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What a touching story.=C2=A0 Thanks for sharing.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Uprichard <auprichard@uprichard.net>
To: 'Geo Hahn' <ahwahneetr@gmail.com>; 'Tom Householder' <trhouse@columbus.=
rr.com>
Cc: 'Triumphs' <triumphs@autox.team.net>; 'triumph fot' <fot@autox.team.net=
>
Sent: Sat, Apr 20, 2019 4:54 pm
Subject: Re: [TR] One owner 69 TR6 @ 60k miles
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9262506WordSection1 {} #yiv3239262506 Eight months ago I came across a smal=
lmouth TR3 which was the worst case of rot I have seen to date.=C2=A0 I bou=
ght it as a parts car but as I left the seller said his father had bought t=
he car new in 1957, had gotten married in it, and had driven it from one co=
ast to the other (with pics to prove it).=C2=A0 The old man was now in a nu=
rsing home and his wish was that he could get one last drive in the car.=C2=
=A0 So the seller (his son) asked if he could buy it back if I were to rest=
ore it. =C2=A0Yesterday I fired the car up and went through all the gears a=
nd overdrive with the car in the air (since it was raining here).=C2=A0 Thi=
s has been the most time-consuming and frustrating restoration I have done,=
but (apart from putting a couple of hundred miles on the clock) it is done=
=E2=80=93 see pic. =C2=A0Sadly the old man passed away last month.=C2=A0 H=
e was cremated, but the family has delayed the funeral until June so I can =
get the car finished and back to them for dad=E2=80=99s last drive !! =C2=
=A0It is a touching story and I am glad to have played a part in it.=C2=A0 =
Watch out for an article in VTR later in the year. =C2=A0Andrew =C2=A0Oh =
=E2=80=93 and the reason I replied to Geo=E2=80=99s email?=C2=A0 Because I =
will never take on a rust bucket like this again !!! =C2=A0From: Triumphs [=
mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Geo Hahn
Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2019 2:52 PM
To: Tom Householder
Cc: Triumphs; triumph fot
Subject: Re: [TR] One owner 69 TR6 @ 60k miles =C2=A0Tom - =C2=A0At this po=
int in my life I only buy rust free cars with their original paint - I am n=
ot smart enough to judge a car's condition once it has been re-painted and =
I am too old to recover from bad surprises.=C2=A0 I can't say what the TR6 =
is worth but a savvy buyer should be willing to pay a premium for that cond=
ition. =C2=A0Geo =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 12:14 AM <trho=
use@columbus.rr.com> wrote:
A lifelong friend recently died. He bought a 69 TR6 new (White w Red interi=
or). He put it in storage some 20 plus years ago.=C2=A0 I have known this c=
ar it's entire life. Was excellent un wrecked history when it went to stora=
ge.
His brother is wanting to sell the car to cover medical expenses. I will lo=
ok at it first of the week to evaluate storage damage but know it was in a =
secure dry building. looking for input on a fair value for this car
Tom
740-653-1686
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<div style=3D"clear:both"><font size=3D"4">Dave </font><br>
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Original Message-----<br>
From: Andrew Uprichard <auprichard@uprichard.net><br>
To: 'Geo Hahn' <ahwahneetr@gmail.com>; 'Tom Householder' <trhouse@=
columbus.rr.com><br>
Cc: 'Triumphs' <triumphs@autox.team.net>; 'triumph fot' <fot@autox=
.team.net><br>
Sent: Sat, Apr 20, 2019 4:54 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [TR] One owner 69 TR6 @ 60k miles<br>
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<div class=3D"yiv3239262506MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;color=
:#1F497D;">Eight months ago I came across a smallmouth TR3 which was the wo=
rst case of rot I have seen to date. I bought it as a parts car but a=
s I left the seller said his father had bought the car new in 1957, had got=
ten married in it, and had driven it from one coast to the other (with pics=
to prove it). The old man was now in a nursing home and his wish was=
that he could get one last drive in the car. So the seller (his son)=
asked if he could buy it back if I were to restore it.</span></div>
<div class=3D"yiv3239262506MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;color=
:#1F497D;"> </span></div>
<div class=3D"yiv3239262506MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;color=
:#1F497D;">Yesterday I fired the car up and went through all the gears and =
overdrive with the car in the air (since it was raining here). This h=
as been the most time-consuming and frustrating restoration I have done, bu=
t (apart from putting a couple of hundred miles on the clock) it is done =
=E2=80=93 see pic.</span></div>
<div class=3D"yiv3239262506MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;color=
:#1F497D;"> </span></div>
<div class=3D"yiv3239262506MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;color=
:#1F497D;">Sadly the old man passed away last month. He was cremated,=
but the family has delayed the funeral until June so I can get the car fin=
ished and back to them for dad=E2=80=99s last drive !!</span></div>
<div class=3D"yiv3239262506MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;color=
:#1F497D;"> </span></div>
<div class=3D"yiv3239262506MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;color=
:#1F497D;">It is a touching story and I am glad to have played a part in it=
. Watch out for an article in VTR later in the year.</span></div>
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:#1F497D;"> </span></div>
<div class=3D"yiv3239262506MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;color=
:#1F497D;">Andrew</span></div>
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:#1F497D;"> </span></div>
<div class=3D"yiv3239262506MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;color=
:#1F497D;">Oh =E2=80=93 and the reason I replied to Geo=E2=80=99s email?&nb=
sp; Because I will never take on a rust bucket like this again !!!</span></=
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From:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;"> Triumphs [mailto:triumph=
s-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Geo Hahn<br clear=3D"none"><b=
>Sent:</b> Saturday, April 20, 2019 2:52 PM<br clear=3D"none"><b>To:</b> To=
m Householder<br clear=3D"none"><b>Cc:</b> Triumphs; triumph fot<br clear=
=3D"none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] One owner 69 TR6 @ 60k miles</span></div=
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<div class=3D"yiv3239262506MsoNormal">Tom -</div>
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<div class=3D"yiv3239262506MsoNormal">At this point in my life I only buy r=
ust free cars with their original paint - I am not smart enough to judge a =
car's condition once it has been re-painted and I am too old to recover fro=
m bad surprises. I can't say what the TR6 is worth but a savvy buyer =
should be willing to pay a premium for that condition.</div>
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<div class=3D"yiv3239262506MsoNormal">Geo</div>
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<div class=3D"yiv3239262506MsoNormal">On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 12:14 AM <=
<a rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:trhouse@col=
umbus.rr.com" target=3D"_blank" removedlink__bdfdc80b-55fe-4d51-b75f-e10dba=
2fa086__href=3D"mailto:trhouse@columbus.rr.com";>trhouse@columbus.rr.com</a>=
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<div class=3D"yiv3239262506MsoNormal">A lifelong friend recently died. He b=
ought a 69 TR6 new (White w Red interior). He put it in storage some 20 plu=
s years ago. I have known this car it's entire life. Was excellent un=
wrecked history when it went to storage.<br clear=3D"none">His brother is =
wanting to sell the car to cover medical expenses. I will look at it first =
of the week to evaluate storage damage but know it was in a secure dry buil=
ding. looking for input on a fair value for this car<br clear=3D"none"><br =
clear=3D"none">Tom<br clear=3D"none">740-653-1686<br clear=3D"none"><br>
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