John,
My two cents: Since your magazine is Spitfire (and GT6), giving away a GT6
would be completely acceptable. In fact, I've been keeping my eye open
locally for one to restore and give to my son. My wife would never let him
drive a convertible, but I don't think she could object to a hard top.
Personally, I think it would be somewhat inappropriate to give away a TR4,
but then again, I'd sure like to own one! Or, with a little spit and polish
(to borrow your phrase), you could sell the TR4 and buy a nice fully
restored Spitfire to give away (there's a nice '67 Mk2 for sale in San Diego
for $4k). Or you could buy two or maybe even three $2k Spitfires to give
away! Or a Spitfire AND a GT6 to give away! If it's free, give away
whatever you want! If I were going to enter your contest though, I think
I'd be more interested in a car other than what I already own, anyway! I
guess I'm not only a one woman man, I'm also a one Spitfire man!
Good luck!
Best wishes,
Jeff in San Diego
'67 RHD Spitfire Mk3 aka "Mrs. Jones"
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----- Original Message -----
From: John Goethert <john@triumphspitfire.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 11:06 AM
Subject: Spitfire Contest
>
> Listers,
> I need some help. In the next issue of the Spitfire Magazine we will be
> starting a contest in which we give a car away. Since have very little
> money, around $2000, to buy (and transport) the car, we are have problems
> finding a suitable Spitfire. We have found a good GT6, however. The
> question is would winning a GT6 pale in comparison to winning a Spitfire?
> The restoration of the car will be documented as a means to get stories
for
> the magazine.
>
> Any opinions, or cars for sale let me know (pre-emissions cars are better,
> we don't want to give away a emissionless car to someone whose state won't
> allow them to use it).
> John
> p.s. To make it even more complicated, we found a solid TR4! Would this be
> better than either a Spit or GT6?
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