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I had an ex-Healey racer's widow drive me to dinner yesterday. The
subject of BMW's came up..(her car). She thought that BMW meant British
Motor Works... she was crushed to learn it was Bavarian...
On 12/26/2025 11:35 AM, dave northrup wrote:
> I bought our TR6 26 years ago when my son was 11. He learned to
> wrench on that thing, and its still his favorite car, although he is
> really more of a BMW person
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Frank Fisher <yellowtr3@yahoo.com>
> Date: 12/26/25 12:30 PM (GMT-06:00)
> To: Will Daehler <will.daehler@gmail.com>, John Macartney
> <johnbmacartney@gmx.com>
> Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [TR] The List is Less Busy These Days
>
> im no milenium but my TR3 is sought after by my son.
> i had bought the car as a project when he was just 16.
> at that age no one over the age of 18 is cool. and i had found our
> relationship was the same as i had with my dad at that age. lacking
> but still loving.
> my sone was just ready to get his first driving licence and had shown
> good mechanical skills.
> so together we build a near frame off restoration.
> and it brought us very close as we bled, cused and i introduced him to
> beer.
> to this day he loves the car and has confirmed to the family that the
> car will pass to him upon my demise.
> i also own a 1956 bel air that he likes but does not share the love he
> has for the TR.
> so at least one TR3 will survive for many more years.
>
> the list has gotten me many friends and helped solve many problems.
> with the car fininshed and running really well i rarely have need to
> ask the list for help.
> but its still my favourite mail
>
> Frank
> as scouser in california
> TS41366L
>
>
> On Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 10:39:41 PM PST, John Macartney
> <johnbmacartney@gmx.com> wrote:
>
>
> Just out of casual interest, how many are still here in comparison to
> say the Millenium? I suspect not many.
> I know BookFace has many adherents and I was on it for a while until I
> seemingly upset its algorithms by saying something they/it didnâ??t like
> and BookFace has informed me more than once when I try to rejoin that
> Iâ??m banned for life. Okay Zuckerberg, Iâ??m not in sympathy with your
> political inclinations anyway and I certainly got sick of receiving
> stuff your algorithms were convinced Iâ??d like, when the reality was
> they bored me witless. Iâ??ve been a reluctant subscriber to The Triumph
> Experience for a couple of years which also doesnâ??t grab me. Itâ??s too
> Standard-Triumph model specific, people get upset when they
> accidentally post to the wrong forum and there has been some
> disquieting and very discourteous responses and no one seems to be
> particularly helpful. Markâ??s monthly reminders tell me Iâ??m logged to 6
> Pack but I never get six pack stuff coming my way and even with the
> correct password, I canâ??t access it.
> The reality (for me) is that tech is going too fast for me to keep up
> with it and I refuse to spend any day of my surely now limited life
> transfixed by my smartphone screen that 99% of the rest of the world
> seems happy to do. Iâ??m not enamoured by either my former iPhone or
> current Samsung as theyâ??re both full of trash programs that hold zero
> interest and I canâ??t be bothered or motivated to learn how they work.
> Perhaps itâ??s better for me to once more return to the days of carbon
> paper, card index boxes and an abacus. At least I know how they work!
>
> Jonmac
>
> > On 12 Dec 2025, at 21:10, Will Daehler <will.daehler@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Certainly the volume is down.
> > But I am still here, and read the digest most days, for about 28 years.
> > During this time, I learned so much from all of you, and early on
> developed friends who helped me immensely. They shared parts,
> knowledge, and tools.
> > Without you guys and Mark's early computer skills, all would have
> been lost.
> > Recently we have sort of re-assmbled on various Facebook sites.
> >
> > Will Daehler
> > 63 TR4
>
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<p>I had an ex-Healey racer's widow drive me to dinner yesterday.
