i couldn't stand it any longer

mbouse · Post by **mbouse** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 2:04 pm

the good weather got to me. Since Saturday, we've had 70 + temps here in Michigan....so yesterday at 4:45 pm i called the insurance man to get driving insurance put back on the '80 Spider.

the drive from the storage location to home takes an hour via backroads, or 40 minutes via the 4 lane. Hmmm, which should we take? Yup, back roads all the way.

Course, when I get home, i spend the next two solid hours cleaning out the garage well enough, and packing away some strewn about Spitfire parts, and finding some lost tools on the floor......finally got room to put the Spider in the garage.

Now, she wants to know what is up with that furrin' thing in the next stall. Is he (the Triumph) married? What's with his accent? Told her to mind her own, shut the lights and put them to bed for the night.

Heard some ruckus during the night, but saw no signs of trouble in the morning. Got a minor exhaust rattle for some strange reason, but everything else seems o.k. Definitely could use a tune up.

So, what does one get when one crosses an Italian Stallion with a Little British Car? Stay tuned....this same time, this same channel....

manoa matt · Post by **manoa matt** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 2:18 pm

I gues you would get a Fiumph or a triat

matt

HOLLYWOODSPIDER · Post by **HOLLYWOODSPIDER** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:32 pm

I think the British got crossed by the Italians about 2000 years ago.

mdrburchette · Post by **mdrburchette** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:11 am

If it were a TR you'd get an Italiano. British Leyland actually did make an Italian Triumph:

mbouse · Post by **mbouse** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:30 am

Well, that would suit me just fine. Blue is my favorite color, even if it is a hard top.

I surprised them this a.m. when i went to the garage for work. I caught the Triumph with his bonnet open and his boot off! When I confronted them, they were both speechless.....

mdrburchette · Post by **mdrburchette** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 11:04 am

I'd separate them, Mike. You'll have the Fiat gremlins mad and won't even make it to the FFO.

mbouse · Post by **mbouse** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:06 pm

Big sister hasn't made it home from storage yet. When she arrives, I am sure she'll have something to say about the goings on in her garage!

I thought it was French men that were supposed to be the great lovers; what is it with this Brit?

mdrburchette · Post by **mdrburchette** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:27 pm

How long did it sit without attention? I'd say it's ADD (attention deficient disorder). Either way, keep a close eye on the belly pan for swelling.