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After doing the decent thing, and warning friends at the RAC that there was a gathering of Triumph cars at Billing over the weekend, we were quite surprised not to see a single AA or RAC van on our way through Northampton. "How queer." we thought - the TR per capita count for the Northampton area had gone off the scale and yet not one sign of a wedge in distress.
Well we had to do something about that didn't we? A National Weekend with all TR's making it there and back without incident ? (Tangled hair excepted)
So what caused ripples of mirth through the beer tent? This did.....
Nothing outstanding (and no wedge pilot is entitled to comment about it's
looks!) about this though - a pretty standard v6 Ford Probe with more stone
chips than you can shake a stick at. And even when you combine the above
with these (below) it's still hardly note worthy is it?
But when we then look at the keys more closely we'll perhaps see why we
can put pictures of a F**d on a site dedicated to t
he
Wedge of Triumph.
The keys are nothing special, a standard set - no 'remote' locking (perhaps
a hint there), no small key for the petrol cap, not even a different one
for the glove compartment. (the other key is for a 'crook lock' - you never
know people will nick anything these days)
Yeah, yeah so you know what's coming..... I was distracted
wasn't I? The last thing I expected at a TR weekend was for someone to be
asking about the alloys on the Probe. I'd returned to the car (having littered
peoples cars with flyers for this site) and had only unlocked the boot.
As I chatted with this chap I shut the aforementioned boot - absolutely
no troubles. Except, having shut the boot/trunk, this was the view of the
keys......
What do you mean you can't see them? Knowing full-well where the keys were I checked my pockets nonetheless. We even tried the keys from another Probe. Tail between legs, we skulked off..... when the RAC (less than 20 mins later - good show guys) turned up my other half - bless her - found it less embarrassing to sit in the field where the Austin Princess's sat!!
We've got a few months now to plan for next years comical interlude.....
oh and next time around I'll be in disguise and deny all knowledge of ever
having owned a Probe!
