Been there, done that... In fact, about ten years ago I put my Six
into long-term storage because of exactly that problem. (I pulled it
out last summer.) Big car backed over my bonnet while I was grabbing
reverse and jabbing at my reluctant horns. Then the idiot had the
nerve to tell the cops that I rear-ended HIM! A couple wraps of
det-cord around his piece of crud Lincoln Continental would have made
me feel better, especially if he were in it.
Name withheld to protect the innocent.
'70 TR6 -mine
'71 TR6 -in my garage
'70 MGB GT -mine, mine... all mine
'89 Saab Turbo Convertible -hers
"We are but temporary custodians with an obligation of preservation."
----- Original Message -----
From: <rtriplett@bjservices.com>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 01, 1999 6:36 AM
Subject: busted bonnets
>
>> Next time I have a giant 4x4 truck sitting on top of my bonnet
while I'm
>> still futilely jabbing at my sometimes functional horn push, I'll
>remember
>> to attack him first. :-) :-) Maybe my problem is my TR6 is
completely
>> stock which means your average Nissan Maxima can blast past me.
>
>That brings back memories of my brand new 69 MGB that a truck backed
over
>two days after I bought the car. Got it fixed and a year later
damned if
>another truck didn't do the same thing. I learned to give them lots
of
>space! It was really funny (but not at the time) trying to grab
reverse
>and the horn at the same time!
>
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