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Re: Saturday's Car & Driver TV Show

To: Aaron Johnson <sugar@holly.ColoState.EDU>
Subject: Re: Saturday's Car & Driver TV Show
From: Susan and John Roper <vscjohn@iamerica.net>
Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 19:55:25 -0600
Cc: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>, Chip19474@aol.com, triumphs@autox.team.net
Organization: Vintage Sporting Cars
References: <Pine.A41.4.02.9902081135400.224250-100000@holly.ColoState.EDU>
Pandering to the TR list?  Why not send to the healeys list and see if they 
agree?
John

Aaron Johnson wrote:

> I wouldn't call a triumph a poor mans austin healy.  The TR6 out handles,
> out powers and frankly looks better than the healey 300.
>
> aaron
>
> On Mon, 8 Feb 1999, Joe Curry wrote:
>
> >
> > I saw an hour long show on the History Channel this weekend on the
> > history of Jaguar.  Interesting that in the show the XK-120 was touted
> > as the "poor man's Ferrari" and the article that Chip mentioned called
> > the AH 3000 the "poor man's Jaguar".  So I guess that makes Triumphs
> > "poor men's Austin Healeys".
> >
> > By the way, In that show about Jaguar, I learned something of which I
> > was not previously aware.  The first Jaguars (before they were actually
> > called Jaguars) were powered by Standard 6 cyl. engines.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Joe
> >
> > Chip19474@aol.com wrote:
> > >
> > > List,
> > >
> > > Just an FYI......nice little snipet on Saturday's TNN Car & Driver on the
> > > AH3000 Mk 3...comes only a few weeks after the short flashback on the 
>TR3!!!
> > > Eventhough I'm partial by ownership and passion to Triumphs, the Austin 
>Healy
> > > 3000 was an awesome car....and still is - just check Hemmings for selling
> > > prices!!!
> > >
> > > chip
> >
> > --
> > "If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
> >  -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
> >




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