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utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Lar=
ry and Steve,</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Well said and I completely agree with yo=
u. There is no place for positing such negative and actionable language on a=
public platform without facts and at a time of great loss. My heart is heav=
y for the Runyan family and TRF employees. TRF has been an important f=
amily member to me for the past 30 years and the loss is devastating to our T=
riumph community. My grandmother always taught me that if you don=E2=80=
=99t have something good to say then don=E2=80=99t say it.</div><div dir=3D"=
ltr">Jim Henningsen</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><bl=
ockquote type=3D"cite">On Dec 27, 2023, at 5:39=E2=80=AFAM, Larry Griffin &l=
t;larrygriffin.nc@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote=
type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><=
div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif">Dave, you=
are a valued member of this list. However, these comments are speculative. T=
he problems concerning the investment program and the ill will from those th=
at lost money is understandable. However, Albert is now the owner of TRF, no=
t his father.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,s=
ans-serif"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial=
,sans-serif">The 3 cars in the showroom were saved by the firefighters befor=
e the fire got to that part of the building. Albert has worked extreme=
ly hard to keep the business going. If I remember correctly, he had to purch=
ase TRF from Charles' estate at a value approved by the court. At the 6-pack=
Trials I understand he was excited and discussed plans for improvements com=
ing in 2024. His sister's MG was destroyed in the fire along with more cars n=
ot in the showroom area. The value of those three cars saved would be small c=
ompared to the inventory including irreplaceable NOS parts and tooling patte=
rns, etc. It will be up to the fire marshall to determine the cause of the f=
ire.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif=
"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-ser=
if">The total loss of TRF is a tragedy that will have a significant effect o=
n our hobby. I can't imagine how hard this is for Albert and the wonderful c=
urrent staff at TRF. They deserve our support, not speculation about what ha=
ppened. <br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:ari=
al,sans-serif"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:a=
rial,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">On T=
ue, Dec 26, 2023 at 10:41=E2=80=AFPM dave northrup <</span><a href=3D"mai=
lto:dave@ranteer.com" style=3D"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" targe=
t=3D"_blank">dave@ranteer.com</a><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,=
sans-serif">> wrote:</span><br></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><bl=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Given how the people in the Roadster Factory Investme=
nt Program were treated after Charles Runyon died, it would not surprise me i=
f this fire was deliberate but done in a way that will not arouse suspicion.=
I suspect the insurance payout
will be much more than the living business would have brought in a sale.&nb=
sp; And coincidentally, the really valuable cars were in a different buildin=
g and seemed to have survived.
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