"Miserable"... That's harsh.
on 7/25/11 7:07 AM, Paul Hunt at paul.hunt1 at blueyonder.co.uk wrote:
> I'm not sure whether BMH have 'joined forces'. This link
> http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2011/06/british-tuner-frontline-to-build-an
> -mgb-with-mazda-mx-5-motor.html
> talks about Frontline building a Mazda-powered MGB which happens to be using
> shells from BMH, which isn't the same thing, and I can't see anything
> immediately on the BMH site. The article includes the $80k price, but
> doesn't mention anything about it being a GT. A GT is shown with the text,
> but saying it is just a file photo i.e. not from the builder and my first
> thought was 'why a GT and not a roadster?'. It also says 240bhp rather than
> 210.
>
> Their comment "Frontline wants to bring you the old with a some new
> technology, so you can enjoy your classic on the road, rather than it
> steaming on the hard shoulder.
> "Frontline will be dumping the miserable, old four-cylinder of the original
> MGB..."
>
> should really win the hearts of MG owners.
>
> I'll believe it when I see it.
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> ----- Original Message -----
>> I see that the latest edition of Practical Classics in the UK has
>> announced that British Motor Heritage has joined forces with another
>> specialist to build just 50 MGBGT 'one-offs'
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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