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Guv'nor, continued from page 5

Then, he joined the Air Force and was
trained as an airplane mechanic. All of this
has translated into today's mature decision
that, while he would still like, someday, to
own as Aston Martin V8 Vantage or a V8
Lotus Esprit, "I'll stick with my Triumph that
I can work on myself. "

Never fear, practicality doesn't always win
out when you're talking cars. A bit more
prodding and Todd admits that both the
Lotus and the Aston are still on his radar.
Rescue Day for the
"The older ones are reasonably priced now TR6
and I would like to have another black '68
June 2015
Cougar XR7, too. I never got over selling
that first one, " he admits.
Engine
That's the spirit ( that fills garages) ! Before
Work Results in Triumph

Today Todd, 59, works as a business
architect for the FedEx Supply Chain, a new
division of the company that supplies third
party logistics. He's leading a team
developing features for a standard warehouse
management system.

While FedEx as a company isn't really into
cars, except for its sponsorship of race cars,
it was FedEx that delivered the Triumph to
him, through a chance encounter.
As Todd tells the story, "I met a lady at a
meeting that said she was moving and had an Engine
old car in her garage that she wanted to sell. After
Her ex-husband?s father restored it in the
'90s and left it to her because he liked her
better than her jerk husband.
"Old car? What kind of old car?" Left: Sweet
Success, a
"When she said it was a Triumph TR6, I had reserve tie at the
to see it.
2019 Club Car
I went to her house, and there it was. Show.
Covered in dust. Gas tank empty, Radiator "Someday I
empty, Hoses dried and cracked, Brake hope to take
master empty. It had been sitting for 15 first, but Jim
years. Moran will have
to leave his TR6
But, the paint and interior looked decent, home for that to
and it was only $4,500. Done Deal! happen."
We loaded it on a car carrier and my British
car journey began."
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