall in this sequence CT40054 - CT40304? If not it is merely a
>> 1964 (or earlier) that wasn't bought and titled until 1965.
>>
>> So what's that Comm. # doc?
>>
>> It's pretty academic considering there should be no difference
>> between a car produced on Dec. 31 (say CT40053) and Jan. 2....
>>
>> "Still ride in triumph over all mischance..." - Shakespeare
>>
>> Chris Lillja
>> TR4A
>> Norton Commando
>> Spit MKIV
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