RE: SER1 Joey Smallwood's Land Rover

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Hi Tom,

I just think it's great advertising and a great symbol.  I doubt that
we'll be crowded off the road (I expect we'll be pretty much alone both
years).

So, tell me about the hardtop.

George E Sollish	Chief Engineer		Auto Gear Equipment
			Project Manager		The Payne Lake Project

On Fri, 8 Oct 2004, Tom Tollefson wrote:

> Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 18:01:31 -0400
> From: Tom Tollefson <tollefson@xxxxxxx.xx>
> Reply-To: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
> To: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
> Subject: RE: SER1 Joey Smallwood's Land Rover
>
> Needless to say , I'll be there.
> I can't believe to what lenghts You go to find a 3rd party to our journey
> :-)
>
> Tom T
> '52 80" ( now sporting a hardtop)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: series1-host@xxxxxxxxx.xxx [mailto:series1-host@xxxxxxxxx.xxx]On
> Behalf Of George E Sollish
> Sent: October 8, 2004 3:00 PM
> To: Series 1 List
> Subject: SER1 Joey Smallwood's Land Rover
>
>
> This will probably interest only those in eastern Canada, but I have
> emailed the following text to seven Members of Newfoundland's House of
> Assembly, the Premier Danny Williams, and the Editors of the Aurora,
> Labradorian and Northern Pen newspapers.  I invite any who wish to add
> their voice to mine to do the same:
>
> I am not a Newfoundlander or Labradoran, but I have followed the progress
> of the Trans-Labrador highway with great interest, and I understand that
> the final gap between Cartwright and Goose Bay will be closed in 2007 or
> 2008.
>
> With this in mind, I am writing to urge you to endorse and encourage the
> idea that the first vehicle to cross Newfoundland on the Trans-Canada
> highway, Joey Smallwood's 1958 Series II Land Rover, should be permitted
> to complete its long-delayed journey across the province and be the first
> over the completed Trans-Labrador as well.
>
> That this is not an unreasonable challenge I intend to demonstrate by
> driving my own even older Land Rover (1952) over the same route next year
> and, hopefully, just behind Joey's, in 2007.
>
> Thank you.
>
> George E Sollish	Chief Engineer		Auto Gear Equipment
> 			Project Manager		The Payne Lake Project
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