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Re: Miata Tops (was Re: Nostalgic Design - Reply)

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Subject: Re: Miata Tops (was Re: Nostalgic Design - Reply)
From: Andy Ramm <aramm@concentric.net>
Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 14:26:01 -0700
God Bless Ray, I really miss him.  

I also know it's springtime because we now get the annual
Miata bashing that happens this time of year.  Might as well
criticize Boxters, Z3s, Mercedes whatevers -- and MGFs while
we're at it.

Our cars give a greater visceral experience than the new
ones do.  There's a smell, a sound, a feel and a pride that
comes with owning a vintage car such as an MG that can't be
had from a new automobile.

Just my $.02.

Andy

Kai Radicke wrote:
> 
> >I have yet to see one with the top down, What don't they come with
> >instructions.
> >Carl E.
> 
> As quoted by the this list's most famous personage...
> 
> "Q. On my way to work today I saw 6 Miatas with their tops up. Why is that?"
> 
> "A. It is not well known, but the Miata isn't actually a convertible. It has
> a fixed head, cunningly covered with cloth to resemble a convertible, like
> many Lincoln Town Cars. Any you see with the top actually down are custom
> conversion jobs."
> 
> - Ray Gibbons, 1938-1997
> 
> http://www.team.net/sol/solers/gibbons.html
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> --
> Kai Radicke -- kmr@pil.net -- 1966 MGB @ http://www.pil.net/~mowogmg
> IRC: irc.mcs.net, #inet-access (my nick: KMR or rebelgeek)

-- 




Andy Ramm
A silver face in a tweed world.
"What we play is the blues, straight from the delta, and I
believe we'll make it on that,"  B.B. King

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