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Memories of My British Roadsters

Living in Montana, most of my high school years were spent driving a customized 1948 Chrysler. In 1960, I graduated and enlisted in the Army, and soon thereafter I was stationed in Germany. My appreciation for British sports cars developed in Germany in 1963, when my good Army friend purchased a new Triumph TR4. It was red with a black interior as well as

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