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Re: [TR] Puttering down Memory Lane

To: Mark J Bradakis <mark@bradakis.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] Puttering down Memory Lane
From: Greg Lemon <grglmn@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 21:05:38 -0600
Cc: Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
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 "I used to have a car, a white, solid axle
TR4A.  Great car, one of my favorites."

I had a solid axle 66, once I got done redoing everything it was a daily
driver in the late 80s, and the most reliable British car I have ever
owned, would start at 10 below no worries, damn fine looking car too.

Greg Lemon
TR250

On Mon, Nov 25, 2019, 10:04 AM Mark J Bradakis <mark@bradakis.com> wrote:

> "The white car (presumably the one you owned) was sent to Prescott, AZ
> along with a spare parts car to be restored by a fellow from Norway last
> I heard."
>
> Does anyone know a place in Prescott like this?
>
> Here's why I am wondering.  I used to have a car, a white, solid axle
> TR4A.  Great car, one of my favorites.  Should have kept it, you know
> that story.  Anyway, I sold it to a fellow here in Salt Lake.  Some
> years later I am browsing local classifieds, and I see a white TR4A for
> sale.  I look at the photos and one picture has a bit of a sway bar
> mount showing.  A custom, one of a kind mount that I fabricated for The
> White Car, as I called it.  Turns out it was purchased by someone in St.
> George, Utah, summer of 2015. Since my name was on a lot of the
> paperwork that came with the car he contacted me.  We chatted a bit, I
> gave him some of the history of the car the time it was in my care,
> emailed him some of the pictures I have.  Restoration was in the plans.
>
> So the other day I was feeling nostalgic and put up a post on Facebook
> about how I would really like to have a fun car back on the road.  My
> post included a shot of TWC, taken at the Boulder, Colorado VTR
> convention in 1990, I think it was.  Picture below. And I emailed
> Taylor, the fellow in St. George.  His email address is still valid, he
> responded about his various projects, and the quote at the beginning
> about Prescott tells what he ended up doing with my former car.
>
> Anyone know the shop?
>
> mjb.
>
>
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<div dir=3D"auto"><span style=3D"font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">=
=C2=A0&quot;I used to have a car, a white, solid axle</span><br style=3D"fo=
nt-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style=3D"font-family:sans-seri=
f;font-size:12.8px">TR4A.=C2=A0 Great car, one of my favorites.&quot;=C2=A0=
=C2=A0</span><div dir=3D"auto"><span style=3D"font-family:sans-serif;font-s=
ize:12.8px"><br></span></div><div dir=3D"auto"><span style=3D"font-family:s=
ans-serif;font-size:12.8px">I had a solid axle 66, once I got done redoing =
everything it was a daily driver in the late 80s, and the most reliable Bri=
tish car I have ever owned, would start at 10 below no worries, damn fine l=
ooking car too.</span></div><div dir=3D"auto"><span style=3D"font-family:sa=
ns-serif;font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div dir=3D"auto"><span style=
=3D"font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Greg Lemon</span></div><div di=
r=3D"auto"><span style=3D"font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">TR250</s=
pan></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gm=
ail_attr">On Mon, Nov 25, 2019, 10:04 AM Mark J Bradakis &lt;<a href=3D"mai=
lto:mark@bradakis.com">mark@bradakis.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquot=
e class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc sol=
id;padding-left:1ex">&quot;The white car (presumably the one you owned) was=
 sent to Prescott, AZ <br>
along with a spare parts car to be restored by a fellow from Norway last <b=
r>
I heard.&quot;<br>
<br>
Does anyone know a place in Prescott like this?<br>
<br>
Here&#39;s why I am wondering.=C2=A0 I used to have a car, a white, solid a=
xle <br>
TR4A.=C2=A0 Great car, one of my favorites.=C2=A0 Should have kept it, you =
know <br>
that story.=C2=A0 Anyway, I sold it to a fellow here in Salt Lake.=C2=A0 So=
me <br>
years later I am browsing local classifieds, and I see a white TR4A for <br=
>
sale.=C2=A0 I look at the photos and one picture has a bit of a sway bar <b=
r>
mount showing.=C2=A0 A custom, one of a kind mount that I fabricated for Th=
e <br>
White Car, as I called it.=C2=A0 Turns out it was purchased by someone in S=
t. <br>
George, Utah, summer of 2015. Since my name was on a lot of the <br>
paperwork that came with the car he contacted me.=C2=A0 We chatted a bit, I=
 <br>
gave him some of the history of the car the time it was in my care, <br>
emailed him some of the pictures I have.=C2=A0 Restoration was in the plans=
.<br>
<br>
So the other day I was feeling nostalgic and put up a post on Facebook <br>
about how I would really like to have a fun car back on the road.=C2=A0 My =
<br>
post included a shot of TWC, taken at the Boulder, Colorado VTR <br>
convention in 1990, I think it was.=C2=A0 Picture below. And I emailed <br>
Taylor, the fellow in St. George.=C2=A0 His email address is still valid, h=
e <br>
responded about his various projects, and the quote at the beginning <br>
about Prescott tells what he ended up doing with my former car.<br>
<br>
Anyone know the shop?<br>
<br>
mjb.<br>
<br>
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