Re: Bob Watts & TC
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2001 8:15 am
It is my privilege to not only own a TC but also to know and be friends with Bob Watts. On numerous occasions he has not only gotten home with his TC (usually with prizes for how it looks or goes) but also spent many hours making sure I got to and from one of the trips he detailed.. I just want to add my thanks to all of you who like Bob have loved and preserved these cars. Those of us who came later owe so much to people like Al Moss , Jerry Goguen and Dick Knudson to name a few of the obvious . Thanks Gentlemen and Holiday Wishes to You All-- Tom Poole
----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] anngene@bellsouth.net [b]To:[/b] mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com [b]Sent:[/b] Sunday, December 16, 2001 9:00 PM [b]Subject:[/b] Fw: [mg-tabc] Miles Reid Poster The Joe Giordano piece on the TC is the best expression of what a TC is I have seen. Thanks for putting it on the TABC website. I Bought my first TC in '52 while working in the Irish-Fergus pit crew at Sebring. Only kept for a short time as being somewhat impecunious and about to get married, was forced to sell it. Bought my second, and current, TC in '54. Drove it from Columbus Ohio to Florida in '57 and also to Watkins Glen the same year. Returned to Watkins Glen in '98 with the same wife and the same two Pirelli tires from '54. in the same TC. Have been to Alexandria Bay, and Rochester also. Drove to St. Paul this year after a new pair of Dunlop's became necessary. A flat tire brought a nearly bald Pirelli spare back onto the ground for another 1000 miles. Also drove to GOF Central at French Lick Indiana. Trips have not been without a variety of problems, but the car has always completed trips without being hauled home. Generally run at about 3700 to 4000 RPM as that is as fast as most others are willing to run. Have run at 5200 to 5500 indicated for 20 mile or so on occasion. Couldn't hear the noise from the passenger seat as the wind noise was rather high and the hearing aids were turned down. Turned 75 this year and expect to continue enjoying the TC for some time to come. Thanks again for the Joe Giordano piece. Bob Watts TC 6557 *********************************************************************************************************************** I received the above from Bob Watts, read and loved it, and requested he let me share it with the group. Graciously he let me with the following concern: "Sorry to be so long replying to your last E Mail. You may feel my brief comments are worth sharing, but I am quite sure there are many others with many more road miles in a TC than I have. For example T owners that took in the NEMGTR Ocean to Ocean trip a few years back are likely to have many good yarns to relate. I would rather not clutter the TABC site with trivia, And I suspect it might generate better stories than mine. So go ahead and share it with the hope it wont cause too many to cancel their TABC use." Friends, these little cars are all about history, trips, races, and their drivers. If there's one thing I would love to see more of is how we, the owners, relate to them. I find it hard to believe that there's anyone on the list who would complain about reading something that Bob sent me - and I wish more of you would share your love of the cars with the group. My two cents. Gene Gillam Saucier, MS TC7872 XPAG 8659 Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.