Subject: Re: [TR] In some ways, Pretend your Randall?

From: bill beecher <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2020 13:13:53 -0500

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Well put, Paul, I ask my share of overly simple questions that I could not r=
esolve by myself. =20

=E2=80=9CBetter to ask stupid questions now than to fix stupid mistakes late=
r=E2=80=9D

Bill

#dontkillgrandma

On Aug 15, 2020, at 1:06 PM, Paul Dorsey <[email-masked]> wrote:

=EF=BB=BF
Andrew, I know it is me of which you speak.  I was the TR3 upstart asking th=
e fundamental questions.  Randall always answered them in a way that I could=
 understand the answer.  Regardless of the question, he always had a correct=
 answer.  The picture someone posted of him doesn't quite fit the image of h=
im that I created in my head.  I thought of him as a know-it-all (who really=
 did know-it-all) , a grandfather-esque figure for this group.  Can you beli=
eve I caught him making a mistake once?  One that I actually got to correct h=
im on, it was something simple like the color of wires or something.  He qui=
ckly admitted the error.  Maybe "FT" admitted to me that Randall seemingly k=
new it all, and I got a kick from talking to them. (ISTR a little friction b=
etween these two.  Fred sent me pages of snail mail on types of distributors=
 for my 25D and I actually met him and some other racer legend at Road Atlan=
ta.  Thru this list, I got to correspond with great people like Jack Drews a=
nd others, what great guys!  I can't remember the name of the guy who rebuil=
t my oil pump for me.  The guy who braved frozen temperatures to exactly tel=
l me correct door gaps.  I never took up Randall's offer to help me with my c=
anceling mechanism with my steering wheel- what great guys!  I guess now the=
ir up there in the 'great race-track in the sky'.
I don't have the depth that all you guys have.  Randall always
gave out the kind and lengthy (if necessary, answers).  Like an ignorant kid=
, seems like I boasted about the hardness of brass and I got a stiff reply f=
rom someone else (I can't remember who), but, I can't really chalk-up the al=
most abandoned TR3 project that I started something like 20 years ago to tha=
t.  I'm just too timid!
Why just today I got a distributor cap that I ordered from Moss for my proje=
ct.  (It's the second cap I've had to order for that car and I have never dr=
ove it a single mile! Go figure? ).  I live near corrosion acres and for awh=
ile I thought of the rust I had kinda like a fine patina finish, one that I w=
ould be proud to one day show off!  Sad to say, but maybe due to age and hav=
ing a head injury, my license to drive has been taken from me.  However, I s=
till dream, however, of fixing the tr3.  If I ever re-start my project in ea=
rnest, you might have to bear with my stupid questions, pretend your Randall=
!=20

Paul Dorsey- 60 TR3

<<

It made me think (again) about Randall.  If anyone had the credentials to be=
 arrogant or condescending, he did.  He knew more about these cars than most=
 of us collectively ever will.  Yet he was always kind and sincere.  Some of=
 you may remember the individual a few years ago who was trying to restore a=
 TR3 and asked the most fundamental of questions:  Randall was consistently p=
atient and helpful while I am sure some of us rolled our eyes.

=20

Maybe people are trying to assume Randall=E2=80=99s mantle as the TR guru.  W=
ell, it isn=E2=80=99t goin

