Good Morning to all,
Those o you not interested in the thread "to be a sports car or not to
be
a sports car" don't read any further.
I just have to add my 0.02 worth here.
I have a '73 B and a very heavy right foot. She has been given a
modified
suspension, and corners at speed wonderfully, I drive her hard because that
is what we both like. But, I have to say this, since I use her as my daily
driver - my preference - she does all sorts of things besides being my
sport companion. She can haul $500 of groceries (read judicious packing
here) and a bale of hay on her boot if necessary (and it has been).
She is very definately a "sports" car, but she is also a car, and can do
all the things that any other car of her size can do.
Elizabeth Jones
At 09:46 AM 5/21/98 -0400, you wrote:
>As I understand it, the way the term used to be defined, a sports car COULD
>fetch groceries. Again, this is my understanding, a "sports car" is one
>that could be used as a daily driver, and could also, with moderate
>preparation (say, what could be accomplished on a Saturday morning and put
>back on Sunday evening), race competitively in some class or form of
>motorsport.
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>Enzo Ferrari once said that "The only American sports car is the Jeep."
> Think about it, that seems to fit the above definition.
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>So, it seems to me that true "sports cars" are somewhere between a pure
>race car and a coupe that handles well and/or can go fast.
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>The Camaro/Firebird/Mustang don't qualify because by the time you make one
>competitive, it's no longer a street vehicle. (Unless you want to count
>SCCA Solo II, which also has classes for Station Wagons and Minivans!) ;^)
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>There you go my (and my Dad's) $0.02
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>Chris Kotting
>ckotting@iwaynet.net
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>>I have an on going argument with the guys at work. I insist that the
>Camaro,
>>Firebird and Mustang are properly called sporty cars or sport sedans. A
>sedan
>>can not be a sports car, no matter how fast it is. Alas, even General
>Motors
>>has been guilty of calling the Camaro a sports car. Any car that can haul
>the
>>family to the supermarket and bring back the groceries, is not a sports
>car.
>>(I'm probably preaching to the choir here, right?)
>>
>>Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
>>EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
>>52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
>>71 MGB - AMGBA #96-12029, NAMGBR #7-3336
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