[TR] Interesting experience

[pethier at comcast.net]

There is one guy who brings his early-30s Ford roadster to the Back To The Fifties Weekend (nice little 12,000-car show in Saint Paul) with the sign "Touch this car.  Stand on the running boards."  Makes my day every time.

Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
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2004 Suburban 8.1, Sport Red, the only automatic of the bunch
2005 Lotus Elise, Bordeaux Red Pearl
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----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark J Bradakis" <mark at bradakis.com>
> To: "Triumph List" <triumphs at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 3:02:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [TR] Interesting experience
> Back when I had running race cars I'd take one to the club's annual
> show.
> Part of the registration packet were nice placards for info, and they
> included
> Please don't touch in bold letters. I'd toss that sign, had my own
> that
> said
> 
> Go ahead - climb in, waggle the wheel and make vroom vroom noises!
> 
> There are quite a few pictures around taken of kids of all ages doing
> just that. Oh, I would disconnect the battery so that flipping
> switches
> and pushing buttons would do nothing.
> 
> mjb.
> 
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