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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Well put, Paul, I ask my share of overly si=
mple questions that I could not resolve by myself. &nbsp;<div><br></div><div=
>=E2=80=9CBetter to ask stupid questions now than to fix stupid mistakes lat=
er=E2=80=9D</div><div><br></div><div>Bill<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">#dontkillg=
randma</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On Aug 15, 2020, at 1:06 PM, Paul Dorsey &l=
t;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div d=
ir=3D"ltr">Andrew, I know it is me of which you speak.&nbsp; I was the TR3 u=
pstart asking the fundamental questions.&nbsp; Randall always answered them i=
n a way that I could understand the answer.&nbsp; Regardless of the question=
, he always had a correct answer.&nbsp; The picture someone posted of him do=
esn't quite fit the image of him that I created in my head.&nbsp; I thought o=
f him as a know-it-all (who really did know-it-all) , a grandfather-esque fi=
gure for this group.&nbsp; Can you believe I caught him making a mistake onc=
e?&nbsp; One that I actually got to correct him on, it was something simple l=
ike the color of wires or something.&nbsp; He quickly admitted the error.&nb=
sp; Maybe "FT" admitted to me that Randall seemingly knew it all, and I got a=
 kick from talking to them. (ISTR a little friction between these two.&nbsp;=
 Fred sent me pages of snail mail on types of distributors for my 25D and I a=
ctually met him and some other racer legend at Road Atlanta.&nbsp; Thru this=
 list, I got to correspond with great people like Jack Drews and others, wha=
t&nbsp;great guys!&nbsp; I can't remember the name of the guy who rebuilt my=
 oil pump for me.&nbsp; The guy who braved frozen temperatures to exactly te=
ll me correct&nbsp;door gaps.&nbsp; I never took up Randall's offer to help m=
e with my canceling mechanism with my steering wheel- what great guys!&nbsp;=
 I guess now their up there in the 'great race-track in the sky'.<br>	I d=
on't have the depth that all you guys have.&nbsp; Randall always<br>gave out=
 the kind and lengthy (if necessary, answers).&nbsp; Like an ignorant kid, s=
eems like I boasted about the hardness of brass and I got a stiff reply from=
 someone else (I can't remember who), but, I can't really chalk-up the almos=
t abandoned TR3 project that I started something like 20 years ago to that.&=
nbsp; I'm just too timid!<br>	Why just today I got a distributor cap that=
 I ordered from Moss for my project. &nbsp;(It's the second cap I've had to o=
rder for that car and I have never drove it a single mile! Go figure? ).&nbs=
p; I live near corrosion acres and for awhile I thought of the rust I had ki=
nda like a fine patina finish, one that I would be proud to one day show off=
!&nbsp; Sad to say, but maybe due to age and having a head injury, my licens=
e to drive has been taken from me.&nbsp; However, I still dream, however, of=
 fixing the tr3.&nbsp; If I ever re-start my project in earnest, you might h=
ave to bear with my stupid questions, pretend your Randall!&nbsp;<br><div><b=
r></div><div>Paul Dorsey- 60 TR3</div><div><br></div><div>&lt;&lt;</div><p c=
lass=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,se=
rif"><br class=3D"gmail-Apple-interchange-newline">It made me think (again) a=
bout Randall.&nbsp; If anyone had the credentials to be arrogant or condesce=
nding, he did.&nbsp; He knew more about these cars than most of us collectiv=
ely ever will.&nbsp; Yet he was always kind and sincere.&nbsp; Some of you m=
ay remember the individual a few years ago who was trying to restore a TR3 a=
nd asked the most fundamental of questions:&nbsp; Randall was consistently p=
atient and helpful while I am sure some of us rolled our eyes.<u></u><u></u>=
</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New=
 Roman&quot;,serif"><u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><s=
pan style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Maybe people are=
 trying to assume Randall=E2=80=99s mantle as the TR guru.&nbsp; Well, it is=
n=E2=80=99t goin</span></p></div>
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Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2020 09:04:14 -0400

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Paul:  great to hear from you and know you are well. If ever you decide =
to re-start the TR3 project, there are a bunch of TR owners on the list =
who be happy to answer your questions.  Go for it!!

Andrew

=20

From: Triumphs <[email-masked]> On Behalf Of Paul =
Dorsey
Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2020 2:04 PM
To: Triumph list Team.net <[email-masked]>
Subject: [TR] In some ways, Pretend your Randall?

