Thanks Mike-
THe first time I ever got to drive a spitfire ('78, Russet named Betsy)-was
through Manitou Springs and up Ute Pass to Woodland Park and up to Wilkerson
Pass!
Thanks for the memories!<G>
Laura G. and Nigel
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Welch <mikew@turbopower.com>
To: Spitfire List <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, May 07, 1999 12:28 PM
Subject: RE: Spitfire Kinda Day
>
>Come to think of it, it is a Spitfire kind of day (this gives a good
>indication of what I'll have to drive in http://www.pikespeakcam.com/).
>I'll have to push my '68 out of the garage this afternoon when I get home
>and try to fix the tranny remote. Maybe I'll forgo the tranny thing and
>visit the mountain passes, who needs 3d gear anyway<g>
>
>Mike Welch
>'68 +/- Spitfire MkIII
>'60 Jaguar MkII
>http://home.turbopower.com/~mikew
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Susan Hensley [mailto:susan@bearcom.com]
>Sent: Friday, May 07, 1999 12:56 PM
>To: Spitfire List; Friends of Triumph
>Subject: Spitfire Kinda Day
>
>
>
>Hi all!
>
>It was so absolutely gorgeous today here in the Dallas area that I had
>to take Elliott ('68 Spit) to work today. The whole fourteen miles in
>to work I got honks and whistles and "Nice car!" comments -- Elliott's
>ego is starting to rival Nigel's (Hi Laura!)!! At a traffic light a
>truck driver leaned out of his rig, and in a ve-e-e-e-ry Southern drawl
>said, "Whut model is thayat?" I said, "It's a Triumph Spitfire," and he
>said, "Whu-u-u-t?" I yelled, "TRIUMPH SPITFIRE!" and he said, "Whut
>model?" I said, "Spitfire, that's the model!" He said, "Whu-u-u-u-t?"
>I yelled, "SPIYUT-FAR!!!" in my best Texas drawl, and he goes, "Oh,
>okay! Nice car!" :) I'm glad the light changed just about then...
>
>I had lunch with a friend today (Elliott enjoyed sitting in the sun in
>the parking lot of Gershwin's, rubbing mirrors with Mercedes and Lexus
>(guess who got the looks -- not those cars! :), and found out her
>neighbor is Bob Norwood (sp?), the guy who races/builds Ferraris and
>other exotics -- he's featured in this month's Car and Driver. He has a
>shop down on Northwest Highway here in town. She said whenever he sees
>them outside as he is leaving his home, he revs the engine of whatever
>it is he's driving -- Ferrari, Porsche, etc. and winds it up for them.
>
>I hope all of you are having a wonderful Triumph kinda day as well!!
>
>Keep Triumphing,
>Susan Hensley :)
>1968 Spit Mk3 Elliott
>1967 race Spit Mk3 Tristan
>2 TR6 projects...
>
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