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Re: Greetings - Again! (long)

To: "Ross Vincenti" <RVincenti@lbfc.com>, <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Re: Greetings - Again! (long)
From: "Zink" <zink@pdq.net>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 17:44:13 -0600charset="iso-8859-1"
Ross,
I was beginning to think that all the rains had washed you into the Pacific
Ocean.  Good to hear your still around.
Lawrence R Zink
Zink@pdq.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Ross Vincenti <RVincenti@lbfc.com>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, February 10, 1998 11:33 AM
Subject: Greetings - Again! (long)


>     Greetings again Scions.
>
>     It has been a long time since I was on the list (last September I seem
>     to recall) and a lot has changed since that time.
>
>     Biggest news is that the Spit will be a feature article in the May
>     edition of "European Car" magazine.  Patrick Paternie finally wrote
>     the article and we did the photo shoot in January - what a hoot that
>     was!  First the police chased us out of a public park where we had
>     parked the Spit on the grass for the photos.  Then, whilst in the
>     midst of shooting some "action" shots of me driving the car, one of
>     the bolts that holds the right caliper to the upright fell out!  I got
>     on the brakes and "clatter, clatter, clatter" eminated from the right
>     front fenderwell with reduced slowing of the vehicle.  Fortunately
>     there was plenty of run off room and no harm resulted to either the
>     Spit or the driver (me).  Whew!
>
>     We nursed it home in the "slow" lane of the highway, being very
>     careful not to put ourselves in the position of having to jam on the
>     binders.  I had to order a replacement bolt which took a week to
>     arrive, then we finished the photo shoot later in January.  Patrick
>     has submitted the draft version of the article, and it looks like the
>     May edition will carry the story.
>
>     But, alas, I have decided to part ways with the Spit.  Sad but true.
>     So, my Spitfire 4 is now for sale - all reasonable offers considered.
>     If any of you are not familiar with the extent of the restoration, you
>     may want to pick up the May edition of European car magazine.  I am
>     thinking of moving into a TR-3, or failing that (gasp!) an MGA.  (Hey,
>     stop throwing those stones at me!)  Look at it this way, I will still
>     be driving an LBC and I'll still lurk on the Triumphs list even if I
>     end up with the MGA.
>
>     Oh by the way, some of you may recall that I am also working on a
>     Porsche 356 for the missus.  Update - it is completely stripped and
>     ready to be bead blasted this month.  Floors are shot, some rust in
>     the sills, but nothing too serious.  BUT HOLY GOD ARE THE REPLACEMENT
>     PARTS EXPENSIVE!!!  I told the missus this will likely be the last
>     Porsche in our garage if I have it my way.  More to follow later.
>
>     Cheers to all...
>
>     Ross D. Vincenti
>     64 Spitfire 4
>     64 Porsche 356C Coupe


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