drive by the law.... you'd never push a Spit.
The commoner wouldn't have bought a Spit to begin with.
If they did...they 'deserved what they got' .... A Great handling, inexpensive
performance (for it's class and size) sportcar (spelled 'ego booster')
...there are plenty of Maserati and Ferrari owners that can't handle theirs
(...egos) either, and at their limit, are just as un-forgiviing.
"....I only do what my driver told me to do. I didn't know he was asleep!"
Paul Tegler
OBie - '73 BGT - Daily Driver
http://www.teglerizer.com/mgstuff/ob_description.htm
Rat -'80 Spitfire - fledgling recently left the nest
http://www.teglerizer.com/triumphstuff/spit80.htm
Punkin' - '78 Spitfire - in Superb Shape!
http://www.teglerizer.com/triumphstuff/spit78.htm
Lil' Greenee - '73 RWA Midget - finally home
http://www.teglerizer.com/midgetstuff/index.html
email: wizardz@toad.net http://www.teglerizer.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Growe58@aol.com <Growe58@aol.com>
To: spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 12:52 PM
Subject: Re: Spitfire gets praised and picked on!
My guess is that the List and the Rag are both talking about the
same thing - a car that is somewhat unforgiving, one that will
do everything the driver asks, but nothing more, a car that is
very responsive and rewarding for a moderately skilled driver,
but for the unsuspecting or unskilled gives a new meaning
to "Let's take 'er for a spin". The Rag's dictionary calls this nasty
and scarey, ours calls it superior handling...
Of course, we're right. :)
I've always been rather amazed that BL or JRT was able to sell
a car with this kind of, uh, challenging handling as late as 1980
or 81 in the litigious US without getting their corporate pants
sued off...
Personally I agree completely with Reid...
My .02
Greg Rowe
78 Spitfire
In a message dated 12/08/99 11:26:39 AM Eastern Standard Time,
reid.w.simmons@intel.com writes:
> Rich;
>
> Consider the source. Just because the editors of that rag can't properly
> handle an automobile doesn't mean that no one else can either. I have
found
> the handling of the Spitfire to be superior to almost every other 'stock'
> car I've driven. Of course I haven't driven every type of car ever made...
> yet. :)
>
> Reid
> '79 Spitfire (original owner)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rikrock@aol.com [mailto:Rikrock@aol.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 5:56 PM
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net; triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Spitfire gets praised and picked on!
>
>
> Submitted for your consideration,
>
> December issue of Car Craft Magazine, page 18, has a list of ten cars
> rated
> by Hemmings as best values in overlooked collector cars, along with Car
> Craft's commentary on the cars.
>
> Number ten on the list, 62-67 Triumph Spitfire Mark I and Mark II.
>
> Commentary reads as follows:
>
> "Nasty handling when they were new, they've got to be downright scary now.
> Give one to the relative you want to see wrapped around a telephone pole."
>
> Don't flame me, I'm just the messenger. They also take a shot at BMW
2002's
>
> and Sprites!
>
> Rich Rock
> Pottstown, PA
> TR's & TVR's
>
>
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