The subject of BMW's came up..(her car). She thought that BMW
meant British Motor Works... she was crushed to learn it was
Bavarian...</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/26/2025 11:35 AM, dave northrup
wrote:<br>
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I bought our TR6 26 years ago when my son was 11. He learned to
wrench on that thing, and its still his favorite car, although
he is really more of a BMW person
<div><br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>-------- Original message --------</div>
<div>From: Frank Fisher <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:yellowtr3@yahoo.com";><yellowtr3@yahoo.com></a> </div>
<div>Date: 12/26/25 12:30 PM (GMT-06:00) </div>
<div>To: Will Daehler <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:will.daehler@gmail.com";><will.daehler@gmail.com></a>, John
Macartney <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:johnbmacartney@gmx.com";><johnbmacartney@gmx.com></a>
</div>
<div>Cc: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net";>triumphs@autox.team.net</a> </div>
<div>Subject: Re: [TR] The List is Less Busy These Days </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>
<div class="ydpbc59b2afyahoo-style-wrap"
style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:16px">
<div dir="ltr">im no milenium but my TR3 is sought after by my
son. </div>
<div dir="ltr">i had bought the car as a project when he was
just 16.</div>
<div dir="ltr">at that age no one over the age of 18 is cool.
and i had found our relationship was the same as i had with
my dad at that age. lacking but still loving.</div>
<div dir="ltr">my sone was just ready to get his first driving
licence and had shown good mechanical skills.</div>
<div dir="ltr">so together we build a near frame off
restoration.</div>
<div dir="ltr">and it brought us very close as we bled, cused
and i introduced him to beer.</div>
<div dir="ltr">to this day he loves the car and has confirmed
to the family that the car will pass to him upon my demise.</div>
<div dir="ltr">i also own a 1956 bel air that he likes but
does not share the love he has for the TR.</div>
<div dir="ltr">so at least one TR3 will survive for many more
years.</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">the list has gotten me many friends and helped
solve many problems.</div>
<div dir="ltr">with the car fininshed and running really well
i rarely have need to ask the list for help.</div>
<div dir="ltr">but its still my favourite mail</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">Frank</div>
<div dir="ltr">as scouser in california</div>
<div dir="ltr">TS41366L</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
</div>
<div id="ydp233628b7yahoo_quoted_7132703180"
class="ydp233628b7yahoo_quoted">
<div
style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:13px;
color:#26282a">
<div>On Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 10:39:41 PM PST, John
Macartney <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:johnbmacartney@gmx.com";><johnbmacartney@gmx.com></a> wrote:
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>
<div dir="ltr">Just out of casual interest, how many are
still here in comparison to say the Millenium? I suspect
not many.<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">I know BookFace has many adherents and I
was on it for a while until I seemingly upset its
algorithms by saying something they/it didnâ??t like and
BookFace has informed me more than once when I try to
rejoin that Iâ??m banned for life. Okay Zuckerberg, Iâ??m
not in sympathy with your political inclinations anyway
and I certainly got sick of receiving stuff your
algorithms were convinced Iâ??d like, when the reality was
they bored me witless. Iâ??ve been a reluctant subscriber
to The Triumph Experience for a couple of years which
also doesnâ??t grab me. Itâ??s too Standard-Triumph model
specific, people get upset when they accidentally post
to the wrong forum and there has been some disquieting
and very discourteous responses and no one seems to be
particularly helpful. Markâ??s monthly reminders tell me
Iâ??m logged to 6 Pack but I never get six pack stuff
coming my way and even with the correct password, I
canâ??t access it.<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">The reality (for me) is that tech is going
too fast for me to keep up with it and I refuse to spend
any day of my surely now limited life transfixed by my
smartphone screen that 99% of the rest of the world
seems happy to do. Iâ??m not enamoured by either my former
iPhone or current Samsung as theyâ??re both full of trash
programs that hold zero interest and I canâ??t be bothered
or motivated to learn how they work.<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">Perhaps itâ??s better for me to once more
return to the days of carbon paper, card index boxes and
an abacus. At least I know how they work!<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">Jonmac<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">> On 12 Dec 2025, at 21:10, Will Daehler
<<a href="mailto:will.daehler@gmail.com";
rel="nofollow" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">will.daehler@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">> <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">> Certainly the volume is down.<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">> But I am still here, and read the
digest most days, for about 28 years.Â
<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">> During this time, I learned so much
from all of you, and early on developed friends who
helped me immensely. They shared parts, knowledge, and
tools.<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">> Without you guys and Mark's early
computer skills, all would have been lost.
<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">> Recently we have sort of re-assmbled
on various Facebook sites.<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">> <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">> Will Daehler <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">> 63 TR4<br>
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