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RE: Is Triumph coming Back???

To: "'Mark the Shark '" <markie@gte.net>, "Bowen, Patrick" <pbowen@intellinetics.com>, "'David Massey '" <105671.471@compuserve.com>, "'Fred Marks '" <marks_fred@yahoo.com>
Subject: RE: Is Triumph coming Back???
From: "Bowen, Patrick" <pbowen@intellinetics.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 21:54:06 -0500
Cc: "'Wedge List '" <tr8@mercury.lcs.mit.edu>, "'Spitfires@autox.team.net '" <Spitfires@autox.team.net>, "'Triumphs@autox.team.net '" <Triumphs@autox.team.net>
TR9 Nothing, How about a real sportscar  --  The next SPITFIRE!!!

Patrick Bowen 

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark the Shark
To: Bowen, Patrick; David Massey; Fred Marks
Cc: Wedge List; Spitfires@autox.team.net; Triumphs@autox.team.net
Sent: 1/11/01 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: Is Triumph coming Back???

A TR6 with a M3 DOHC I-6?  Good lord, that would scare the C*** out of
me!

I think the only place Michelotti is designing cars is in heaven.

It would be great to see a TR9. Humm...a Z3 with a Wedge front
end....Nah,
BMW could never design anything that good looking!

Mark Ascherl
1981 TR8 DHC FI
Raleigh, NC


----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Marks" <marks_fred@yahoo.com>
To: "David Massey" <105671.471@compuserve.com>; "Bowen, Patrick"
<pbowen@intellinetics.com>
Cc: <Triumphs@autox.team.net>; <Spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: Is Triumph coming Back???


>
> Dave-
>
> There's nothign wrong with dreaming, eh?  Like
> wouldn't it be nice if they resurrected the old TR6
> and stuffed in an M3 DOHC I-6.   I know, never happen.
>
> Uh oh.  That COULD be another project calling my name
> :-)
>
> Actually, I suppose I could picture a rebodied Z3 as a
> Triumph TR9.  Michelotti still designing coachwork?
>
> Fred Marks
> GT6+ V6 Conv. Project Car
>
> > I wouldn't get my hopes too high if I were you.  It
> > cost next to nothing to
> > register a trademark.  A whole lot less than "badge
> > engineering" a car.
> > And that is a whole lot less than an original
> > platform.  BMW is just
> > hedging their bets, I think.
> >
> > Dave
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