So glad it had a good out come! Was there much damage to the car?
Rich White Central, IL USA
'63 TR3B TCF###L
That ain't a scrap pile, that is my car!
> From: auprichard at uprichard.net
> To: triumphs at autox.team.net
> Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:42:34 -0400
> Subject: [TR] I love my TR3
>
> I may have shared with the list that my wife and I love to take the TR out
> for a "stooge" - an RAF WW2 expression meaning going out with no particular
> destination in mind and with no schedule for getting there or getting back.
> "Reconnaissance of the scenery" fits the description well.
>
>
>
> Well, today we were about 20 miles away from home and were approaching a
> long left-hand corner when a black Mustang approached from the other
> direction, lost control and drifted broadside into our lane. Tires were
> squealing, smoke billowing, the wife screaming. The guy must have been
> doing about 80 on a two-lane road and I truly felt this was it. I saw a
gap
> on the right between two fence posts, turned the wheel sharp right and
> headed for the grass. The TR was great, clung to the road and steered us
to
> safer pastures. We were fine.
>
>
>
> I have always loved my car, but now I have an ever deeper respect for its
> abilities.
>
>
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