<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">Larry and Steve,</div><div dir="ltr">Well said and I completely agree with you. There is no place for positing such negative and actionable language on a public platform without facts and at a time of great loss. My heart is heavy for the Runyan family and TRF employees. TRF has been an important family member to me for the past 30 years and the loss is devastating to our Triumph community. My grandmother always taught me that if you don’t have something good to say then don’t say it.</div><div dir="ltr">Jim Henningsen</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Dec 27, 2023, at 5:39 AM, Larry Griffin <larrygriffin.nc@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Dave, you are a valued member of this list. However, these comments are speculative. The problems concerning the investment program and the ill will from those that lost money is understandable. However, Albert is now the owner of TRF, not his father.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">The 3 cars in the showroom were saved by the firefighters before the fire got to that part of the building. Albert has worked extremely hard to keep the business going. If I remember correctly, he had to purchase TRF from Charles' estate at a value approved by the court. At the 6-pack Trials I understand he was excited and discussed plans for improvements coming in 2024. His sister's MG was destroyed in the fire along with more cars not in the showroom area. The value of those three cars saved would be small compared to the inventory including irreplaceable NOS parts and tooling patterns, etc. It will be up to the fire marshall to determine the cause of the fire.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">The total loss of TRF is a tragedy that will have a significant effect on our hobby. I can't imagine how hard this is for Albert and the wonderful current staff at TRF. They deserve our support, not speculation about what happened. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">On Tue, Dec 26, 2023 at 10:41 PM dave northrup <</span><a href="mailto:dave@ranteer.com" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" target="_blank">dave@ranteer.com</a><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">> wrote:</span><br></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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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