Hi Ulix (and ragtop lovers everywhere):
I believe you are mistaken, there was no love lost (literally) between
American car owners and the convertible, however, our government was
protecting us again. If you don't recall, there was about a 10 year
period where NOTHING with a rag top was allowed to be produced in the
States (or shipped in if memory serves). They finally relented to some
extent, manufacturers modified to meet their new test criteria and,
voila!, ragtops ride again.
As for whether folks would accept an '80's version of the Spridget, I've
been following a (tedious) string on the Brit-Iron (bike) list where
they've been excorciating the new Hinkley Triumphs (too reliable, too
little maintenance, etc.) as not being fit inheritors of the Triumph
marque.
Mike Merrick
<mmerrick@mail.state.mo.us>
"Either ride (/drive) the damn thing or sell it to someone who will!"
Ulix Goettsch wrote:
>
> At least in the US, a fact that shouldn't be forgotten is that in the
> 80's, nobody wanted convertibles. Most british roadsters were not
> replaced by new models, and if they were, they were 80's style, meaning
> that we probably wouldn't like the 80's replacement of the Spridget
> anyway.
>
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