[TR] Triumphs Digest, Vol 16, Issue 221
JOSEPH MATO
joemato at sbcglobal.net
Wed Dec 27 10:43:30 MST 2023
Johnmac, For me their summer get-togethers were like Heaven on earth. Lucas reps giving troubleshooting classes, rally-type events, and Sabrina right when you walked in. They might have sold it, I didn't see them roll it out and it would have been the first one out. They had a brick office and a wooden warehouse section. The fire appears to be in the back where the parts were. Sabrina was up front where she belonged. Most of their items were made in the UK and Taiwan and were of high quality. Some of the employees were second-generation and they all tried. Just a couple of years back Charles passed this time of year and now this. Hopefully, the building and stock were insured. This time of year reminds me of your Christmas message from years back. Seasons greetings to all.
Joe Mato62 Wood RoadRedding, CT 06896917 232 1555
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Today's Topics:
1. OMG!!!! (John Macartney)
2. Roadster Factory Christmas day fire (Don Hiscock)
3. Terrible news (Cliff Hansen)
4. Terrible news (Cliff Hansen)
5. Re: TRF fire (Dave MacKay)
6. Re: OMG!!!! (Don Hiscock)
7. Re: Triumphs Digest, Vol 16, Issue 220 (keithstewart at bell.net)
8. Re: Roadster Factory Christmas day fire (dave northrup)
9. Re: Roadster Factory Christmas day fire (Frank Fisher)
10. Re: Roadster Factory Christmas day fire (Ted)
11. Re: OMG!!!! (Ted)
12. Re: Roadster Factory Christmas day fire (Sujit Roy)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2023 20:03:40 +0000
From: John Macartney <johnbmacartney at gmx.com>
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Subject: [TR] OMG!!!!
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My deepest sympathies to the Runyon family on what looks on YouTube to be a disastrous fire at the Roadster Factory. I never went there but understands Charles Runyon had some very special cars in there. Was one of them a Le Mans Sabrina?
Jonmac
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Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2023 15:55:20 -0700
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Subject: [TR] Roadster Factory Christmas day fire
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Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2023 01:30:49 +0000
From: Cliff Hansen <cliff_hansen at outlook.com>
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Subject: [TR] Terrible news
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Roadster Factory had a fire last night, news reports say the building is a total loss.
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Roadster Factory a total loss after Christmas morning fire, Armagh chief says<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.tribdem.com/news/roadster-factory-a-total-loss-after-christmas-morning-fire-armagh-chief-says/article_9fd287e2-a330-11ee-90de-7319c0164473.html&sa=U&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwj__pWO8KuDAxW5lYkEHTCQBToQ0PADKAB6BAgJEAE&usg=AOvVaw0CoFl-JLac1hvGO-M7G3Mi>
google.com<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.tribdem.com/news/roadster-factory-a-total-loss-after-christmas-morning-fire-armagh-chief-says/article_9fd287e2-a330-11ee-90de-7319c0164473.html&sa=U&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwj__pWO8KuDAxW5lYkEHTCQBToQ0PADKAB6BAgJEAE&usg=AOvVaw0CoFl-JLac1hvGO-M7G3Mi>
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From: Cliff Hansen <cliff_hansen at outlook.com>
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Roadster Factory had a fire last night, news reports say the building is a total loss.
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.tribdem.com/news/roadster-factory-a-total-loss-after-christmas-morning-fire-armagh-chief-says/article_9fd287e2-a330-11ee-90de-7319c0164473.html&sa=U&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwj__pWO8KuDAxW5lYkEHTCQBToQ0PADKAB6BAgJEAE&usg=AOvVaw0CoFl-JLac1hvGO-M7G3Mi>
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Roadster Factory a total loss after Christmas morning fire, Armagh chief says<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.tribdem.com/news/roadster-factory-a-total-loss-after-christmas-morning-fire-armagh-chief-says/article_9fd287e2-a330-11ee-90de-7319c0164473.html&sa=U&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwj__pWO8KuDAxW5lYkEHTCQBToQ0PADKAB6BAgJEAE&usg=AOvVaw0CoFl-JLac1hvGO-M7G3Mi>
google.com<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.tribdem.com/news/roadster-factory-a-total-loss-after-christmas-morning-fire-armagh-chief-says/article_9fd287e2-a330-11ee-90de-7319c0164473.html&sa=U&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwj__pWO8KuDAxW5lYkEHTCQBToQ0PADKAB6BAgJEAE&usg=AOvVaw0CoFl-JLac1hvGO-M7G3Mi>
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Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2023 03:31:23 -0500
From: Dave MacKay <dave at mdmackay.ca>
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Subject: Re: [TR] TRF fire
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That is terrible news, not only for the Runyan family and The Roadster
Factory employees, but for the entire British Car community.