=20

Andrew, I know it is me of which you speak.  I was the TR3 upstart =
asking the fundamental questions.  Randall always answered them in a way =
that I could understand the answer.  Regardless of the question, he =
always had a correct answer.  The picture someone posted of him doesn't =
quite fit the image of him that I created in my head.  I thought of him =
as a know-it-all (who really did know-it-all) , a grandfather-esque =
figure for this group.  Can you believe I caught him making a mistake =
once?  One that I actually got to correct him on, it was something =
simple like the color of wires or something.  He quickly admitted the =
error.  Maybe "FT" admitted to me that Randall seemingly knew it all, =
and I got a kick from talking to them. (ISTR a little friction between =
these two.  Fred sent me pages of snail mail on types of distributors =
for my 25D and I actually met him and some other racer legend at Road =
Atlanta.  Thru this list, I got to correspond with great people like =
Jack Drews and others, what great guys!  I can't remember the name of =
the guy who rebuilt my oil pump for me.  The guy who braved frozen =
temperatures to exactly tell me correct door gaps.  I never took up =
Randall's offer to help me with my canceling mechanism with my steering =
wheel- what great guys!  I guess now their up there in the 'great =
race-track in the sky'.
I don't have the depth that all you guys have.  Randall always
gave out the kind and lengthy (if necessary, answers).  Like an ignorant =
kid, seems like I boasted about the hardness of brass and I got a stiff =
reply from someone else (I can't remember who), but, I can't really =
chalk-up the almost abandoned TR3 project that I started something like =
20 years ago to that.  I'm just too timid!
Why just today I got a distributor cap that I ordered from Moss for my =
project.  (It's the second cap I've had to order for that car and I have =
never drove it a single mile! Go figure? ).  I live near corrosion acres =
and for awhile I thought of the rust I had kinda like a fine patina =
finish, one that I would be proud to one day show off!  Sad to say, but =
maybe due to age and having a head injury, my license to drive has been =
taken from me.  However, I still dream, however, of fixing the tr3.  If =
I ever re-start my project in earnest, you might have to bear with my =
stupid questions, pretend your Randall!=20

=20

Paul Dorsey- 60 TR3

=20

<<=20

It made me think (again) about Randall.  If anyone had the credentials =
to be arrogant or condescending, he did.  He knew more about these cars =
than most of us collectively ever will.  Yet he was always kind and =
sincere.  Some of you may remember the individual a few years ago who =
was trying to restore a TR3 and asked the most fundamental of questions: =
 Randall was consistently patient and helpful while I am sure some of us =
rolled our eyes.

=20

Maybe people are trying to assume Randall=E2=80=99s mantle as the TR =
guru.  Well, it isn=E2=80=99t goin

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vlink=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>Paul:=C2=A0 =
great to hear from you and know you are well. If ever you decide to =
re-start the TR3 project, there are a bunch of TR owners on the list who =
be happy to answer your questions.=C2=A0 Go for =
it!!<br><br>Andrew<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div =
style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in =
0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b>From:</b> Triumphs =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt; <b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul =
Dorsey<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, August 15, 2020 2:04 PM<br><b>To:</b> =
Triumph list Team.net &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br><b>Subject:</b> =
[TR] In some ways, Pretend your Randall?<o:p></o:p></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Andrew, =
I know it is me of which you speak.&nbsp; I was the TR3 upstart asking =
the fundamental questions.&nbsp; Randall always answered them in a way =
that I could understand the answer.&nbsp; Regardless of the question, he =
always had a correct answer.&nbsp; The picture someone posted of him =
doesn't quite fit the image of him that I created in my head.&nbsp; I =
thought of him as a know-it-all (who really did know-it-all) , a =
grandfather-esque figure for this group.&nbsp; Can you believe I caught =
him making a mistake once?&nbsp; One that I actually got to correct him =
on, it was something simple like the color of wires or something.&nbsp; =
He quickly admitted the error.&nbsp; Maybe &quot;FT&quot; admitted to me =
that Randall seemingly knew it all, and I got a kick from talking to =
them. (ISTR a little friction between these two.&nbsp; Fred sent me =
pages of snail mail on types of distributors for my 25D and I actually =
met him and some other racer legend at Road Atlanta.&nbsp; Thru this =
list, I got to correspond with great people like Jack Drews and others, =
what&nbsp;great guys!&nbsp; I can't remember the name of the guy who =
rebuilt my oil pump for me.&nbsp; The guy who braved frozen temperatures =
to exactly tell me correct&nbsp;door gaps.&nbsp; I never took up =
Randall's offer to help me with my canceling mechanism with my steering =
wheel- what great guys!&nbsp; I guess now their up there in the 'great =
race-track in the sky'.<br>I don't have the depth that all you guys =
have.&nbsp; Randall always<br>gave out the kind and lengthy (if =
necessary, answers).&nbsp; Like an ignorant kid, seems like I boasted =
about the hardness of brass and I got a stiff reply from someone else (I =
can't remember who), but, I can't really chalk-up the almost abandoned =
TR3 project that I started something like 20 years ago to that.&nbsp; =
I'm just too timid!<br>Why just today I got a distributor cap that I =
ordered from Moss for my project. &nbsp;(It's the second cap I've had to =
order for that car and I have never drove it a single mile! Go figure? =
).&nbsp; I live near corrosion acres and for awhile I thought of the =
rust I had kinda like a fine patina finish, one that I would be proud to =
one day show off!&nbsp; Sad to say, but maybe due to age and having a =
head injury, my license to drive has been taken from me.&nbsp; However, =
I still dream, however, of fixing the tr3.&nbsp; If I ever re-start my =
project in earnest, you might have to bear with my stupid questions, =
pretend your Randall!&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Paul Dorsey- 60 TR3<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>&lt;&lt;<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br>It made me think =
(again) about Randall.&nbsp; If anyone had the credentials to be =
arrogant or condescending, he did.&nbsp; He knew more about these cars =
than most of us collectively ever will.&nbsp; Yet he was always kind and =
sincere.&nbsp; Some of you may remember the individual a few years ago =
who was trying to restore a TR3 and asked the most fundamental of =
questions:&nbsp; Randall was consistently patient and helpful while I am =
sure some of us rolled our eyes.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Maybe people are trying to =
assume Randall=E2=80=99s mantle as the TR guru.&nbsp; Well, it =
isn=E2=80=99t goin</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>
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From: Paul Dorsey <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2020 11:22:29 -0400

