I don't think so......I think the B was used because it is after the
A...NOT BECAUSE IT'S NOT AS GOOD. ;-) Good try though. When you have
to resort to this type of logic, it's because you don't really have an
argument to support your choice....cuz we all know the 69 B is the
Bestest!!!!!
Becky
Views the B as an improvement over the A
Chuck Schaefer wrote:
>
> The MG "A" is definitly the pinnacle.
>
> According to my dictionary, the definition of pinnacle is "the highest
> point or place". When comparing the two cars, the MG "A", in my book
> (and others judging from the responses), gets a 100, an "A" in any class
> I ever took, while the "B" just a few points less. Hence the name MG"B".
> I think this is what the factory had in mind when they named them. If
> they were so proud of the replacement to the "A" they would have called
> it the "A+" instead of the "B". (this plus name is evident in the Morgan
> family).
>
> The "B" is good. No doubt about it. I wouldn't kick it out of my garage
> if someone gave me one, but at the top of it's class is in-disputably
> the MG"A".
>
> Chuck Schaefer
> 61 MGA Coupe (runner)
> 56 MGA Roadster (undergoing a long and enjoyable restoration)
>
> Bill Eastman wrote:
> >
> > <<<<<<IMHO the Pinnacle of the MG Marque is....wait for it... the> 69 MGB
> > Roadster. >>>>>>>>
> >
> > Andy and Becky,
> >
> > Your enthusiasm is to be commended. However, it is as plain as the oil
> > under the rear engine scroll that the pinnacle of MG-ness is the MGA. I am
> > sure that others of the enlightened would be more than happy to educate you
> > in this regard ;-) This is the Truth and the Truth is good.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Bill Eastman- trying to keep an old and cherished list thread alive
> > 61 MGA having it 80k mile makeover
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