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Nothing as exciting as what you folks have related. We purchased our 1977
Spitfire at A&L motors and drove it home in a snowstorm on the turnpike.
>From that point on we drove it up and down the Jersey coast, vacationing
and visiting friends. I used as a commuter in Pittsburgh, in Bloomington,
IN, and Louisville, KY, as well as West Virginia. I began a rolling
restoration in the late 1980s. On one trip to Cape May, on the turnpike,
the top was down and we overtook a semi hailing pigs. The smell was
horrible, so I passed him. When he saw Marianne retching, he laughed and
kept pace with us for his entertainment. I sped up and he sped up. Before I
knew, the speedo was approaching 90 mph. I promptly slowed down and let him
get far ahead of us. Cheers!
On Tue, Jan 7, 2025, 10:15=E2=80=AFAM Ed Major via Wpta <wpta@autox.team.ne=
t> wrote:
> Guess it's time for my two cents worth, I bought my '58 TR3A in 1972. I
> was flipping cars for extra cash on the side and just finished a '63 Chev=
y
> Nova convertible. Mechanically sound and I had a $59.95 Earl Sheib paint
> job done. For some reason, probably the enjoyment of driving the TR3 I ke=
pt
> it. So 52 years later it is still going. Early on I drove it to work most
> days but kept it out of the snow. I didn't have side curtains that first
> winter so below 45 I didn't take it. Replaced the frame in 1984 and had a
> lot of metal work done. One of the best cars on the open road ever.
>
> On 01/06/2025 6:51 AM EST Gerald Van Vlack via Wpta <wpta@autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
>
> Tom and others,
>
> I've owned my 4A for 56 years this coming June. It was my only car for th=
e
> first 2 years (69 and 70) and driven in the weather regardless of how bad
> it was. I have no idea how it was driven from new in 1966 but based on it=
s
> condition when I bought it, I doubt it was driven in bad weather. Once pu=
t
> away the rust battle began culminating in a replacement frame in 1989 and
> finally a body tub from TX in 2008 and good fenders. The only original bo=
dy
> panels are the "bonnet and maybe the RF Fender. It does get driven in the
> rain only if unavoidable but otherwise stays dry. A labor of love and at
> almost 79 I still enjoy driving it. I hope to continue driving it as we
> transition to the mountains of Western NC this summer sometime.
>
> As Don says in the Newsletter. "Get busy living"
>
> JVV
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Wpta <wpta-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Tom Stricker via
> Wpta <wpta@autox.team.net>
> *Sent:* Sunday, January 5, 2025 8:03 PM
> *To:* Lawrence Ross <larry@lrossagency.com>; Lawrence Ross via Wpta <
> wpta@autox.team.net>; ROBERT JONES <rlrobian@comcast.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [WPTA] WPTA Membership Update 10/04/2025
>
>
> 53 years ago I was driving a Bug Eyed Sprite, MG Midget, or a TR3 as my
> daily driver. Lots of fun, but the roads were not as crowded then and th=
e
> cars were disposable, older models. Now I don't out of respect for the ca=
r.
> After digging all of the rust possible out of the old TR3 I don't want to
> introduce any more salt or even moisture than avoidable.
> Do miss slip sliding away though.
>
> On Sunday, January 5, 2025, 07:30:00 PM EST, ROBERT JONES via Wpta <
> wpta@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>
> 50 years ago when I was a lot dumber and a whole lot braver, I drove my
> tr3 from Morgantown, wv to New Martinsville, WV across a hilly twisty
> turnny WV road, while snowing. This is still one of my most favored
> memorable trips in my still drivable beast. Today I'm afraid to take her
> out if it even looks like it might rain in the next 24 hours. I know the
> TR has not changed that much, So what the hell has happened to me?
> Happy New Year.
> RL Jones
> PS Maybe this is the year her and I go on a trip longer than 10 miles.
>
>
> On 01/04/2025 12:41 PM EST Lawrence Ross via Wpta <wpta@autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> Good Afternoon!
