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Triumph TR6 - A Fable

Once upon a time, a long time ago, near the mythical village of Birmingham, there were 2 identical twin brothers - separated at birth - who were destined to shape the lives of many, many thousands of future British car owners.

One of these brothers was born "visually challenged" - and was called "Lucas". Lucas became quite bitter, and dedicated himself to ensuring that everyone else should have some insight to his world of darkness. The other brother - who exhibited large amounts of upper body strength - was known as "Armstrong".

The story of Lucas is well documented (mostly in Braille). This is part of the story of Armstrong - the younger, and stronger, brother - who went on to pioneer shock absorber damping to generations of British vehicles.

Armstrong - although credited with huge amounts of upper body strength - had little or no stamina (due, I think, to a genetic design defect). He was able to resist and contain huge forces - but generally only for a short period of time. Left under physical stress for any length of time, he would, without warning, spew copious amounts of a substance resembling light oil from his armpits. It was this socially unacceptable personal behavior which I believe prevented him from attaining international acceptance in the motoring industry:- this behavior remains a repeatable mystery to this day by all his siblings & descendants. This weakness - not unlike the fabled Achilles and his heel - is know in medical circles as "Armstrong armpit".
DON KELLY

Don,

Was that a fifth of scotch prior the post or what?

Best Regards,

GK
George Karlin

George- More of a Boubon man myself,unless the scotch is in Drambuie form.
Don K.
DON KELLY

Don,
please don't tell me your one of those Jack D. drinkers. From what I learned from the locals in Kentuckty nobody down there drinks that stuff. It's only for tourists and people who think it's Bourbon.
Good Bourbon tastes alot better than Jack.
As for Prince Lucas, I have a soft spot for him.
I think he is much miligned. 30-50 year old wiring tends to break down more often.
Christopher Trace

A fitting LBC drink - Rusty Nail
D Hasara

I usually have 2 types in the house. JD for swilling and a well aged one for sipping. Depends on my mood and company.
Don
DON KELLY

This thread was discussed between 21/11/2004 and 26/11/2004

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