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> Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2013 15:11:49 -0500
> From: jhassall@blacksburg.net
> To: fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Fot] memorial "ad" for Jimmy and Lanky
>
> Amici,
>
> It seems that Lanky has gotten a lot of well-deserved coverage lately
> (see also the Oct-Nov VTR magazine) but Jimmy hasn't been "in the lime
> light". In an effort to generate more interest in sponsoring an "ad"
> memorializing them in Levy's next book, I asked Kas to give me a write
> up about Jimmy. Here's Kas' note:
>
> Mike Cook is doing a very good memorial article of Jimmy for the VTR
> magazine and it will probably bet better than anything I can give you as
> it will all be repeats. But try this on:
>
> James Anthony Coan came to me in the middle of 1965 as a brash,
> aggressive young guy who said he wanted to work at a challenging job. I
> gave him the opportunity with a 18" wide broom. Broom
> engineering lasted a couple weeks and then it was obvious he really had
> some interest in what we were doing and the complication of running a
> department that was working all over the country with a minimum of
> assistance from the mother factory.
>
> With his basic mechanical knowledge gained working at a dealership, Jim
> put his head into helping build a series of cars for the 1966 Sebring 12
> hour event. This was his first test of showing devotion to his job. The
> hours spent in that effort were quite incredible. From this rather harsh
> test of abilities, I then heaped work on him. Jimmy responded at the top
> of the page every time.
>
> It was not the effort as a mechanic that I found and later treasured,
> but the devotion to his job and interest in learning everything he could
> about every aspect of working in a technical arena with close inspection
> all the time from outside sources. Jim's response to more and more
> detailed assignments gave the answers that I wanted and were needed to
> further the competition departments goals of assisting private owners.
> When I resigned from British Leyland it was a great pleasure to
> recommend Jimmy Coan as my replacement. Jimmy was my loyal and very
> good friend. Our friendship and trust continued long after our Triumph
> days and through the very last hours of his life.
>
>
> In case you haven't seen the artwork, here's the link:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/92513095@N03/8408581917/
>
> I need pledges by 11 FEB for this to happen, and we're still well short
> of critical mass. If you're thinking about participating, pls send me a
> note with a $ amount that I can add to the (very short) list of pledges.
>
> tnx
>
> jim
>
> --
> Jim Hassall
> Blacksburg VA
> '63 TR4 in autox preparation
> 99% finished, 90% to go
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