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#1 Post by Firewatcher » Tue Jun 27, 2017 1:14 pm

Hello All,

Time to introduce myself after a few days of being a member. My name is Pete Hammett, currently living in Newtown Powys and a retired Building Services Engineer.
Nearly a lifetime of pleasure from being a Triumph 2000 owner driver and still proud to be one.
I won't add any pics of my motor, but suffice to say that I know my car won't get nicked the way it looks. She has never been garaged and is a daily workhorse that has shared around a million miles with me since I bought her more than 40 years ago. Only ever stuck once, shed a ring on the first engine just outside Glasgow and couldn't find a replacement, otherwise I'd have a clean record for breakdowns.

I was a member of the register for many years and maybe when cash isn't so tight I will join again but glad to be a member of the forum in the mean time.

Pete

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#2 Post by Charles H » Wed Jun 28, 2017 3:22 pm

Welcome Pete.
Don't be shy, we would all like to see your car. I am taking the Mk1 to the National so people can see the crumples!!!
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#3 Post by Firewatcher » Wed Jun 28, 2017 6:12 pm

Hi Charles, and thanks for the welcome.
Your Mk1 is a rally car , so crumples might be expected but mine is a Family Saloon and it's more the rigors of nature in my case. I've just got myself a digital camera so I might see if I can get something presentable.
A few years ago now, I was having lunch in a restaurant when the waitress came and asked if anyone in the room owned a Triumph car - I thought someone had hit it. Great relief when she just asked me to move it as the wedding party didn't want it to spoil their photographs!

Pete

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#4 Post by badger » Wed Jun 28, 2017 8:38 pm

Would love to see some piccies. Much prefer to see an every day used one than a shiny new one.
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#5 Post by Firewatcher » Wed Jun 28, 2017 10:54 pm

Hello Badger,

Your from my home ground, and if you've been there for a while you will probably have seen me and my motor in the dim and distant past. Used to live not that far from you - Lower Waterston near Puddletown. I'll see what I can do when we get some dry weather. I did spend some time on her last week - had to clean the windows before the MOT.

Pete

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