On Tue, 26 Nov 1996, Tom Tweed wrote:
> >"Be careful what you wish for, it may come true."
> >
> >Kurt Oblinger
> >Redondo Beach, Ca.
> >c394829@is6.mdc.com
> >
> >TR2 TR3 Vitesse TR7 Doretti Mini Norton
> >
>
> ..And to the above caveat, I would add, Remember, you can never go back..
> because it just won't be like it was then. Someone should tell the likes
> of the music group YES and the Moody Blues and a few other middle-aged
> `rockers' that, although I guess they can't be blamed for trying to milk
> that cash cow one more time.
One could argue that they are doing what we're all doing in a sense.
We're preserving automotive memories, they're keeping musical memories alive.
As for "new" Triumphs, you're right. We'd best not expect too much of
anything new from BMW/Rover with the Triumph name. It might be great,
practical and fun (like a M**t*), and it might even captivate a whole new
generation of sports car fans (like a M**t*), but it won't be what we
remember, any more than the 1997 Ford Thunderbird is "like" the original
1955.
I don't always agree with Graham Robson, but he might be right in noting
that it could be for the best that the name is left to history.
My $.02....
--Andy
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