[TR] Sad Triumph (owner) story

[TeriAnn J. Wakeman]

On 11/3/20 9:32 PM, aribert neumann 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. Â  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.

I agree whole heartedly! Triumphs were made to be driven and perfect 
hanger queens trailered to shows are a waste of a good TR. Mine was 
refurbished and repainted original colour 32 years ago. Could use new 
paint & some interior freshening up, but I keep her as clean as 
practical for a daily driver and get high smiles per mile out of her.



TeriAnn

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