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In the late 60=E2=80=99s I was visiting my brother Bill in Gary IN. He =
had a 64 TR4 at the time and we were on our way into Chicago. A ways in =
front of us was a late 40=E2=80=99s Buick when suddenly it=E2=80=99s =
hood flew up and ripped right off the car. I watched that hood float =
pretty high and then start back down. We were going 60 mph+. Bill was =
watching it too not knowing where it would land. At the last minute he =
changed lanes and bang it landed right beside us. Pretty scary watching =
that hood floating down. It all seemed in slow motion at the time. Big =
farmer family in the Buick that had seen better days.
JVV
From: David Friedlander=20
Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 8:56 PM
To: Jeff Scarbrough=20
Cc: Triumphs (triumphs@autox.team.net)=20
Subject: Re: [TR] TR Bonnets: (Was Re: TR3 - how does the door latch =
strap fasten to the door latch)
Great story, Jeff, thanks. I needed a good laugh... But I'm sure it =
was no laughing matter at the time!=20
Dave
On Mon, Jun 8, 2020, 2:59 PM Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com> =
wrote:
On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 7:55 AM DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey@cs.com> =
wrote:
Hurts the pocket book but it also hurts the pride. Really =
embarrassing.
I may have told this story before... In a previous life, I worked for =
a Volkswagen dealer as a Service Technician ("schmieraffe"). Most of =
the cars we saw were newer, but occasionally, there was one that had =
seen a rough life. This day it was a 1977 VW Rabbit. I forget the =
complaint, but I brought it into my bay and opened the hood by untying =
the coat hanger that held it shut. That was the only securement for =
it...
After inspecting whatever I was inspecting, I got the customer to go =
for a test drive with me.
We set out around the block, me confidently behind the wheel. Our =
test drive route left the dealer on Piedmont Road in Atlanta, turned =
right through a residential neighborhood, then came out on Pharr Road in =
trendy Buckhead....
As I pulled out on Pharr Road, I wound it up to the speed limit, =
listening for the noise I was tracing...all of the sudden, the hood went =
straight up, hung for a second by the ground strap attached to it while =
I desperately tried to look between bonnet and cowl to see where I was =
going while I slowed down. After an eternity, the hood sailed out of =
sight behind us.
Miraculously, in busy Atlanta traffic, there was nobody in the way =
behind us. I stopped the car and we got out and went back to retrieve =
the hood. Other than one bent rear corner, it didn't look any worse =
than before. I looked at the customer, they looked at me, they =
shrugged, I shrugged, and we set it back in place and drove on back to =
the shop. No words were ever said.
When I released the car back to them, though, that coat hanger was =
*tight*.
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<DIV>In the late 60=E2=80=99s I was visiting my brother Bill in Gary IN. =
He had a 64 TR4=20
at the time and we were on our way into Chicago. A ways in front of us =
was a=20
late 40=E2=80=99s Buick when suddenly it=E2=80=99s hood flew up and =
ripped right off the car. I=20
watched that hood float pretty high and then start back down. We were =
going 60=20
mph+. Bill was watching it too not knowing where it would land. At the =
last=20
minute he changed lanes and bang it landed right beside us. Pretty scary =
watching that hood floating down. It all seemed in slow motion at the =
time. Big=20
farmer family in the Buick that had seen better days.</DIV>
<DIV>JVV</DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A =
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 8, 2020 8:56 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dfishplate@gmail.com>Jeff Scarbrough</A> =
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<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=3Dtriumphs@autox.team.net>Triumphs=20
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [TR] TR Bonnets: (Was Re: TR3 - how does the =
door latch=20
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<DIV>Great story, Jeff, thanks. I needed a good laugh... But =
I'm=20
sure it was no laughing matter at the time!=20
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<DIV>Dave</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=3Dgmail_attr dir=3Dltr>On Mon, Jun 8, 2020, 2:59 PM Jeff =
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<DIV class=3Dgmail_attr dir=3Dltr>On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 7:55 AM DAVID =
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<<A rel=3Dnoreferrer target=3D_blank>dave1massey@cs.com</A>>=20
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<DIV><FONT size=3D3>Hurts the pocket book but it also hurts the =
pride. =20
Really embarrassing.</FONT></DIV></DIV><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I may have told this story before... In a previous life, I worked =
for a=20
Volkswagen dealer as a Service Technician ("schmieraffe"). Most =
of the=20
cars we saw were newer, but occasionally, there was one that had seen =
a rough=20
life. This day it was a 1977 VW Rabbit. I forget the =
complaint, but I brought it into my bay and opened the hood by untying =
the=20
coat hanger that held it shut. That was the only securement for=20
it...</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>After inspecting whatever I was inspecting, I got the customer to =
go for=20
a test drive with me.<BR><BR>We set out around the block, me =
confidently=20
behind the wheel. Our test drive route left the dealer on =
Piedmont Road=20
in Atlanta, turned right through a residential neighborhood, then came =
out on=20
Pharr Road in trendy Buckhead....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>As I pulled out on Pharr Road, I wound it up to the speed limit,=20
listening for the noise I was tracing...all of the sudden, the hood =
went=20
straight up, hung for a second by the ground strap attached to it =
while I=20
desperately tried to look between bonnet and cowl to see where I was =
going=20
while I slowed down. After an eternity, the hood sailed out of =
sight=20
behind us.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Miraculously, in busy Atlanta traffic, there was nobody in the =
way behind=20
us. I stopped the car and we got out and went back to retrieve =
the=20
hood. Other than one bent rear corner, it didn't look any worse =
than=20
before. I looked at the customer, they looked at me, they =
shrugged, I=20
shrugged, and we set it back in place and drove on back to the =
shop. No=20
words were ever said.<BR><BR>When I released the car back to them, =
though,=20
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