Subject: Re: [TR] Greetings for The Season

From: DAVID MASSEY <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2024 22:42:45 +0000 (UTC)

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And a happy Christmas to you and yours.
I know nothing about e-printing but there should be some service that will =
allow digital downloads in consideration of a credit card transaction.=C2=
=A0 I'm sure there will be many on this list who will be happy to part with=
 a few quid to enjoy your insights on the history if our beloved brand.=C2=
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Dave=20

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    On Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 10:17:40 AM CST, John Macartney <johnb=
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 A very Happy Christmas and hopefully an =E2=80=98Oil Leak=E2=80=99 free 20=
25 to everyone.

I passed the former factory site yesterday on my travels and all that is le=
ft to see is the old Social Club building and the Standard-Triumph Memorial=
, together with a whole lot of new buildings, a sort of hotel and not a lot=
 of anything else to remind one of what was once there. It still amazes me =
what we managed to produce in volume terms from a manufacturing plant, offi=
ces, car parks and what-have-you situated on less than 100 acres. That also=
 includes more than 1,000 de Havilland Mosquito fighter bombers during WW2.

I had hoped to release a new book during 2024 but my publisher went bust a =
month ago. Does anyone out there know how to do print on demand and eBooks =
through Kindle? I=E2=80=99m not that cyber =E2=80=98canny=E2=80=99 in my ol=
d age.

Cheers all

Jonmac
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                <div><div dir=3D"ltr">A very Happy Christmas and hopefully =
an =E2=80=98Oil Leak=E2=80=99 free 2025 to everyone.<br></div><div dir=3D"l=
tr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">I passed the former factory site yesterday o=
n my travels and all that is left to see is the old Social Club building an=
d the Standard-Triumph Memorial, together with a whole lot of new buildings=
, a sort of hotel and not a lot of anything else to remind one of what was =
once there. It still amazes me what we managed to produce in volume terms f=
rom a manufacturing plant, offices, car parks and what-have-you situated on=
 less than 100 acres. That also includes more than 1,000 de Havilland Mosqu=
ito fighter bombers during WW2.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div di=
r=3D"ltr">I had hoped to release a new book during 2024 but my publisher we=
nt bust a month ago. Does anyone out there know how to do print on demand a=
nd eBooks through Kindle? I=E2=80=99m not that cyber =E2=80=98canny=E2=80=
=99 in my old age.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Che=
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From: Philip Ethier <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2024 23:55:00 -0600

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On Tue, Dec 24, 2024 at 10:18=E2=80=AFAM John Macartney <johnbmacartney@gmx=
.com>
wrote:

> A very Happy Christmas

And to you and yours.

> and hopefully an =E2=80=98Oil Leak=E2=80=99 free 2025 to everyone.

I fear I have a leaky rear main on my Caterham/Ford 1700 Super Sprint, and
a smaller leak in the LSD diff.

> I  passed the former factory site yesterday on my travels and all that is
left to see is the old Social Club building and the Standard-Triumph
Memorial,

Proud to say there is a panel on that memorial from the Minnesota
Triumphs Sports Car Club, although I can't claim I had anything to do with
putting it there.

Phil Ethier, West Side, Saint Paul Minnesota, USA
2006 Gulf Stream Conquest Super C, 8.1, white
2011 Cayman 2.9 PDK, white
2021 Ford F-150 3500cc twin turbo, white
1991 Caterham 1700 Super Sprint, not white
www.mnautox.com

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fon=
t-family:monospace"><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quo=
te_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Dec 24, 2024 at=
 10:18=E2=80=AFAM John Macartney &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]=
om">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gma=
il_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,2=
04,204);padding-left:1ex">A very Happy Christmas </blockquote><div><br></di=
v><div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:monospace">And to =
you and yours.</div><br></div><div><span class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"f=
ont-family:monospace">&gt;</span>=C2=A0and hopefully an =E2=80=98Oil Leak=
=E2=80=99 free 2025 to everyone.</div><div><br></div><div><div class=3D"gma=
il_default" style=3D"font-family:monospace">I fear I have a leaky rear main=
 on my Caterham/Ford 1700 Super Sprint, and a smaller leak in the LSD diff.=
</div><br></div><div><span class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:mon=
ospace"></span>&gt;<span class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:monos=
pace">=C2=A0</span>I <span class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:mon=
ospace">=C2=A0</span>passed the former factory site yesterday on my travels=
 and all that is left to see is the old Social Club building and the Standa=
rd-Triumph Memorial,=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div><div class=3D"gmail_def=
ault" style=3D"font-family:monospace">Proud to say there is a panel on that=
 memorial from the Minnesota Triumphs=C2=A0Sports Car Club, although I can&=
#39;t claim I had anything to do with putting it there.</div><br></div></di=
v><div><span style=3D"font-family:monospace;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12.8=
px">Phil Ethier, West Side, Saint Paul Minnesota, USA</span></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div d=
ir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><span style=3D"font-family:monospace;color=
:rgb(0,0,0)">2006 Gulf Stream Conquest Super C, 8.1, white</span></div><div=
><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font f=
ace=3D"monospace">2011 Cayman 2.9 PDK, white</font></span></div><div><span =
style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face=3D"=
monospace">2021 Ford F-150 3500cc twin turbo, white</font></span></div><div=
><span style=3D"background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face=3D"monospace"=
>1991 Caterham 1700 Super Sprint, not white</font><br style=3D"color:rgb(0,=
0,0);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,&quot;lucida grande&quot;,arial,helv=
etica,sans-serif"><a href=3D"http://www.mnautox.com/" style=3D"color:rgb(0,=
24,57);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,&quot;lucida grande&quot;,arial,he=
lvetica,sans-serif" target=3D"_blank">www.mnautox.com<br></a></span><br></d=
iv></div></div></div></div></div></div>

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From: bill beecher <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2024 12:22:09 -0600

Merry Christmas and best wishes for a trouble free 2025.
Jonmac, would love to make that drive to the old T-S site one day. 
All the best,
Bill B
TS30800L(o)

“Obstacles are all you see when you take your eyes off the goal”  H. Ford

On Dec 24, 2024, at 10:15 AM, John Macartney <[email-masked]> wrote:

A very Happy Christmas and hopefully an ‘Oil Leak’ free 2025 to everyone.

I passed the former factory site yesterday on my travels and all that is left to see is the old Social Club building and the Standard-Triumph Memorial, together with a whole lot of new buildings, a sort of hotel and not a lot of anything else to remind one of what was once there. It still amazes me what we managed to produce in volume terms from a manufacturing plant, offices, car parks and what-have-you situated on less than 100 acres. That also includes more than 1,000 de Havilland Mosquito fighter bombers during WW2.

I had hoped to release a new book during 2024 but my publisher went bust a month ago. Does anyone out there know how to do print on demand and eBooks through Kindle? I’m not that cyber ‘canny’ in my old age.

Cheers all

Jonmac

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