On 18 Sep 2003 at 20:15, Peter Fullam wrote:
> ... I was looking at a beautifully restored Daimler
> SP-250 when [someone] said "Hey, this was built by Chrysler".
Hmm, not all that many people have ever heard of the non-Benz
Daimler, let alone be able to guess that it was English. I saw my
first SP250's at Summit Point about 30 years ago, raced by some guy
who always brought a pair of red ones. Come to think of, McLean's
Brit Bits in Rye, NH has a nice-looking pair of red ones for sale.
Hypothetical questions: Did they only come in red? Were they always
sold in pairs?
Whenever I drive the GT6 to Autozone, I always get admiring
acknowledgement from the guys in the parking lot, along with "I
didn't know Triumph made cars." They never have the patience to
listen to the story - different companies, but started as the same a
loooong time ago.
After a month of driving the Spitfire, I've taken the GT6 to work for
the last few days. I've observed that the road has been rushing up
at me a lot faster. Isabella is about to put an end to the fun for a
few days tho'. :-(
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Jim Muller
jimmuller@pop.rcn.com
'80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+
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