When I owned a '79 white, coupe TR 7 in the mid to late '80's...living
in Dallas Texas and, later, Sarasota, Florida... No matter where I was,
if the car valeted. they would park it RIGHT IN FRONT, by the door...
WITHOUT FAIL... without a word from me.... sometimes at the expense of
having to park some guy's Mercedes, BMW, etc. in another lot, etc.
The car was treated by all as a total exotic... sold it for $1800.00 in
Sarasota, Florida. (In case you're on here.) Funny.
John Peacock wrote:
>
> I have the opposite thing happen all the time. When I had my "Classic"
> Camaro, I got no looks and no-one even cared that I had it. The TR8 on the
> other hand drew a crowd when the $200,000.00 Porche sat almost directly
> beside me. He got no looks or even acknowledged. He stuck his nose up in
> the air and left the gas station in a huff as I showed some of the Fecal
> Matter that probably called your Triumphs the same the underside of the
> hood. At the salvage yard a gentleman in a '69 Cougar Eliminator (mint)
> was fascinated with the TR8. He had apparently never seen one and thought
> they were just a rumor and never produced. I get at least 1 compliment a
> day. Even when I had my TR7s I always got allot of compliments. I always
> thought I lived in a narrow minded area too. Every other vehicle is a
> pickup and most have BUY AMERICAN bumper stickers on them. Imagine if they
> were just intelligent to realize that the trucks they drive were made in
> Canada and Mexico.
>
> John Peacock
> 80 TR8
> 80 TR7 Spider 16v
>
> ----------
> > From: Bruce T. Clough <cloughbt@batman.flight.wpafb.af.mil>
> > To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> > Subject: My Triumph just get's no respect....
> > Date: Friday, October 31, 1997 9:28 AM
> >
> > Americans have no class...(sigh)
> >
> > Yesterday I took our new (at least to us) 61 Chrysler Newport out for a
> > maintenance cruise (fuel up, warm the engine, lurch around the block or
> two)
> > and I stopped into a gas station. Immediately drew a crowd (the car does
> > looks good) and one guy asked me how it drove. I stated that it's a neat
>
> > car to take a few people around in, but I really liked "driving" our
> Triumphs
> > better. More than one person asked why I wanted to drive those pieces
> > of fecal matter around when I had a "real" car. I then tried to explain
> > that old sports car driving is a totally different experience than
> cruising
> > a full-size behemouth, the tight curves, the wind in the hair, etc. To
> no
> > avail - nobody bought the ying and yang arguement. The opinion was that
> I
> > get rid of the Triumphs and buy another large American car, preferrably a
>
> > `55-57 Chevy.
> >
> > Fools(Not that mid-50's Chevys are bad, mind you).
> >
> > I suggest we set up an encounter group for Detroit-blinded Americans. We
>
> > first show them the simplicty of an LBC, then we give them a cap, scarf,
> > driving gloves, and set them free behind the wheel. If not that, how's
> about
> > electroshock therapy? I'm sure others can come up with more appropriate
> > treatments.
> >
> > Speaking of therapy, I feel better now. Hope every one has a great
> weekend.
> >
> > Drive them cars.
> >
> > Bruce Clough
> > '62 TR4
> > '81 TR7
> > & some larger iron
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