>
>
>
> Over the past week, I have received the following membership renewals:
>
>
>
> - Paul Mooney
> - Bob Speshock
> - Jeff Zwergel
> - Bob Held
> - Aaron Harris
> - Keith Daniel
> - Mike McPherson
> - Bill Sajweski
>
>
>
> Since you can=E2=80=99t drive your British Car today, I would recommend y=
ou go
> sled riding!
>
>
>
> Larry Ross
>
> WPTA Membership Director
>
> (412) 780-8495 - mobile
> _______________________________________________
> wpta@autox.team.net
>
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<p dir=3D"ltr">Nothing as exciting as what you folks have related. We purch=
ased our 1977 Spitfire at A&L motors and drove it home in a snowstorm o=
n the turnpike. From that point on we drove it up and down the Jersey coast=
, vacationing and visiting friends.=C2=A0 I used as a commuter in Pittsburg=
h, in Bloomington, IN, and Louisville, KY, as well as West Virginia. I bega=
n a rolling restoration in the late 1980s. On one trip to Cape May, on the =
turnpike, the top was down and we overtook a semi hailing pigs. The smell w=
as horrible, so I passed him. When he saw Marianne retching, he laughed and=
kept pace with us for his entertainment. I sped up and he sped up. Before =
I knew, the speedo was approaching 90 mph. I promptly slowed down and let h=
im get far ahead of us. Cheers!</p>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 7, 2025, 10:15=E2=80=AFAM Ed Major via Wpta <=
;<a href=3D"mailto:wpta@autox.team.net";>wpta@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<=
br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;borde=
r-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
=20
=20
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<div>
<div style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;color=
:#333333">
<span style=3D"font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt">Guess it's time=
for my two cents worth, I bought my '58 TR3A in 1972. I was flipping c=
ars for extra cash on the side and just finished a '63 Chevy Nova conve=
rtible. Mechanically sound and I had a $59.95 Earl Sheib paint job done. Fo=
r some reason, probably the enjoyment of driving the TR3 I kept it. So 52 y=
ears later it is still going. Early on I drove it to work most days but kep=
t it out of the snow. I didn't have side curtains that first winter so =
below 45 I didn't take it. Replaced the frame in 1984 and had a lot of =
metal work done. One of the best cars on the open road ever.</span>
</div>=20
<blockquote type=3D"cite">=20
<div>
On 01/06/2025 6:51 AM EST Gerald Van Vlack via Wpta <<a href=3D"mail=
to:wpta@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">wpta@autox.tea=
m.net</a>> wrote:
</div>=20
<div>
=C2=A0
</div>=20
<div>
=C2=A0
</div>=20
<div style=3D"font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,C=
alibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:#000000">
Tom and others,
</div>=20
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alibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:#000000">
=C2=A0
</div>=20
<div style=3D"font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,C=
alibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:#000000">
I've owned my 4A for 56 years this coming June. It was my only car =
for the first 2 years (69 and 70) and driven in the weather regardless of h=
ow bad it was. I have no idea how it was driven from new in 1966 but based =
on its condition when I bought it, I doubt it was driven in bad weather. On=
ce put away the rust battle began culminating in a replacement frame in 198=
9 and finally a body tub from TX in 2008 and good fenders. The only origina=
l body panels are the "bonnet and maybe the RF Fender. It does get dri=
ven in the rain only if unavoidable but otherwise stays dry. A labor of lov=
e and at almost 79 I still enjoy driving it. I hope to continue driving it =
as we transition to the mountains of Western NC this summer sometime.=C2=A0
</div>=20
<div style=3D"font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,C=
alibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:#000000">
=C2=A0
</div>=20
<div style=3D"font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,C=
alibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:#000000">
As Don says in the Newsletter. "Get busy living"
</div>=20
<div style=3D"font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,C=
alibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:#000000">
=C2=A0
</div>=20
<div style=3D"font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,C=
alibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:#000000">
JVV
</div>=20
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=C2=A0
</div>=20
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<span style=3D"font-size:11pt;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri,sans-se=
rif"><strong>From:</strong> Wpta <<a href=3D"mailto:wpta-bounces@autox.t=
eam.net" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">wpta-bounces@autox.team.net</=
a>> on behalf of Tom Stricker via Wpta <<a href=3D"mailto:wpta@autox.=
