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Re: [TR] Sad Triumph (owner) story

To: aribert neumann <aribertn@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] Sad Triumph (owner) story
From: Paul Dorsey <dorpaul1@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2020 10:57:12 -0500
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
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I have had my car halfway restored for over 10 years I have never driven
it. I like thinking that one day I will. But that might be was impossible
since I have lost my drivers license Due to a head injury incurred almost
50 years ago [47 years of driving with only minor accidents , Go figure?]

 I like clinging to the idea that it is possible I will return to driving
and similarly, I like clinging to the idea that will be able to fix the TR3
up. Both ideas are like looking back at snapshots of my glory days!
Thanks, Paul Dorsey 60 TR3A

On Tue, Nov 3, 2020 at 11:32 PM aribert neumann <aribertn@gmail.com> wrote:

> I was getting out of my Spit bodied GT6 in a parking lot earlier this week
> and someone that was about to get into their car stepped over for a quick
> discussion.  He also had a Triumph.  He typically takes it out *once* a
> year for a cruise event.  He said his car is "nice looking" and he wants to
> keep it that way.  Now my car is in need of a repaint - I painted it about
> 28 yrs ago and the finish has faded to dull/matte.   But, I like to drive
> my car, just rolled 100,000 miles (I reset the odometer when I rebodied it
> in the early '90s, had 126K+ miles (broken speedo cable) when I bought it
> in '89).  Driving a car for one day per year seems like a waste of
> ownership.
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<div dir=3D"auto">I have had my car halfway restored for over 10 years I ha=
ve never driven it. I like thinking that one day I will. But that might be =
was impossible since I have lost my drivers license Due to a head injury in=
curred almost 50 years ago [47 years of driving with only minor accidents ,=
 Go figure?]</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0I lik=
e clinging to the idea that it is possible I will return to driving and sim=
ilarly, I like clinging to the idea that will be able to fix the TR3 up. Bo=
th ideas are like looking back at snapshots of my glory days!</div><div dir=
=3D"auto">Thanks, Paul Dorsey 60 TR3A</div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo=
te"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Nov 3, 2020 at 11:32 PM a=
ribert neumann &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:aribertn@gmail.com";>aribertn@gmail.com=
</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:=
0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">I =
was getting out of my Spit bodied GT6 in a parking lot earlier this week an=
d someone that was about to get into their car stepped over for a quick dis=
cussion.=C2=A0 He also had a Triumph.=C2=A0 He typically takes it out <b>on=
ce</b> a year for a cruise event.=C2=A0 He said his car is &quot;nice looki=
ng&quot; and he wants to keep it that way.=C2=A0 Now my car is in need of a=
 repaint - I painted it about 28 yrs ago and the finish has faded to dull/m=
atte. =C2=A0 But, I like to drive my car, just rolled 100,000 miles (I rese=
t the odometer when I rebodied it in the early &#39;90s, had 126K+ miles (b=
roken speedo cable) when I bought it in &#39;89).=C2=A0 Driving a car for o=
ne day per year seems like a waste of ownership.<br></div>
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