>JE>>
>JE>> Just for the heck of it the other day, I went to local auto parts stores
>JE>> see if anyone had any parts for Triumphs.
>JE>>
>JE>> After asking if they had, say U-joints, for a 77 Triumph Spitfire. The fi
>JE>> question they always asked me was, "Who makes Triumph?"
>JE>>
>JE>> My response, which always totally confuses them, is, "British Leyland."
>JE>>
>JE>> I think I lead too boring of a life........
>JE>>
>
>JE> The local parts store guys have gotten to know me rather well. Now
>JE>whenever I walk through the front door they all chime in together, "No, we
>JE>don't have it." :-)
>
>JE> Jeremy DuBois
>JE> Programmer/System Administrator
>JE> Thermalogic Corporation
>JE> '74 MGB, '76 Spit
>
>I responded to the first message but forgot to cc to the line.
>
>My future son-in-law went to a national parts store and asked for a
>generic electric fuel pump.
>
>The counter person asked what car it was for and was told a 64 TR4.
>
>His response was, "who makes that, Ford?"
>Tony
You think thats a good one? TRUE STORY. 75 Spit's fuel pump crapped out in
Fargo N.D......being, at that time, completely green about Triumphs
etc....the Spit was towed to the closest Unical station/garage. Had to
spend that night there, but in the A.M, the local "Bubba" mechanic got me
hooked up to an electrical combine pump and I was off back home....when
Bubba says while pointing to my puny little Stromberg " Thats what you get
fer havin the fancy fuel injection in yar car!!!" THIS STORY CONDENSED FOR
BANDWITH - I'm not kidding 8-)
Jeff.A
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