I agree with you...owning a Triumph is an emotional experience. I own a 76
TR6 completely stock. Lets face it. I could drive a Honda or Mazda that
accelerates faster, corners better, and that I would never have to open the
hood of because it would be so reliable. But what would be the point? It
would be an emotionally dead car (now all you Honda and Mazda owners, count
to ten). Yes its true that my huge 96 Chevy Suburban that seats eight
people in luxurious comfort can out-accelerate my stock TR6 (its true! The
Suburban with 250 horse power stock will leave it in the dust), but the TR6
is a love affair (albeit, sometimes a love-hate affair). It is an emotional
renewal every time I finally carve out a little time to myself and take it
out of the garage. And I don't care if it only does 0-60 in about 11
seconds...it feels fast. It sounds strong and true. And the car has soul.
I swear it's a living thing with a mind all its own and I just try to do
what I can to stay on its good side so it will let me keep driving it.
Greg
76 TR6
68 MGB GT
and a couple of "normal" cars with no soul
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From: Windoseat@aol.com [SMTP:Windoseat@aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 09, 1999 4:59 PM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: First and last post....
Hi, all;
Too bad he didn't stick around, then on the other hand it doesn't
sound like
he's interested in social contact.....just quick information.
Unfortunately,
there is a lot of history and emotion behind these vehicles and it
comes along
with the technical stuff.
The first time I saw a GT6+ I was leafing through a Road & Track in
a PX in
Phu Bai RVN. I carried that magazine back to our SOG launch site and
spent the
rest of the year drooling over that car. I tore the page with the
GT6+ on it
out of the magazine so I could take it with me on operations in
Laos. Toward
the end of my tour I corresponded with a Triumph dealer who raced
Mogs and we
closed the deal while I was in the last month of my tour. This guy
went to the
trouble of finding me a car while the factory was on strike and I
picked it up
the day after I returned to the states.
I've read a lot of listers stories about their love affairs with
Triumphs of
all types and in all kinds of situations. I find that to be as
interesting and
uplifting as Dan Masters info on electrical systems or a detailed
discussion
of gear ratios. THIS IS A GREAT LIST! And, I am sure the Rootes list
is no
different.
Greg Wolf
1970 GT6+ "Ian"
KC/79746-L
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