[British-cars] TR3A Long Island

[Richard Feibusch]

Gang,
I had an old Plymouth coupe at my friend, Charlie's, body shop in San Francisco (about 20 years ago) where I was doing (actually learning) the body work and block sanding & priming before it was to be painted in his booth - While this was going on, Charlie's Japanese partner got investigated by the IRS and split back to Japan leaving Charlie holding the bag - Since my car was there without a proper work order and paperwork, it would have been confiscated and sold at auction BECAUSE I WASN"T PROPERLY BOOKED IN AS A CUSTOMER! They knew that the Feds were coming at dawn so I got a 1:00AM call to come down and get the car out now!!!! - Brakes were out so I had to drive it home using the parking brake (a small drum on the driveshaft!) - What was the paperwork like on the Triumph - was there a written estimate and work order - If so, there was no "due dilligence" and they never bothered to find you. Were the license plates with the car and was it currently registered?  There are more questions than answers.....

Best,

Rick Feibusch
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