Subject: Re: [TR] Sad Triumph (owner) story

From: bill beecher <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2020 10:02:40 -0600

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Stay after it Paul, if you don=E2=80=99t drive it you will at least go for t=
he first ride!
All the best,
Bill

#dontkillgrandma

On Nov 4, 2020, at 9:59 AM, Paul Dorsey <[email-masked]> wrote:

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I have had my car halfway restored for over 10 years I have never driven it.=
 I like thinking that one day I will. But that might be was impossible since=
 I have lost my drivers license Due to a head injury incurred almost 50 year=
s ago [47 years of driving with only minor accidents , Go figure?]

 I like clinging to the idea that it is possible I will return to driving an=
d similarly, I like clinging to the idea that will be able to fix the TR3 up=
. Both ideas are like looking back at snapshots of my glory days!
Thanks, Paul Dorsey 60 TR3A

On Tue, Nov 3, 2020 at 11:32 PM aribert neumann <[email-masked]> wrote:
> I was getting out of my Spit bodied GT6 in a parking lot earlier this week=
 and someone that was about to get into their car stepped over for a quick d=
iscussion.  He also had a Triumph.  He typically takes it out once a year fo=
r a cruise event.  He said his car is "nice looking" and he wants to keep it=
 that way.  Now my car is in need of a repaint - I painted it about 28 yrs a=
go and the finish has faded to dull/matte.   But, I like to drive my car, ju=
st rolled 100,000 miles (I reset the odometer when I rebodied it in the earl=
y '90s, had 126K+ miles (broken speedo cable) when I bought it in '89).  Dri=
ving a car for one day per year seems like a waste of ownership.
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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">Stay after it Paul, if you don=E2=80=99t dr=
ive it you will at least go for the first ride!<div>All the best,</div><div>=
Bill<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">#dontkillgrandma</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On N=
ov 4, 2020, at 9:59 AM, Paul Dorsey &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<br><br=
></div><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"auto">I have had my car halfway=
 restored for over 10 years I have never driven it. I like thinking that one=
 day I will. But that might be was impossible since I have lost my drivers l=
icense Due to a head injury incurred almost 50 years ago [47 years of drivin=
g with only minor accidents , Go figure?]</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><=
div dir=3D"auto">&nbsp;I like clinging to the idea that it is possible I wil=
l return to driving and similarly, I like clinging to the idea that will be a=
ble to fix the TR3 up. Both ideas are like looking back at snapshots of my g=
lory days!</div><div dir=3D"auto">Thanks, Paul Dorsey 60 TR3A</div><div><br>=
<div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Nov=
 3, 2020 at 11:32 PM aribert neumann &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]=
m">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo=
te" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">=
<div dir=3D"ltr">I was getting out of my Spit bodied GT6 in a parking lot ea=
rlier this week and someone that was about to get into their car stepped ove=
r for a quick discussion.&nbsp; He also had a Triumph.&nbsp; He typically ta=
kes it out <b>once</b> a year for a cruise event.&nbsp; He said his car is "=
nice looking" and he wants to keep it that way.&nbsp; Now my car is in need o=
f a repaint - I painted it about 28 yrs ago and the finish has faded to dull=
/matte. &nbsp; But, I like to drive my car, just rolled 100,000 miles (I res=
et the odometer when I rebodied it in the early '90s, had 126K+ miles (broke=
n speedo cable) when I bought it in '89).&nbsp; Driving a car for one day pe=
r year seems like a waste of ownership.<br></div>
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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2020 08:27:35 -0800

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I drive my TR4 at least once a week. It is also =E2=80=98nice looking=E2=80=99=
 and I like to keep it that way. However, to each his own. Who are we to jud=
ge a fellow owner who drives just once a year? To do that he must change the=
 oil, grease the suspension, check the brakes, and look after the body work.=
 He obviously loves the car. He is keeping this car away from the scrap yard=
. One of these days it will pass on to another owner. We are but custodians.=
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> On Nov 4, 2020, at 8:05 AM, Paul Dorsey <[email-masked]> wrote:
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> =EF=BB=BF
> I have had my car halfway restored for over 10 years I have never driven i=
t. I like thinking that one day I will. But that might be was impossible sin=
ce I have lost my drivers license Due to a head injury incurred almost 50 ye=
ars ago [47 years of driving with only minor accidents , Go figure?]
>=20
>  I like clinging to the idea that it is possible I will return to driving a=
nd similarly, I like clinging to the idea that will be able to fix the TR3 u=
p. Both ideas are like looking back at snapshots of my glory days!
>> On Tue, Nov 3, 2020 at 11:32 PM aribert neumann <[email-masked]> wrot=
e:
>> I was getting out of my Spit bodied GT6 in a parking lot earlier this wee=
k and someone that was about to get into their car stepped over for a quick d=
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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"><div dir=3D"ltr">I drive my TR4 at least on=
ce a week. It is also =E2=80=98nice looking=E2=80=99 and I like to keep it t=
hat way. However, to each his own. Who are we to judge a fellow owner who dr=
ives just once a year? To do that he must change the oil, grease the suspens=
ion, check the brakes, and look after the body work. He obviously loves the c=
ar. He is keeping this car away from the scrap yard. One of these days it wi=
ll pass on to another owner. We are but custodians.&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"l=
tr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Nov 4, 2020, at 8:05 AM, Paul Dorsey &l=
t;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D=
"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"auto">I have had my car halfway=
 restored for over 10 years I have never driven it. I like thinking that one=
 day I will. But that might be was impossible since I have lost my drivers l=
icense Due to a head injury incurred almost 50 years ago [47 years of drivin=
g with only minor accidents , Go figure?]</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><=
div dir=3D"auto">&nbsp;I like clinging to the idea that it is possible I wil=
l return to driving and similarly, I like clinging to the idea that will be a=
ble to fix the TR3 up. Both ideas are like looking back at snapshots of my g=
lory days!</div><div dir=3D"auto">Thanks, Paul Dorsey 60 TR3A</div><div><br>=
<div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Nov=
 3, 2020 at 11:32 PM aribert neumann &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]=
m">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo=
te" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">=
<div dir=3D"ltr">I was getting out of my Spit bodied GT6 in a parking lot ea=
rlier this week and someone that was about to get into their car stepped ove=
r for a quick discussion.&nbsp; He also had a Triumph.&nbsp; He typically ta=
kes it out <b>once</b> a year for a cruise event.&nbsp; He said his car is "=
nice looking" and he wants to keep it that way.&nbsp; Now my car is in need o=
f a repaint - I painted it about 28 yrs ago and the finish has faded to dull=
/matte. &nbsp; But, I like to drive my car, just rolled 100,000 miles (I res=
et the odometer when I rebodied it in the early '90s, had 126K+ miles (broke=
n speedo cable) when I bought it in '89).&nbsp; Driving a car for one day pe=
r year seems like a waste of ownership.<br></div>
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