Amen! Even my ratty old TR2 (which happens to be signal red) gets lots of
thumbs up and "nice car" from the college kids at Chico State - but then, so
does my '69 Subaru 360 - or maybe they are just reacting to my daughters -
blonde, blue-eyed, cute, 18-22 y.o., ....
Oh well - it still feels great to think its the car!
David Gunn
Chico, CA
>From: "Rick Barnard" <rstirb@townisp.com>
>Reply-To: "Rick Barnard" <rstirb@townisp.com>
>To: Triumphs@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Here's a thread we haven't had for a while..
>Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 17:59:18 -0500
>
> OK, I'll jump in.
> A few years ago, before I had my latest Triumph, I saw a pretty nice
>GTO.
>I
>complimented the owner, and told him my dad had one just like it, etc. He
>was very
>pompous about it, like he really wasn't interested. I remembered that.
> Now, whenever someone comments on my car, (even the inevitable "Is that
>an MG?") I bend over backwards to be friendly. "Well, it is a British car,
>like an MG,
>but it's a Triumph". And if they want to hear more, I'll go on. And on.
> To me, the best thing is the kids. A loud, red convertible gets their
>attention. "Cool car!". They don't know or care what marque it is, but
>they know
>they like it! Yeh!
> My $.02
> -Rick 1973 TR6 CF2570U
>
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