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1. Hypothetical question (score: 1): Author: Matt Pringle <pringlmm@mcmaster.ca>; Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 14:19:44 -0400; Hi there, I was just thinking about the state of new car design and construction (and the excesses of such) and was pondering this questions. 1) What would be the technical challenges of building bra; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00269.html (7,709 bytes)
2. Re: Hypothetical question (score: 1): Author: Scott Hower <howersl@yahoo.com>; Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 12:41:19 -0700 (PDT); Ok, since you asked :-) 1. The technical challenges in creating a near copy of our beloved LBCs would pale in comparison to the legal/regulatory challenges you would face in attempting to certify th; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00276.html (9,886 bytes)
3. Re: Hypothetical question (score: 1): Author: Nazarian James H <James.Nazarian@Colorado.EDU>; Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 13:43:26 -0600 (MDT); If you are talking production forget it, by the time they made them pass crash tests and put in stuff like rolling windows and sound deadened the soft top ( they would have to in order to make it 'co; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00277.html (9,603 bytes)
4. Re: Hypothetical question (score: 1): Author: Ajhsys@aol.com; Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 16:19:57 EDT; << 1) What would be the technical challenges of building brand new MG's (my preference would be for MGA's). 2) What could you sell them for ($) 3) Would they sell in sufficient quantity to justify it; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00281.html (9,351 bytes)
5. Re: Hypothetical question (score: 1): Author: "Jason Dutt" <jason@markerman.com>; Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 16:55:26 -0400; I have to agree that in mass production, building a "new" MG probably wouldn't fly. However, there are folks out there (me, for instance) who would seriously consider a car that was built of as many; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00284.html (8,706 bytes)
6. Re: Hypothetical question (score: 1): Author: dresden@tiac.net; Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 21:27:49 GMT; Do you mean making "brand new MG's" for sale as a new car? The technical challenges would be almost entirely safety related, I think. I don't know how the B stacks up to modern vehicles, though I kno; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00286.html (9,304 bytes)
7. Re: Hypothetical question (score: 1): Author: "Kristian Chronister" <Kristian@Chronister.com>; Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 17:41:16 -0000; I'll duck now to avoid the hail of stones... but isn't that pretty much what the BMW Z3 is? A safe, low-emissions, nicely handling car with A/C and other niceties? In other words, an easy, comfortabl; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00288.html (10,258 bytes)
8. Re: Hypothetical question (score: 1): Author: Nazarian James H <James.Nazarian@Colorado.EDU>; Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 16:49:13 -0600 (MDT); 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; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00290.html (9,939 bytes)
9. Re: Hypothetical question (score: 1): Author: bburrows@webtv.net (Betty Burrows); Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 18:54:18 -0400 (EDT); Sorry am unable to answer your question as you have posed it. However, I will say this: It would certainly be a wonderful thing, IMO, if an MGA body shell were available for sale. I know it would cos; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00292.html (8,600 bytes)
10. Re: Hypothetical question (score: 1): Author: "Harlan Jillson" <hjillson@argolink.net>; Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 18:08:25 -0500; 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; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00293.html (10,964 bytes)
11. Re: Hypothetical question (score: 1): Author: "Jason Dutt" <jason@markerman.com>; Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 22:56:09 -0400; I won't throw any tar or feathers at you, but comparing a Z3 to an MG is like comparing...well...I'm blank for analogies, but it's not even in the ballpark. My folks have a 6 cyl. Z3 in Florida. Don'; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00302.html (9,763 bytes)
12. Re: Hypothetical question (score: 1): Author: Matt Pringle <pringlmm@mcmaster.ca>; Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 09:15:40 -0400; Thanks for all the input on my hypothetical question. I think that my point was slightly missed though in that many of you complained that you'd have to make an MGA with all of today's ammenities. Is; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00317.html (9,642 bytes)
13. RE: Hypothetical question (score: 1): Author: "kchronister" <kristian@chronister.com>; Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 09:49:39 -0400; I agree with the sentiment wholeheartedly, and if you get the venture going and are able to produce such a car in the price range you mention, I'll take two. I just fear that you'd find your tucked-; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00321.html (10,264 bytes)
14. Re: Hypothetical question (score: 1): Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>; Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 10:17:08 -0400 (EDT); Not only possible but if you can believe what you read is going to happen in 2002 or 3. According to Automobile magazine, BMW and Rover are going to reproduce the MGB and the AH 3000. The AH will sel; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00323.html (9,233 bytes)
15. Re: Hypothetical question (score: 1): Author: Nazarian James H <James.Nazarian@Colorado.EDU>; Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 09:51:11 -0600 (MDT); I'm a soon to be romanitc mechanical engineer (1.5 years left in college) I would love to see that happen as you say, but I don't think that it could in the states at least, people here have, in gen; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00337.html (9,155 bytes)
16. Re: Hypothetical question (score: 1): Author: Nazarian James H <James.Nazarian@Colorado.EDU>; Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 09:53:45 -0600 (MDT); Don't forget that the mini is about to return, I have seen photos in European Car and it looks very good. No price figures yet but BMW was quoted, a few years ago, as saying they would only do it if; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00338.html (9,846 bytes)
17. Re: Hypothetical question (score: 1): Author: Nory P <nory_midget@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 09:04:31 -0700 (PDT); 000 and $20 000, would you >buy it? A new MGA for $15,000 to $20,000? Where do I sign up? == **The above address is for list purposes only. Please send private e-mail, as before, to Nory@webtv.net -; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00344.html (8,827 bytes)
18. Re: Hypothetical question (score: 1): Author: Tim Nagy <nagy@duq.edu>; Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 12:10:56 -0400; Wouldn't this sort of be the same situation as the Beetle resurrection? Tim '72 B; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00346.html (8,300 bytes)
19. RE: Hypothetical question (score: 1): Author: "Pleczko, Rick" <Rick.Pleczko@MissionCritical.com>; Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 11:20:55 -0500; Yes - me too. We have a local restorer (He's excellent - ping me off list if you want details)here who can do a 'good as new' MGA for betenn $30 to $35k so at $15 to $20 I would be on a plane to Nova; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00348.html (9,534 bytes)
20. Re: Hypothetical question (score: 1): Author: Nory P <nory_midget@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 09:17:53 -0700 (PDT); And those are selling so well the dealers have had trouble keeping enough of them in stock! == **The above address is for list purposes only. Please send private e-mail, as before, to Nory@webtv.net; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00349.html (8,777 bytes)

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