[Hal Copple]

Unless you are trying to get the really rare one, like the winning FIA coupe or something. Back in the early 80's, i wanted a Triumph TR8, just kept looking at them, then found out Standard Triumph was going out of business. So it looked like my hope for a TR-8 was impossible, so found in Denver, where i was living, a pre-production TR-8 coupe, with an automatic. Figured it was this one or none, so bought it out of the back of a warehouse, with a promise that i could contact a guy "who has a kit to put a five speed in it for $400 bucks."

So bought it, called the contact, who said "huh, don't know nuthin about such a plan."

So i was stuck with a sad Triumph, but a year later, bought a pristine semi-race Huffaker prepped drop-top, rollbar, stuff like that, had a hard time selling the Coupe.

Loved that second TR-8, until in true English fashion, it had a fuel leak in the garage, which caught fire, burned down my garage on Christmas Day, '83.

It was nice while it lasted. But even a quarter century after the 2000 TR-8's were made, i could get one in a week.

I once too thought "it is now or never", and it cost me dearly.

Looking back, i think the only things that come along once in a lifetime are wives. Although for me, it has been twice. And i should have passed on the first one anyway.

Now or later, hope it works out for you.

hal copple