Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Cars we have owned, was: Just A Car Geek

[LarryT (l02turner]

Hey Britt - 
    We owned & enjoyed (and worked on) a 63 Spitfire (red) ;-)  which I also 
learned a bit about mechanics.  I even taught 
my wife how to fix it if it stopped for some reason - she had to remove the 
fuel line and hold it near the ground 
until fuel came out -  then she could reattach it and take off.  

    The 66 MGB replaced it - don't know if you ever had a 60s MGB but it was 
much better put together than the
 Spitfire - kind of like the difference between the MGB and the AH 3000 with 
the AH being a step above the B.  
Above the AH was the XKE.  To go above the XKE you had to get into German and 
Italian stuff (Porsche and 
Ferrari in case anyone is wondering) ;-).  

    Back to the Spitfire - the Coupe version was an awesome car - kind of a 
baby XKE in many ways.  It had an 
Overdrive tranny, 6 cyl engine and was a fast and comfortable cruiser.  I 
regret I never owned one - but I may rectify 
that one day - 

    IAC, those kinds of sports cars are long gone - only the Brits could build 
that kind of basic sports car - and 
the govt auto designers will never allow those kinds of basic cars to be built 
again.

    Have a nice week - 

Sincerely,
Larry T  (74 911, 91 300D 2.5T)
www.youroil.net Oil Analysis Kits &
Porsche Posters/Weber parts
Test Results - http://members.rennlist.com/oil/

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Britt2Asa [at] aol.com 
  To: l02turner [at] comcast.net 
  Cc: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com 
  Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 11:34 AM
  Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Cars we have owned, was: Just A Car Geek


  I wonder how many Listers ever had the joy of owning a Triumph Spitfire? I 
bought one in 1988 (1975 model) and had it for 6 years in Florida (until I 
moved to the UK). I learned auto mechanics on the car and over 60k miles (that 
I put on it) I was never left stranded, not once! Several 1000+ mile trips.

  Loved that car. My favourite along with the 328GTS.

  Moved to the UK, thought I would get another one, looked at the weather and 
though NO WAY!

  Regards
  Britt
    My Turn!  (a modest list)

    59 VW Beetle
    63 Tr Spitfire
    69 Lotus Europa
    66 MGB Roadster (still have ~350K Mi)
    71 VW
    74 VW
    78 Mercedes
    79 Mercedes
    78 Ford Fairmont (I strayed)
    79 Chev. Malibu (great car, rotten AT car!))
    91 Mercedes 300D (great car!)
    Several Honda's
    Camry,
    etc.

    Would like to find a  928 in boxes and restore it altho the cost

    Sincerely,
    Larry T  (74 911, 91 300D 2.5T)
    www.youroil.net Oil Analysis Kits &
    Porsche Posters/Weber parts
    Test Results - http://members.rennlist.com/oil/


  BR in the UK
  1986 328GTS (LHD 89,940km) Died August 19, 2006 Shrewsbury UK
  1980 400i (RHD 74,000 miles)
  Searching for the right 512TR
  2003 BMW 530d
  1991 Alfa Spider S4 LHD
  1993 Alfa Spider S4 LHD