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  • November 8, 2012 at 12:13 pm #234380
    Paul Mossberg
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    @pmossberg

    I had to share this article.

     

    My friend Steve has a couple MGBs and is restoring an MG TD. His daghter Terri wrote an essay for her college applications, and Steve liked it so much he sent it to Dutch Mandel, Senior Editor of AutoWeek.

     

    Mandel published it!

     

    Click here http://www.autoweek.com/ and scroll down to “Columns” on the left side to see Terri Lynn Clarke and a link to her column.

     

    Or click here to go straight to the column http://www.autoweek.com/article/20121107/CARNEWS01/121109867

     

    Paul Mossberg
    Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
    2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

    If you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)

    November 8, 2012 at 12:39 pm #252788
    newkitman
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    @newkitman

    Excellent article! And yes…she IS a car guy. That’s for certain. Smile

    Allen Caron
    VW based 53MGTD - "MoneyPenny"
    "If one thing matters, everything matters" - from the book The Shack

    November 8, 2012 at 12:43 pm #252789
    Royal
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    @royal

         Many of my fondest memories of time shared with my two sons were born in our garage.  Whether overhauling our 1966 VW Beetle, our 1955 MGTF-1500 or my son’s first car, a 1968 Pontiac Firebird 6 cyl OHC, or converting my other son’s VW Dasher from the pathetically underpowered diesel to a gas engine. 

          They both now are confident and fearless when it comes to repairs.  Their first response to problems of any sort (not just cars) is to go grab some tools.  Makes me proud.  Sonny has owned a 1969 Corvette for the last 24 years and Chris bought a 1964 TR4 5 years ago after selling his 1948 Willys CJ2A which he owned for about 15 years.  

         Thanks for the nice article Paul.  
    November 8, 2012 at 4:51 pm #252790
    Dan Rosa
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    @dan-r

     Great story, and how true  , we forget some of the little things that make our kids closer .we are all car guys .  Dan

    November 8, 2012 at 5:12 pm #252791
    Dale Schumacher
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    @schu

    Roy,
    It just hit me – did your son come w/ his TR to Va Beach? If so I missed him.

    November 8, 2012 at 5:32 pm #252792
    Royal
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    @royal

    Dale, he came but was still sick.  Only stayed for a moment and left.   Tks for asking.

    November 8, 2012 at 9:26 pm #252793
    edward ericson
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    @edsnova

    Love that article. And Roy: you must have done something right. I think I may have shook your son’s hand the other day.

    That idea that the first response to a challenge or problem is to grab some tools? It’s weird now but I think that’s gonna come back. Big.

    November 8, 2012 at 9:51 pm #252794
    Royal
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    @royal

    Yep Ed you did meet my young architect son Chris briefly.  He’d normally love to stand and talk cars but he didn’t feel well and didn’t even walk around and look at all the cars on the field.  I got very lucky with both my boys – the older one, a retired Navy pilot, currently an American Airlines pilot.  

    November 9, 2012 at 9:43 am #252795
    Paul Mossberg
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    @pmossberg

    Roy,

     

    I figure “got lucky with both my boys” = “good parenting”

     

    She’s just a freshman in college, but I think I “got lucky” with my daughter too!

    edsnova2012-11-09 19:46:31

    Paul Mossberg
    Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
    2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

    If you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)

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