Hi all,
nothing saddens me more than to hear this. It's just about the first post
I've received from the Spitlist since, for unknown reasons, I'd been bumped
off - and not noticed it - because I'm involved with Nass. It was only until
I had posted something, that I became aware of this
fact.......yes........slow learner.....LOL
Richard, I'm aware of the strict regulations of MOT as they are at TUV in
Germany. It sounds like the tub is in bad shape and you're not willing to do
a body-of resto on it at this point. I absolutely hate to see you give up on
this, but realize there comes a point where fixing and patching different
areas are just band-aid solutions and a waste of time and money. I hope,
you'll find a suitable tub or start the body work on a complete resto. Hope
to see you back on the road with a Spit soon.........yeahhhh......... Stags
are nice, but they lack the spirit of fun-spitfire madness...........they
are much toooooooooo sophisticated for ground-root mad driving..........
Liv
yes she's back.....
67 Mk3
70 GT6+
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 4:53 AM
Subject: Tragic News
> Sad news, I'm afraid (members of the TTN will already know this) - Daffy
has
> failed her MOT. Terminally. I had got all the mechanical stuff sorted,
but
> the tester failed her on a lot of different rust areas. After much
> soul-searching, I have come to the realistic decision that this body-tub
> contains so much rust that it is not practicable to fix it up properly. I
> could patch up the immediate failure points and keep going for another
year
> (as I have been doing since I bought Daffy almost exactly 5 years ago),
but
> that in itself will be pretty pricey, and the problem will undoubtably be
> worse still next year.
> Also, if I had #4000 burning a hole in my pocket,
> I'd be very tempted to buy a Stag instead...
>
> So, for the immediate future I shall be Spit-less. I'll still subscribe,
> and contribute, to the Spitfire List - I've built up too much camaraderie
> around here to let that go, even if I never own a running Triumph again!
>
> Richard & Daffy (in indefinite hibernation)
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