April Fools Day joke?
I know of a reclusive millionaire automobile collector whose corpse was
just found in his favorite 1969 TR6, commission number CC25001. That's
right the very first TR6 ever produced. What's more, the car only has
10 miles on it and the factory price sticker is still on the windshield.
Apparently the old guy died upon arriving home from the Triumph
dealership. The grieving family will sell the car for $100
.................. because they can't get the stink out of it.
That one, without the editorial license necessary to make it an
appropriate post on this list, dates back to high school.
-----Original Message-----
From: Kai Radicke [mailto:mowogmg@pil.net]
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 1999 1:45 PM
To: Day.John@fin.gc.ca; dezn490@wadnr.gov;
stan.part@att.net
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: LBC discovery
>I certainly hope so, or else every lister within 100
miles is now making
>tracks to Leonia, NJ with flatbed trailers!
>
>Cheers, JD (in to-far-away Ottawa).
>If it isn't an April Fool's Joke, save one for me!
It's an April Fool's Joke. Leonia happens to be the
place were British
Leyland USA (read: STAN PART) was headquartered in the
60s and 70s.
600 Willow Tree Road, Leonia NJ; was where the BL
Marketing operations where
placed.
1200 Springfield Road, Union NJ; location of the former
Triumph distributors
(Genser - Forman Inc.) prior to BL's setup.
I can't remember what was housed at the Grand Road
facility....
--
Kai Radicke -- kai@radiohead.net
1966 MGB -- 1974 Triumph TR6
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