No, not a BC thing....I owned a 1962 TR Spitfire also, and you are right about it being a piece of junk, but I LOVED it when it was running and have often considered getting another one. It used to break just sitting in the driveway. I bought it used "as is," and it needed a new clutch immediately. No problem I thought, so I bought a Triumph service manual and was shocked to discover that Step 1 to install a new clutch in a TR Spitfire is to remove the interior of the vehicle! That's right, the seats, the carpet, and a good part of the floor come out first because the transmission has to be removed "up" thru the passenger compartment to get to the clutch. Anyway, just to keep this paddle related, I don't think you can haul a kayak on the roof of a TR Spitfire because it is a convertible and you would get a headache from the boat banging on top of your head :) In a message dated 5/25/2005 3:25:56 PM Pacific Standard Time, Darryl.Johnson_at_sympatico.ca writes: > Gordin Warner > Victoria BC > I don't own Honda stock, or a dealership, but there are two Honda's in > the driveway. I have owned three VW's, a 356 Porshce that broke the > bank, and an MGA. I didn't own the MGA long enough to really come to > hate it and in moments of weakness think of buying another. I know. > It's a sickness. I owned several old MGs: an MGA and a couple of MGBs. I also had a TR- 2, -3, 4A & 5. And a Spitfire. (What a piece of junk THAT was!) I had a 944 for a while, but I traded it in on a house when I got married. Not enough room for a bedroom set in the back of the Porsche. I was born in BC, and my sister still lives in Victoria. Do you think that this sickness is a BC thing? Would it re-appear if I moved back there? Scary thought! -- Darryl *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu May 26 2005 - 17:47:14 PDT
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