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Thanks, I will!

On Sun, Aug 16, 2020 at 9:04 AM andrew uprichard <[email-masked]>
wrote:

> Paul:  great to hear from you and know you are well. If ever you decide t=
o
> re-start the TR3 project, there are a bunch of TR owners on the list who =
be
> happy to answer your questions.  Go for it!!
>
>
>
> Andrew
>
>
>
> *From:* Triumphs <[email-masked]> *On Behalf Of *Paul
> Dorsey
> *Sent:* Saturday, August 15, 2020 2:04 PM
> *To:* Triumph list Team.net <[email-masked]>
> *Subject:* [TR] In some ways, Pretend your Randall?
>
>
>
> Andrew, I know it is me of which you speak.  I was the TR3 upstart asking
> the fundamental questions.  Randall always answered them in a way that I
> could understand the answer.  Regardless of the question, he always had a
> correct answer.  The picture someone posted of him doesn't quite fit the
> image of him that I created in my head.  I thought of him as a know-it-al=
l
> (who really did know-it-all) , a grandfather-esque figure for this group.
> Can you believe I caught him making a mistake once?  One that I actually
> got to correct him on, it was something simple like the color of wires or
> something.  He quickly admitted the error.  Maybe "FT" admitted to me tha=
t
> Randall seemingly knew it all, and I got a kick from talking to them. (IS=
TR
> a little friction between these two.  Fred sent me pages of snail mail on
> types of distributors for my 25D and I actually met him and some other
> racer legend at Road Atlanta.  Thru this list, I got to correspond with
> great people like Jack Drews and others, what great guys!  I can't rememb=
er
> the name of the guy who rebuilt my oil pump for me.  The guy who braved
> frozen temperatures to exactly tell me correct door gaps.  I never took u=
p
> Randall's offer to help me with my canceling mechanism with my steering
> wheel- what great guys!  I guess now their up there in the 'great
> race-track in the sky'.
> gave out the kind and lengthy (if necessary, answers).  Like an ignorant
> kid, seems like I boasted about the hardness of brass and I got a stiff
> reply from someone else (I can't remember who), but, I can't really
> chalk-up the almost abandoned TR3 project that I started something like 2=
0
> years ago to that.  I'm just too timid!
> Why just today I got a distributor cap that I ordered from Moss for my
> project.  (It's the second cap I've had to order for that car and I have
> never drove it a single mile! Go figure? ).  I live near corrosion acres
> and for awhile I thought of the rust I had kinda like a fine patina finis=
h,
> one that I would be proud to one day show off!  Sad to say, but maybe due
> to age and having a head injury, my license to drive has been taken from
> me.  However, I still dream, however, of fixing the tr3.  If I ever
> re-start my project in earnest, you might have to bear with my stupid
> questions, pretend your Randall!
>
>
>
> Paul Dorsey- 60 TR3
>
>
>
> <<
>
>
> It made me think (again) about Randall.  If anyone had the credentials to
> be arrogant or condescending, he did.  He knew more about these cars than
> most of us collectively ever will.  Yet he was always kind and sincere.
> Some of you may remember the individual a few years ago who was trying to
> restore a TR3 and asked the most fundamental of questions:  Randall was
> consistently patient and helpful while I am sure some of us rolled our ey=
es.
>
>
>
> Maybe people are trying to assume Randall=E2=80=99s mantle as the TR guru=
.  Well,
> it isn=E2=80=99t goin

