Hi All,
I guess in somewhat of a reply to this concept, there is a company in
England that is currently advertising for sale "New MG-B's", that I believe
are built on new Heritage shells. There must be at least a small market for
them over there or they wouldn't be in business.
Harlan.
-----Original Message-----
From: Nazarian James H <James.Nazarian@Colorado.EDU>
To: Kristian Chronister <Kristian@Chronister.com>
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 5:51 PM
Subject: Re: Hypothetical question
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>> It's a shame that you can't (legally) build a bare-bones sport roadster
like
>> our beloved friends anymore. Between needing 3-point belts, roll bars,
air
>> bags, ABS, emissions control, etc. you pretty much HAVE to build the
vanilla
>> version. Not to mention that you're going to have to put in a 18-speaker
CD
>> changer with the boom-boom subwoofer, and the obligatory multiple
>> cup-holders, if you're gonna get any mass audience for the thing.
Basically
>> you get either the Z3 (pricey) or the Pontiac Sunfire (cheaper, but
>> zzzzzz...)...
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>Aside from my love of MGs I spend a lot of time 4-wheeling in my Jeep, and
>there is a saying amongst Jeepers that great Jeeps are built and not
>bought and that, I believe is true for sports cars as well.
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>As far as I am concerned it should stay that way, let the mass market have
>it's 'comfortable' version and lets go on restoring MGs and keeping it
>real. I don't want every joe blow to be able to by a car with MG
>character with power everything and cupholders. These cars have more
>character in each one of them then the majority of modern cars combined,
>and if everyone can just buy one off the lot then the love affair with
>restoring them for what they represent will begin to die. I love my cars
>and could never part with them but if I could buy one new and not have to
>deal with nearly 30 year old parts and technology then it would ruin the
>character of the car. Honestly how many of you have never bragged about
>the way an MG marks it's territory, and what about Lucas. Without Lucas
>we wouldn't ever have to work on these cars. I wish they would build a
>new MG and bring it to the states, but if it is going to be inspired by
>the old ones then it needs to remain a sports car and not a luxury car.
>
>James Nazarian
>'71 B roadster
>'74 BGT undergoing V8 conversion for autocrossing
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