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From: emanteno@comcast.net
> ==AM==
> OK, guess it's time to mention again the 2550-mile round trip
(NY-MN-NY) I
took four years ago to the VTR Convention, barely two weeks after
buying my '62
Herald and having done nothing to it other than changing the oil and
putting a
few around-town miles on it. ;-)
Yeah, but knowing you Andy, it has probably been sitting in the barn
since you
got it home from that trip.
==AM==
Shocking as it might seem to some of you who know me, this car has been
the rare exception to that rule amongst my fleet! From March-October
2003, it was my ONLY car. period. Since 2004 (yeah, it gets winters
off), it has continued to be used regularly. Only this past July, after
replacing the clutch, did I finally stoop to collector insurance and
plates; that limits use somewhat. Darn.
I bought it when it was 40 years old with approximately 50000 miles on
it (original, AFAIK). The previous owner had put 700 miles on it in 13
years. As per my original message, I more than tripled that mileage
within a month! It currently has 75000+ on the odo.
Way more fun than the beater Civic!
--Andy Mace
*Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
*Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er,
Triumph Herald engine with wings.
-- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22)
Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Triumph
Herald Database at its new URL: <http://triumph-herald.us>
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