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Re: [TR] Feb 10 - Drive Your Triumph Day

To: "'Rye Livingston'" <ryel@mac.com>, <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] Feb 10 - Drive Your Triumph Day
From: "Alex&Janet Thomson" <aljlthomson@charter.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 07:15:40 -0500
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Years ago, there was a wonderful story in Road & Track written by Peter Egan
about the fascinating sight of snow-caked wire wheels of a TR3. If I
remember, Peter was of high school age and had a college age friend whose
daily driver was a TR3 that would show up during winter storms. In his usual
writing style, the article was full of hilarious side lines, including how
"my parents heads slowly turned towards me like the turrets of Panzer tanks"
when his college friend extolled the virtues of reading Playboy magazine.

 

In Connecticut, there has been a "dry-road" policy for the last 25 years
which essentially directs the DOT to apply as much Sodium, Calcium and
Magnesium Chloride as needed along with any other car and bridge destroying
chemical concoctions to achieve clear and dry state roads within a day or
two of a snow storm. That precludes our toy cars from venturing out and
about. This year, our TR6 and GT6 didn't go upstairs to the barn until just
after Christmas day  due to the late winter beginning. We had a nice
Christmas eve drive in the GT6 for supper at my brother's place where the
stable includes a TR3A, TR8 and an E-Type. There used to be a TR250 and a
GT6 there, as well. We also enjoyed bright headlights without the smell of
hot wiring due to the newly installed Moss headlight relay and a new,
non-Clear Hooters switch.

 

Alex Thomson


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Peter Egan about the fascinating sight of snow-caked wire wheels of a =
TR3. If I remember, Peter was of high school age and had a college age =
friend whose daily driver was a TR3 that would show up during winter =
storms. In his usual writing style, the article was full of hilarious =
side lines, including how &#8220;my parents heads slowly turned towards =
me like the turrets of Panzer tanks&#8221; when his college friend =
extolled the virtues of reading Playboy =
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the last 25 years which essentially directs the DOT to apply as much =
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car and bridge destroying chemical concoctions to achieve clear and dry =
state roads within a day or two of a snow storm. That precludes our toy =
cars from venturing out and about. This year, our TR6 and GT6 =
didn&#8217;t go upstairs to the barn until just after Christmas day =
&nbsp;due to the late winter beginning. We had a nice Christmas eve =
drive in the GT6 for supper at my brother&#8217;s place where the stable =
includes a TR3A, TR8 and an E-Type. There used to be a TR250 and a GT6 =
there, as well. We also enjoyed bright headlights without the smell of =
hot wiring due to the newly installed Moss headlight relay and a new, =
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