team.net" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">wpta@autox.team.net</a>><=
br><strong>Sent:</strong> Sunday, January 5, 2025 8:03 PM<br><strong>To:</s=
trong> Lawrence Ross <<a href=3D"mailto:larry@lrossagency.com"; target=3D=
"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">larry@lrossagency.com</a>>; Lawrence Ross vi=
a Wpta <<a href=3D"mailto:wpta@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"=
noreferrer">wpta@autox.team.net</a>>; ROBERT JONES <<a href=3D"mailto=
:rlrobian@comcast.net" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">rlrobian@comcas=
t.net</a>><br><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [WPTA] WPTA Membership Updat=
e 10/04/2025</span>=20
<div>
=C2=A0
</div>=20
</div>=20
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t-size:13px">=20
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=C2=A0
</div>=20
<div dir=3D"ltr">
53 years ago I was driving a Bug Eyed Sprite, MG Midget, or a TR3 as =
my daily driver. Lots of fun, but=C2=A0 the roads were not as crowded then =
and the cars were disposable, older models. Now I don't out of respect =
for the car. After digging all of the rust possible out of the old TR3 I do=
n't want to introduce any more salt or even moisture than avoidable.=C2=
=A0
</div>=20
<div dir=3D"ltr">
Do miss slip sliding away though.
</div>=20
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=C2=A0
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s-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a">=20
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On Sunday, January 5, 2025, 07:30:00 PM EST, ROBERT JONES via Wpta &=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:wpta@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferr=
er">wpta@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:
</div>=20
<div>
=C2=A0
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<div>=20
<div style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-seri=
f;color:#333333">
50 years ago when I was a lot dumber and a whole lot braver, I dr=
ove my tr3 from Morgantown, wv to New Martinsville, WV across a hilly twist=
y turnny WV road, while snowing. This is still one of my most favored memor=
able trips in my still drivable beast. Today I'm afraid to take her out=
if it even looks like it might rain in the next 24 hours.=C2=A0 I know the=
TR has not changed that much, So what the hell has happened to me?
</div>=20
<div style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-seri=
f;color:#333333">
Happy New Year.
</div>=20
<div style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-seri=
f;color:#333333">
RL Jones
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<div style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-seri=
f;color:#333333">
PS Maybe this is the year her and I go on a trip longer than 10 m=
iles.
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f;color:#333333">
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On 01/04/2025 12:41 PM EST Lawrence Ross via Wpta <<a href=
=3D"mailto:wpta@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">wpta@a=
utox.team.net</a>> wrote:
</div>=20
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<p><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">Good Afternoon!</span></p>=
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<p><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">=C2=A0</span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">Over the past week, I have =
received the following membership renewals:</span></p>=20
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<li style=3D"margin-left:0in"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt"=
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<li style=3D"margin-left:0in"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt"=
>Jeff Zwergel</span></li>=20
<li style=3D"margin-left:0in"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt"=
>Bob Held</span></li>=20
<li style=3D"margin-left:0in"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt"=
>Aaron Harris</span></li>=20
<li style=3D"margin-left:0in"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt"=
>Keith Daniel</span></li>=20
<li style=3D"margin-left:0in"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt"=
>Mike McPherson</span></li>=20
<li style=3D"margin-left:0in"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt"=
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<p><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">=C2=A0</span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">Since you can=E2=80=99t dri=
ve your British Car today, I would recommend you go sled riding!</span></p>=
=20
<p><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">=C2=A0</span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">Larry Ross</span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">WPTA Membership Director</s=
pan></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">(412) 780-8495 - mobile</sp=
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