[TR] I love my TR3

[pethier at comcast.net]

And now Andrew is going to find this guy, beat him senseless and burn the
Mustang to the ground. B Sue says she will swear that Andrew was in Minnesota
the whole time.

Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1973 Triumph Stag LE22439UBW "uncle jack", Sapphire Blue
2004 Suburban 8.1, Sport Red, the only automatic of the bunch
2005 Lotus Elise, Bordeaux Red Pearl
2007 Saturn Ion 3 2.4, Berry Red
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----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob" <yellowtr at adelphia.net>
> To: triumphs at autox.team.net
> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 7:58:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [TR] I love my TR3
> On Thursday, August 11, 2011 05:42:34 pm Andrew Uprichard wrote:
> > I may have shared with the list that my wife and I love to take the
> > TR out
> > for a "stooge" - an RAF WW2 expression meaning going out with no
> > particular
> > destination in mind and with no schedule for getting there or
> > getting back.
> > "Reconnaissance of the scenery" fits the description well.
> >
> >
> >
> > Well, today we were about 20 miles away from home and were
> > approaching a
> > long left-hand corner when a black Mustang approached from the other
> > direction, lost control and drifted broadside into our lane. Tires
> > were
> > squealing, smoke billowing, the wife screaming. The guy must have
> > been
> > doing about 80 on a two-lane road and I truly felt this was it. I
> > saw a
> > gap on the right between two fence posts, turned the wheel sharp
> > right and
> > headed for the grass. The TR was great, clung to the road and
> > steered us
> > to safer pastures. We were fine.
> >
> >
> >
> > I have always loved my car, but now I have an ever deeper respect
> > for its
> > abilities.
> >
> >
> Andrew,
>
> Good to hear you and the 3 still have their reflexes. And great to
> hear you,
> the wife and the 3 survived to stooge another day.
>
> Bob
> >
> triumphs at autox.team.net