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<div>Thanks, I will!</div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"l=
tr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Aug 16, 2020 at 9:04 AM andrew uprichard &=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>=
&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 =
0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-US" lin=
k=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"><div class=3D"m_-7276189974438634010WordSection=
1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&=
quot;,serif;color:#1f497d">Paul:=C2=A0 great to hear from you and know you =
are well. If ever you decide to re-start the TR3 project, there are a bunch=
 of TR owners on the list who be happy to answer your questions.=C2=A0 Go f=
or it!!</span></p></div></div><div lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"pu=
rple"><div class=3D"m_-7276189974438634010WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNorm=
al"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:#1f4=
97d"><br><br>Andrew<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span st=
yle=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=
=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 =
1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Triump=
hs &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank"=
>[email-masked]</a>&gt; <b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul Dorsey<br=
><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, August 15, 2020 2:04 PM<br><b>To:</b> Triumph list =
Team.net &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">t=
[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br><b>Subject:</b> [TR] In some ways, Preten=
d your Randall?<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0=
<u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Andrew, I know it is me of which you=
 speak.=C2=A0 I was the TR3 upstart asking the fundamental questions.=C2=A0=
 Randall always answered them in a way that I could understand the answer.=
=C2=A0 Regardless of the question, he always had a correct answer.=C2=A0 Th=
e picture someone posted of him doesn&#39;t quite fit the image of him that=
 I created in my head.=C2=A0 I thought of him as a know-it-all (who really =
did know-it-all) , a grandfather-esque figure for this group.=C2=A0 Can you=
 believe I caught him making a mistake once?=C2=A0 One that I actually got =
to correct him on, it was something simple like the color of wires or somet=
hing.=C2=A0 He quickly admitted the error.=C2=A0 Maybe &quot;FT&quot; admit=
ted to me that Randall seemingly knew it all, and I got a kick from talking=
 to them. (ISTR a little friction between these two.=C2=A0 Fred sent me pag=
es of snail mail on types of distributors for my 25D and I actually met him=
 and some other racer legend at Road Atlanta.=C2=A0 Thru this list, I got t=
o correspond with great people like Jack Drews and others, what=C2=A0great =
guys!=C2=A0 I can&#39;t remember the name of the guy who rebuilt my oil pum=
p for me.=C2=A0 The guy who braved frozen temperatures to exactly tell me c=
orrect=C2=A0door gaps.=C2=A0 I never took up Randall&#39;s offer to help me=
 with my canceling mechanism with my steering wheel- what great guys!=C2=A0=
 I guess now their up there in the &#39;great race-track in the sky&#39;.<b=
r>I don&#39;t have the depth that all you guys have.=C2=A0 Randall always<b=
r>gave out the kind and lengthy (if necessary, answers).=C2=A0 Like an igno=
rant kid, seems like I boasted about the hardness of brass and I got a stif=
f reply from someone else (I can&#39;t remember who), but, I can&#39;t real=
ly chalk-up the almost abandoned TR3 project that I started something like =
20 years ago to that.=C2=A0 I&#39;m just too timid!<br>Why just today I got=
 a distributor cap that I ordered from Moss for my project. =C2=A0(It&#39;s=
 the second cap I&#39;ve had to order for that car and I have never drove i=
t a single mile! Go figure? ).=C2=A0 I live near corrosion acres and for aw=
hile I thought of the rust I had kinda like a fine patina finish, one that =
I would be proud to one day show off!=C2=A0 Sad to say, but maybe due to ag=
e and having a head injury, my license to drive has been taken from me.=C2=
=A0 However, I still dream, however, of fixing the tr3.=C2=A0 If I ever re-=
start my project in earnest, you might have to bear with my stupid question=
s, pretend your Randall!=C2=A0<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"=
><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Paul Dorsey- 60 =
TR3<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u>=
</p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">&lt;&lt;<u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div=
><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&qu=
ot;,serif"><br>It made me think (again) about Randall.=C2=A0 If anyone had =
the credentials to be arrogant or condescending, he did.=C2=A0 He knew more=
 about these cars than most of us collectively ever will.=C2=A0 Yet he was =
always kind and sincere.=C2=A0 Some of you may remember the individual a fe=
w years ago who was trying to restore a TR3 and asked the most fundamental =
of questions:=C2=A0 Randall was consistently patient and helpful while I am=
 sure some of us rolled our eyes.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">=C2=A0<=
/span><u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&=
quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Maybe people are trying to assume Randall=
=E2=80=99s mantle as the TR guru.=C2=A0 Well, it isn=E2=80=99t goin</span><=
u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div>

