[TR] New lamps for old - Not Triumph but still automotive

[Mark Hooper]

Hi Mike:

A pedant eh? Does that involve an unhealthy fixation on young syntax, or is it
some sort of bicycle fetishist? Brave of you to admit it. Are there help
groups? :^P

Thus, I stand corrected for my inappropriate use of the term "notorious".
Famous it is. Of course, my friend who was run over by a London cab would vote
for the former description. Do you own shares in LTI by any chance?

For some reason those vehicles never caught on in North America. I think they
would be a huge improvement over the yellow golf balls driving around
Manhattan.

Cheers,

Mark



-----Original Message-----
From: triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Michael Marr
Sent: July 30, 2010 1:05 PM
To: jeyoung_2 at yahoo.com; Triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] New lamps for old - Not Triumph but still automotive

Well, I think that makes them famous, not notorious.  I always thought the
definition for notorious was "well known but in an unfavorable light", or
something similar.

OK, so I am a pedant...

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Young" <jeyoung_2 at yahoo.com>
To: <Triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] New lamps for old - Not Triumph but still automotive


> They are known around the world. Not necessarily as objectionable, just
> known.
> That is enough to make them notorious.
> John Young NASS# 528
> Indiana
> '78 Spitfire
> '66 Spitfire
> '59 TR3A (getting body work)
> '59 TR10 ruuning, but not ready for the highway.
>
>
> --- On Fri, 7/30/10, Michael Marr <mmarr at notwires.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Michael Marr <mmarr at notwires.com>
>> Subject: Re: [TR] New lamps for old - Not Triumph but still automotive
>> To: "Mark Hooper" <mhooper at digiscreen.ca>, triumphs at autox.team.net
>> Date: Friday, July 30, 2010, 10:28 AM
>> So, what is "notorious" about London
>> Taxis?  Do you have an objection to riding in cabs that
>> are required to be clean, by ordinance, and that are driven
>> by drivers who can get you where you need to be without
>> resorting to GPS?
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Hooper" <mhooper at digiscreen.ca>
>> To: <triumphs at autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 11:58 PM
>> Subject: [TR] New lamps for old - Not Triumph but still
>> automotive
>>
>>
>> > Despite a great deal of enjoyment of my Little British
>> Car, it's rare that I
>> > get in any machine made in the UK other than the the
>> notorious London taxis on
>> > occasional visits to that city. So, my reference
>> material is a bit dated. A