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/indiana-county-the-roadster-factor
y-fire/
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/roadster-factory-total-loss-christmas-23350
0950.html?_guc_consent_skip=1703578882
According to news reports "all that was left was a gutted brick structure
in the front of the business and smoldering ruins behind." Google now
lists TRF as "permanently closed".
Sad news indeed.
Dave MacKay
1960 TR3A s/n 68639L
near Toronto, Canada
>Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2023 11:29:24 -0600
>From: bill beecher <notakitcar at yahoo.com>
>Subject: [TR] TRF fire
>
>?Have y?all seen this, this came across on Facebook this morning. So
sad.
>Bill
>
>Sadly, reports are coming in of a structure fire and emergency services
were dispatched at 1:11AM 12/25/23 to Killen Rd in Armagh, PA. This is the
location of The Roadster Factory Inc. Please keep the TRF family in your
thoughts and prayers.
>
>To lose everything because of a fire is bad, but on Christmas morning...
Heartbreaking!!!
>
>http://www.indianacounty.org/911media/That is terrible news, not only for
the Runyon family and the employees of The Roadster Factory, but for the
entire British Car community.
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Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2023 05:11:59 -0700
From: Don Hiscock <don.hiscock at gmail.com>
To: John Macartney <johnbmacartney at gmx.com>
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I believe the rare cars were sold a couple of years ago as Albert Runyan
worked to settle his father Charles's estate, Jonmac.
On Tue, Dec 26, 2023 at 2:36?AM John Macartney <johnbmacartney at gmx.com>
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> My deepest sympathies to the Runyon family on what looks on YouTube to be
> a disastrous fire at the Roadster Factory. I never went there but
> understands Charles Runyon had some very special cars in there. Was one of
> them a Le Mans Sabrina?
>
> Jonmac
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Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2023 07:18:49 -0500
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That page would not load. You might also try:
https://www.indianagazette.com/news/roadster-factory-destroyed-in-christmas-
fire/article_00819b29-a99f-5c14-a935-fc550975fb64.html
Keith Stewart
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Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2023 15:55:18 +0000
From: dave northrup <dave at ranteer.com>
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Given how the people in the Roadster Factory Investment Program were treated after Charles Runyon died, it would not surprise me if this fire was deliberate but done in a way that will not arouse suspicion. I suspect the insurance payout will be much more than the living business would have brought in a sale. And coincidentally, the really valuable cars were in a different building and seemed to have survived.
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Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2023 16:43:36 +0000 (UTC)
From: Frank Fisher <yellowtr3 at yahoo.com>
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OH bummeri know they have been struggling to make profit and keep the business alive.this may be the end of my favorite parts supplier.so sad
Frank
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Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2023 11:53:13 -0500
From: Ted <triumph66 at gmail.com>
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Unbelievable...
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Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2023 12:23:05 -0500
From: Ted <triumph66 at gmail.com>
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Yes John. Charles Runyan & now son Albert have one or two Sabrina cars. I
live 1 hour away & I am very saddened on many levels.
On Tue, Dec 26, 2023, 4:24 AM John Macartney <johnbmacartney at gmx.com> wrote:
> My deepest sympathies to the Runyon family on what looks on YouTube to be
> a disastrous fire at the Roadster Factory. I never went there but
> understands Charles Runyon had some very special cars in there. Was one of
> them a Le Mans Sabrina?
>
> Jonmac
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Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2023 10:13:24 -0800
From: Sujit Roy <triumphstag at gmail.com>
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I'm visiting the UK and can't see this link from over here.. I have a Stag
and the TRF didn't carry Stag specific stuff, only parts which shared a
common part number. Most of my Stag stuff came out of UK. However, I did
buy stuff from TRF and I took advantage of when they had 50% postage
charges.
I can only imagine this being a great loss to the rest of the Triumph
community in the US.
Sujit
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