On 11/8/11 2:55 PM, Randall wrote:
>> My TR3 is 50 years old this year and I've owned it for 25 of those
>> years. I won't be able to say that anymore in a couple months but I
>> find those number to be interesting.
> I do hope that means the car is turning 51; not that you are selling it.
>
> -- Randall
>
> Yes the TR will be turning 51 and my time with it will be turning 26. Just
>as my Land Rover will be turning 52 and my time with her 34 years. I'm one of
>those people who anticipate and delight in such things as odomoters turning
>over so my car reaching half a centry at the same time I've owned my car for
>half its existance seemed especially fortuitious.
> I still think of the 3 as the new car, even though she cost me a bundle in
>2011. Hard top, boot lid and front valance all taken down to bare metal and
>repainted. New headliner in the hard top. New cam& lifters to replace the
>flat ones because I thought my oil had more ZDDP than it did. New valve job
>while the cam was out. Purchase& install of a limited slip. New rear brakes.
> New aluminum front hubs& axles that are a lot stronger than stock. I ended
>up buying& remodeling a house this summer so the new hubs are still in a box.
>Unless I buy a heater for the garage, installing the hubs will wait until late
>spring.
No, my TR3 along with my Land Rover will most likely be part of an
estate sale. Hopefully sometime far in the future.
Teriann
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