I just wonder why, if Spitfires are 'effeminate', so many 6 foot plus, 250 pound guys are driving them?? Liv
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gosling, Richard B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 4:46 AM Subject: TR6 on Top Gear > Anyone watch Top Gear (by far the leading car-based TV-show in the UK, for > the benefit of those outside of our island) last night? > > Great feature, where they were discussing how all convertibles were girly > cars, particularly the latest ones like the Ford StreetKa and some funny > Daihatsu that had on the show this week. I was muttering to my wife "Not the > Triumph TR6 - that's a man's car!". Sure enough, James May headed off on a > mini-tirade against the girliness of his co-presenters, stated that there > was a real bloke's convertible, and promptly got into... a shiny red TR6!! > > > OK, he did mention that Triumph's previous sports cars (i.e. Spitfires) were > a bit "effeminate", having been designed by an Italian, so the piece wasn't > all good, but he gave the TR6 such a great revue that I even forgave him for > that. Particulary as he was driving it in the traditional British fashion - > in a torrential downpour with nothing but a tonneau cover for protection! > > > Expect to see a sharp, but probably brief, rise in TR6 prices in the UK over > the next couple of weeks... > > > Richard & Daffy > > > > This email and any attached files are confidential and copyright protected. > If you are not the addressee, any dissemination of this communication is > strictly prohibited. Unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing, nothing > stated in this communication shall be legally binding. /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
