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Re: The perfect modern MG

To: BobMGT@aol.com
Subject: Re: The perfect modern MG
From: gofastmg@juno.com (Rick Morrison)
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 15:13:07 EDT
On Wed, 16 Sep 1998 00:08:32 EDT BobMGT@aol.com writes:
>In a message dated 9/15/98 7:24:10 PM !!!First Boot!!!,
>karim.marouf@cancom.com writes:
>
>> The perfect modern MG: a Miata with a supercharger
>>  bolted on top of the motor and an MG badge stuck on the hood.
>>  
>>  Neutral handling, responsive steering, enough power to steer with 
>the gas.
>>  
>>  Why do they have to mess with mid-engine layouts and now 
>front-wheel
>drive?!!
>> 
>>  
>>  Mazda showed everyone how to make a pure sport car again. Why 
>didn't the 
>> owners of the
>>  MG name listen?!!
>>  
>
>I appreciate good handling, and I realize that (other things being 
>equal) mid-
>engine design is superior in this respect. But I believe good styling 
>is also
>important to the sports car mystique. IMHO there has never been a 
>really good
>looking mid-engine car. No amount of horse power or coats of paint can 
>make up
>for the poor lines of a mid-engine body.

May I humbly submit the lines of a Lotus Europa, or an Esprit for your
consideration

Rick Morrison
72 MGBGT
74 Midget


>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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