[WPTA] WPTA Membership Update 10/04/2025

Mon Jan 6 08:29:58 MST 2025

When I was 15, my dad bought a 67 AH 3000 at Westmoreland Auto.  My brother had bought a 67 Sprite to commute to Pittsburgh.   They were everyday drivers and I took my drivers test in that BJ8.  I remember it was real tail happy and not much of a drive in the snow car but it was anyway because it was my dad's transportation.  In 69 I talked him into trading it on a Roadrunner.   It wasn't much better in the snow.  He found out I was drag racing it and that was the end of that ! LOL!!  It got traded for a Ford LTD. Ugh.   Who could possibly know what these cars would be worth today ?  Back then they were just a used car after they left the lot.  I remember that Plymouth dealers didn't even want that Healey on trade.  Monroeville Chrysler Plymouth had us take it across the street to A&L.  Phone call was exchanged and they gave $1500 on trade.  

> On 01/06/2025 8:24 AM EST Jay Galbreath via Wpta <wpta at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> 51 years ago I worked as a mill hunky in Homestead Works. The perfect commute car for that was my Bugeye. Drove great in the snow, as long as it wasn’t too deep, great gas mileage. Ended up selling that car  to Ed Woods 20 years later!
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> On Mon, Jan 6, 2025 at 7:55 AM John Swauger via Wpta <wpta at autox.team.net mailto:wpta at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> > In the early 70s my car was a 1969 Triumph Spitfire.  I drove it in all kinds of weather but would sometimes borrow my mother’s VW.
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> > One winter my battery was so bad that my roommate would have to jump me every morning.  I would back my car in and he would pull his in.  Once warmed up, the Spitfire would start the rest of the day but would be dead again overnight.
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> > Of course, these days the cars stay garages until late March.
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> > John
> > Sent from my iPhone
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> > > On Jan 6, 2025, at 7:01 AM, Gerald Van Vlack via Wpta <wpta at autox.team.net mailto:wpta at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> > > Tom and others,
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> > > I've owned my 4A for 56 years this coming June. It was my only car for the first 2 years (69 and 70) and driven in the weather regardless of how bad it was. I have no idea how it was driven from new in 1966 but based on its condition when I bought it, I doubt it was driven in bad weather. Once put away the rust battle began culminating in a replacement frame in 1989 and finally a body tub from TX in 2008 and good fenders. The only original body panels are the "bonnet and maybe the RF Fender. It does get driven in the rain only if unavoidable but otherwise stays dry. A labor of love and at almost 79 I still enjoy driving it. I hope to continue driving it as we transition to the mountains of Western NC this summer sometime. 
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> > > As Don says in the Newsletter. "Get busy living"
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> > > JVV
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> > > From: Wpta <wpta-bounces at autox.team.net mailto:wpta-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Tom Stricker via Wpta <wpta at autox.team.net mailto:wpta at autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Sunday, January 5, 2025 8:03 PM
> > > To: Lawrence Ross <larry at lrossagency.com mailto:larry at lrossagency.com>; Lawrence Ross via Wpta <wpta at autox.team.net mailto:wpta at autox.team.net>; ROBERT JONES <rlrobian at comcast.net mailto:rlrobian at comcast.net>
> > > Subject: Re: [WPTA] WPTA Membership Update 10/04/2025
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> > > 53 years ago I was driving a Bug Eyed Sprite, MG Midget, or a TR3 as my daily driver. Lots of fun, but  the roads were not as crowded then and the cars were disposable, older models. Now I don't out of respect for the car. After digging all of the rust possible out of the old TR3 I don't want to introduce any more salt or even moisture than avoidable. 
> > > Do miss slip sliding away though.
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> > > On Sunday, January 5, 2025, 07:30:00 PM EST, ROBERT JONES via Wpta <wpta at autox.team.net mailto:wpta at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> > > 50 years ago when I was a lot dumber and a whole lot braver, I drove my tr3 from Morgantown, wv to New Martinsville, WV across a hilly twisty turnny WV road, while snowing. This is still one of my most favored memorable trips in my still drivable beast. Today I'm afraid to take her out if it even looks like it might rain in the next 24 hours.  I know the TR has not changed that much, So what the hell has happened to me?
> > > Happy New Year.
> > > RL Jones
> > > PS Maybe this is the year her and I go on a trip longer than 10 miles.
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> > > > On 01/04/2025 12:41 PM EST Lawrence Ross via Wpta <wpta at autox.team.net mailto:wpta at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> > > > Good Afternoon!
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> > > > Over the past week, I have received the following membership renewals:
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> > > > * Paul Mooney
> > > > * Bob Speshock
> > > > * Jeff Zwergel
> > > > * Bob Held
> > > > * Aaron Harris
> > > > * Keith Daniel
> > > > * Mike McPherson
> > > > * Bill Sajweski
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> > > > Since you can’t drive your British Car today, I would recommend you go sled riding!
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> > > > Larry Ross
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> > > > WPTA Membership Director
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> > > > (412) 780-8495 - mobile
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