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<DIV>In the late 60’s I was visiting my brother Bill in Gary IN. He had a 64 TR4
at the time and we were on our way into Chicago. A ways in front of us was a
late 40’s Buick when suddenly it’s hood flew up and ripped right off the car. I
watched that hood float pretty high and then start back down. We were going 60
mph+. Bill was watching it too not knowing where it would land. At the last
minute he changed lanes and bang it landed right beside us. Pretty scary
watching that hood floating down. It all seemed in slow motion at the time. Big
farmer family in the Buick that had seen better days.</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=forzion7@gmail.com>David
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 8, 2020 8:56 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=fishplate@gmail.com>Jeff Scarbrough</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=triumphs@autox.team.net>Triumphs
(triumphs@autox.team.net)</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [TR] TR Bonnets: (Was Re: TR3 - how does the door latch
strap fasten to the door latch)</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Great story, Jeff, thanks. I needed a good laugh... But I'm
sure it was no laughing matter at the time!
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<DIV>Dave</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_attr dir=ltr>On Mon, Jun 8, 2020, 2:59 PM Jeff Scarbrough
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<DIV class=gmail_attr dir=ltr>On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 7:55 AM DAVID MASSEY
<<A rel=noreferrer target=_blank>dave1massey@cs.com</A>>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>Hurts the pocket book but it also hurts the pride.
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<DIV>I may have told this story before... In a previous life, I worked for a
Volkswagen dealer as a Service Technician ("schmieraffe"). Most of the
cars we saw were newer, but occasionally, there was one that had seen a rough
life. This day it was a 1977 VW Rabbit. I forget the
complaint, but I brought it into my bay and opened the hood by untying the
coat hanger that held it shut. That was the only securement for
it...</DIV>
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<DIV>After inspecting whatever I was inspecting, I got the customer to go for
a test drive with me.<BR><BR>We set out around the block, me confidently
behind the wheel. Our test drive route left the dealer on Piedmont Road
in Atlanta, turned right through a residential neighborhood, then came out on
Pharr Road in trendy Buckhead....</DIV>
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<DIV>As I pulled out on Pharr Road, I wound it up to the speed limit,
listening for the noise I was tracing...all of the sudden, the hood went
straight up, hung for a second by the ground strap attached to it while I
desperately tried to look between bonnet and cowl to see where I was going
while I slowed down. After an eternity, the hood sailed out of sight
behind us.</DIV>
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<DIV>Miraculously, in busy Atlanta traffic, there was nobody in the way behind
us. I stopped the car and we got out and went back to retrieve the
hood. Other than one bent rear corner, it didn't look any worse than
before. I looked at the customer, they looked at me, they shrugged, I
shrugged, and we set it back in place and drove on back to the shop. No
words were ever said.<BR><BR>When I released the car back to them, though,
that coat hanger was *tight*.<BR><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV>** <A
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