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From: Greg Lemon <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2020 20:35:12 -0500

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On Sun, Aug 16, 2020, 8:04 AM andrew uprichard <[email-masked]>
wrote:

> Paul:  great to hear from you and know you are well. If ever you decide to
> re-start the TR3 project, there are a bunch of TR owners on the list who be
Late to this topic, Pretend your Randall- My suggestion, fix your car and
drive it.  Never saw Randall's cars in person, but I got the distinct
impression he worried more about how his car ran than how it looked, and he
enjoyed his cars and drove the hell out of them.

I drove my TR250 to work yesterday, we have been blessed with beautiful
weather lately, cooler and less humid than our usual August.  Pretend you
are Randall, fix your car, drive it until it breaks, repeat. Somewhere out
there Randall will be smiling, and you will be too.

Greg Lemon
TR250

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<div dir=3D"auto"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote" dir=3D"auto"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Aug 16, 2020, 8:04 AM andrew uprichar=
d &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]<=
/a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0=
 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-US" =
link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"><div class=3D"m_1706250870746547078WordSecti=
on1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roma=
n&quot;,serif;color:#1f497d">Paul:=C2=A0 great to hear from you and know yo=
u are well. If ever you decide to re-start the TR3 project, there are a bun=
ch of TR owners on the list who be happy to answer your questions.=C2=A0 Go=
 for it!!<br><br>Andrew<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><spa=
n style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:#1f497d"><u>=
</u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #e1e=
1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Tr=
iumphs &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_bl=
ank" rel=3D"noreferrer">[email-masked]</a>&gt; <b>On Behal=
f Of </b>Paul Dorsey<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, August 15, 2020 2:04 PM<br><=
b>To:</b> Triumph list Team.net &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]=
et" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br=
><b>Subject:</b> [TR] In some ways, Pretend your Randall?<u></u><u></u></p>=
</div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0</p></div></div></blockquote></di=
v><div dir=3D"auto">Late to this topic, Pretend your Randall- My suggestion=
, fix your car and drive it.=C2=A0 Never saw Randall&#39;s cars in person, =
but I got the distinct impression he worried more about how his car ran tha=
n how it looked, and he enjoyed his cars and drove the hell out of them.=C2=
=A0=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">I drove my TR2=
50 to work yesterday, we have been blessed with beautiful weather lately, c=
ooler and less humid than our usual August.=C2=A0 Pretend you are Randall, =
fix your car, drive it until it breaks, repeat. Somewhere out there Randall=
 will be smiling, and you will be too.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><di=
v dir=3D"auto">Greg Lemon</div><div dir=3D"auto">TR250</div><div class=3D"g=
mail_quote" dir=3D"auto"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:=
0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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