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Re: Insanity strikes again!

To: "Brad Kahler" <Brad.Kahler@141.com>, <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Re: Insanity strikes again!
From: "Keith R. Stewart" <kstewart@wwdc.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 07:34:25 -0400
Hey Brad...are you trying to corner the market on TRs <G>?
Congratulations...maybe another one will live again one day!
Keith Stewart

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> From: Brad Kahler <Brad.Kahler@141.com>
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Insanity strikes again!
> Date: Monday, September 28, 1998 10:53 PM
> 
> Well listers,  I did it again.  I bought ANOTHER Triumph!  Don't know 
> whether I should be mad at Carl for pointing the car out or happy that he

> did so I could buy it <G>.  As it worked out I managed to beat about four
or 
> five other callers to it.  The general impression after talking to the
owner 
> about the car is that it is definitely in need of a LOT of work.  At this
point 
> he's not sure if its a 1961, 1962 or 1963 car!   Also not sure if its a
TR3A or 
> TR3B, but for the price I figure I can't go wrong.  It has a hardtop but
he 
> thinks its an aftermarket model.  It has the side curtains also. 
Apparently 
> he drove the car up until 1971 when he pulled the head off the car to
have a 
> crack in it welded and then a valve job done.  It sounds like the head
never 
> got put back on the car and it has sat that way ever sense.  Until I see
it I 
> won't know if its rebuildable or if its going to be a parts car.  He
swears that 
> everything is there, not the best of condition but all there.  
> 
> I will be picking up the car sometime towards the end of next week.  At
that 
> time I'll post my first impression of the "Gem in the Rough" that I've
just 
> bought.  
> 
> Thanks again Carl!!!!
> 
> 
> Brad  (Lincoln Nebraska 402-464-1502)
> 
> 1964 Spitfire4           BFC25720L
> 1966 TR4A               CT72398L (Now a parts car)
> 1961 TR4                  CT288L (Hoping to make VTR, Maine)
> 196? TR3?                (Parts or Long term project?)
> 1951 Dodge Truck    82217766  B-3-B-108 

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