Well, I am the same model year as my Austin-Healey 100 and my Austin
Princess Vanden Plas limo. Apparently, actual "production" must have
been the previous calendar year, for me.
I am 8 years older than my TR3Bs and 13 years older than my TR4As.
I'd say my Healey and I suffer from similar "frame sag"
Keith Edwards
Suffolk, VA
kedwards@norfolk.infi.net
http://members.tripod.com/~Keith_Edwards/
2 TR3Bs
2 TR4As
1 Austin-Healey 100
1 Austin Princess Vanden Plas limo
Dave Terrick wrote:
>
> Happy St. Patty's day all - go 'ave a pint o' green Guinness for me.
>
> My GT6 was built on 2 Jan 1969 which makes it officially 213 days younger
> than me. It was "dispatched" on 24 Jan 1969. Wow! 22 days of labor!!!!
>
> The 65 TR4a does not yet own a build certificate but it predated me by a
> bunch. in fact, it quite possible predated my parent's marriage in October
> 1964 as it is an early '65.
>
> A while back we had a query about the oldest TR owner that owned his or her
> car from new. Frank Mancini has owned his 1949 MG TD since new. He won't
> divulge his age but we can reasonably guess it is 66 or better (driving age
> in MB).... honorable mention only as it is an Abingdon car.
>
> Doug Loudon has owned his 1959 TR3 since new. He's old too.
>
> Bill Sullivan (Good and proud Irishman, at the local as we speak) has owned
> his 1958 Morgan 4/4 since new. It has a TR3 motor, so it kinda qualifies.
>
> We have many others who are old and still own LBC's, but few own their
> original cars.
>
> Our youngest member, Graham Moorby, is 14 and is restoring a 68 S1 Mini.
> "Dad" owns a bunch of non-TR LBC's, but his current project is a 60 TR3a.
> Like father....
>
> Dave T
> Triviameister.
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