This is just the kind of circular discussion I like. I think I'll add to it.
For my money, there's nothing prettier than a race-prepped TR3, complete with
Panasports and wide tires, roll bar, lightened flywheel -- the whole nine
yards. These cars can be transformed from cute nostalgic roadsters ("gee honey
-- look at those cool cutaway doors!), and made to eat up tracks and other
vintage racers. So, in effect, the car has two personalities. Which would you
choose? Choose, dammit -- CHOOSE!
--
Martin Bi-Polar Secrest
GT6? TR6?
Randall wrote:
> Philip Haldeman wrote :
> > As a relative newcomer to the scene, including local club
> > membership, I hear proud talk of "daily drivers". That's
> > cool. But not TR3
> > daily drivers.
>
> Gee, Phil. Am I in your spam filter ? <g>
>
> I understand your point, but to my mind it's a sad thing when the last few
> examples of a particular car can only be found in museums. The cars were
> made to be driven and enjoyed, not put on a pedestal and looked at from a
> distance. But, sooner or later, due to increasing rarity, that's the way
> they all wind up. Which of course, doesn't mean I don't think there should
> be such cars, or that I'm not grateful to the people who put them there.
> That way, I get to (partially) enjoy cars that otherwise I never would have
> seen.
>
> BTW, I own a copy of Piggott, and am quite interested in what my cars
> "should be", even though I choose to make certain modifications. After all,
> how else can I know exactly what is, and is not, a modification ?
>
> As far as being opinionated about cars, that's good ! It shows you are
> passionate about the subject, which is something of a prerequisite for LBC
> ownership <g>
>
> Randall
> 59 TR3A daily driver
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