And a roll of Duct Tape
Steven Newell wrote:
>
> jmwagner wrote:
>
> > I think your kid is the exception to the rule... these days... when a
>teenager is
> > "into cars", it means they know all the statistics, for all the latest hot
> > cars... and they know all about the latest bolt-on performance equipment
>that
> > they can buy. It doesn't mean that they would actually dismantle and
>rebuilt
> > their own carbs or suspension, etc... They either pay a shop to do it...
>or, if
> > it's a bolt-on performance item, they might do it themselves... but only if
>one
> > Metrinch set, a crescent wrench, and one screwdriver bit set will do the
>job.
>
> Justin, I think you're just crabby after all those transpacific flights. <g>
> Granted I see more tweaked Hondas than LBCs on the road, but I
> was surprised to meet so many other young(er) owners at the Colorado
> british car show a couple weeks ago.
>
> One of my favorite fellow owner stories is from the afternoon my
> generator fell off (at least it was someone else's sloppy reassembly). My
> hardware store was on the way home, so I parked on the curb to grab
> some bolts. The 17-year-old helping customers find things asked about
> my car, then explained that he is restoring his Dad's '62 TR4 -- rolled a
> couple decades ago by Dad. The next generation is out there, it's just
> that they're in the garage like many Triumph owners. <g>
>
> Finally, I thought the advantage of our cars was that you only need one
> wrench set and a screwdriver to keep them on the road. <g>
>
> --
> Steven Newell
> Denver, CO
> '62 TR4
--
George Richardson
Wyvern - '57 Triumph TR3, TS15559LT -
http://www.merlingroupinc.com/tr3.htm
Griffin - '71 Triumph Stag - undergoing restoration
Pikachu - '75 Triumph TR6 - undergoing repair
Kitty - '83 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas - Daily Driver
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