I am only 32 and the list is below....
David A. Templeton
Open Text Corp.
Waterloo, ON
Canada
WebSite: http://trandmustang.homestead.com
'74 Triumph SpitSix
'66 Ford Mustang (Wife's)
'59 Triumph TR3a (Project)
'99 GMC Safari
'95 GMC K2500 Sierra
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> At 05:00 PM 05/11/2000 +0000, you wrote:
> > I will say this, I get looks from two types of people, guys who
remember
> >the marque, and young (approx. 10 years old) kids. I love to see the
young
> >kids look and they often say something like "Is that a race car; That's a
> >cool car" or something like that. There's a young boy across the street
>
> Graham,
> Everything is relative, as you are finding out as you get older. Here you
> are, only about 30, and you already have that neat feeling when you see
> interest in these old cars by youngsters. I am a "geezer" of 54, and for
> me, reading about you (at 30) having TWO of them gives ME a great feeling,
> too! So keep up the interest, and enjoy.
>
> My first car was a used 61 TR-3A, in 1965, when I was 20. A little later
> there was a TR-4A, and then in spring of 75 I bought my first NEW car, a
> 74.5 TR-6. Still have it. Also bought another one to restore last year,
> for my son who is 20. So I have never been without a TR of some sort,
even
> though there have been lots of other cars along the way, too. It's too
> late now to change, so I expect my wife will bury me someday in a BIG
hole,
> along with "that damned TR".
>
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