Hey John give me a buzz, I'd like to see your cars. We just got the motor
into the Austin we're building for my daughter.
Also let me know if there's any parts you might need, I order from Moss
a;most every week.
Also talk to Andy @ Armadillo Racing, he's got all the driver gear you might
need and some other safety items and he's a great guy to deal with.
Charly
charly@mitchelplumbing.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <JCJCarrera@aol.com>
To: <FoT@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 8:15 PM
Subject: Intro!
> Greetings! Thanks for allowing me to join your membership and special
thanks
> to Joe Alexander for nominating me!
>
> Joe suggested I tell you a little about myself and how I came to be a
Triumph
> fan. Married to a tolerant sometimes car fan, Susie, three grown boys (two
> car buffs), two granddaughters, and two adopted retired racing greyhounds.
I
> have worked for the Frank Russell Company in Tacoma, WA for almost thirty
five
> years and my current position is Western Division Director for the US
> Distribution unit. We are a pension consulting, investment advisory and
money manager
> research firm. Our best advertisement is the Russell 2000 index for small
cap
> stocks.
>
> I have been a car fan since I saw a Stanley Steamer pull into the space
next
> to my Dad at a White Castle hamburger store in 1947 in Orange, NJ. Bought
my
> first sports car 50/50 with my Dad in 1963, a 57 MGA and drove to a dozen
car
> dealers looking for a summer job in 63 on Long Island. Landed a summer job
as a
> gopher with Raymond Foreign Sales in Islip, a dealer for MG, AH, Triumph,
> Renault, and Daimlers. A blast and I really got the Sports car fever---and
never
> lost it. Even got to go to the sports car races at the Bridge with one of
the
> sales guys in a right hand drive Lotus 7.
>
> I've had a bunch of different makes over the years, but always wanted to
> replace the 67 TR4A I had to sell when I went off to SE Asia in 67. Susie
and I
> had a six month old son and she never has mastered the art of shifting,
needed
> more space, etc. It was serial # CTC70786 L and I still have the owners
> handbook and original paperwork if any one knows where the car is located
unless the
> salt on the NY roads lead to a premature departure. IRS, wires, navy
> blue/blue interior. Purchased the car from Raymond Foreign Sales on 9/9/66
for
> $3,096.30.
>
> In 1996 I purchased a green 67 TR4A and last month a 63 TR4 Vintage racer
> through Jack Drews/Joe Alexander. While I was visiting Uncle Jack in
Geneseo, Il,
> he put me on to a nice 64 street TR, red/tan with wires all cosmetically
> restored. Bought that one so I am up to three Triumphs! Excited to go
vintage
> racing and will start this April at Pacific Raceways (X-Seattle Int'l
Raceway) and
> look forward to meeting any of you out there or look me up at Monterey
> Historics where I help crew Dr. Cordell Bahn's 1950 Allard JX2 #18!
>
> Never have had a racing license, but have autocrossed and been to dozens
of
> track days with the Porsche Club, and Proformance Driving School at PR.
Also
> attended Bondurant's Grand Prix Course and last Fall the Advanced Road
Racing
> Course.
>
> Thanks again for allowing me on board and I am anxious to meet anyone at
the
> races or other events!
>
> Regards, John James
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