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1. Re: MG Magnettes and others (score: 1): Author: Rootes2@aol.com; Date: Fri, 7 Feb 1997 03:22:09 -0500 (EST); There was a post inquiring about those of us "on the other side"...... Yes, folks, some of us march to the beat of a different drummer. After many years of owning Sunbeams and Rootes Group cars, I de; /html/mgs/1997-02/msg00298.html (8,632 bytes)
2. Re: MG Magnettes and others (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Sat, 8 Feb 1997 12:00:56 -0500 (EST); I have a bunch of refrigerator magnettes, but they are all holding prized stuff... But seriously, now, folks, what is the meaning of the name "Magnette?" I mean, I understand why a company would name; /html/mgs/1997-02/msg00357.html (8,114 bytes)
3. Re: MG Magnettes and others (score: 1): Author: Geoff Love <engconn@infi.net>; Date: Sat, 08 Feb 1997 13:28:47 -0500; No, no, Ray, you have a bunch of magnets, not magnettes. The word magnette is surely the French version of the word, magnet, as the word Concorde is the French version of the word Concord. (Of course; /html/mgs/1997-02/msg00361.html (8,931 bytes)
4. Re: MG Magnettes and others (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Sat, 8 Feb 1997 12:29:12 -0500; Hi Ray: The Magnette is diminutization of the Magna which was a sporting sedan produced by MG in the thirties. The original car - the F1 Magna - was introduced in 1931 followed by the F2, F3, L1 and; /html/mgs/1997-02/msg00363.html (8,757 bytes)
5. Re: MG Magnettes and others (score: 1): Author: dmeadow@juno.com (David C Littlefield); Date: Sat, 08 Feb 1997 14:44:38 EST; Good question. My guess would be that it derived from the early MG models known as "Magna." Which begs the question, of course, since I don't know where Magna came from. Any MG historians out there t; /html/mgs/1997-02/msg00365.html (8,988 bytes)
6. Re: MG Magnettes and others (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Sat, 8 Feb 1997 16:33:49 -0500 (EST); Feminine form of magnet, eh? Missed this when I replied to you privately. It's not in my big French-English dictionary in any form. I suspect it is one of those made up things, like so many car names; /html/mgs/1997-02/msg00370.html (10,565 bytes)
7. Re: MG Magnettes and others (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Sat, 8 Feb 1997 16:41:30 -0500 (EST); Thanks for the history lesson. Now Americans, starting with the latin premise, would not have rested until they had produced a Summa and a Summette. Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophy; /html/mgs/1997-02/msg00371.html (8,532 bytes)
8. Re: MG Magnettes and others (score: 1): Author: Geoff Love <engconn@infi.net>; Date: Sat, 08 Feb 1997 17:30:20 -0500; Oh, boy, I love it. One could go on and on letting one's imagination run riot, if names of vehicles are so important, as obviously they are. Barracuda, Stingray, Corvette (why Corvette,and not Corvet; /html/mgs/1997-02/msg00374.html (9,431 bytes)
9. Re: MG Magnettes and others (score: 1): Author: miker15@juno.com (MICHAEL J ROBSON); Date: Sat, 08 Feb 1997 18:37:18 EST; Got a real chuckle from the name game - having grown up British, it never occurred to me that the car names were indicative of our heritage - on reflection, they obviously were! For fun i dug out my; /html/mgs/1997-02/msg00376.html (11,976 bytes)
10. Re: MG Magnettes and others (score: 1): Author: TATERRY@aol.com; Date: Sun, 9 Feb 1997 00:49:03 -0500 (EST); << now, folks, what is the meaning of the name "Magnette?" I mean, I understand why a company would name a car the Super Snipe, heck, who wouldn't? But Magnette? >> Well Ray this is just a guess beca; /html/mgs/1997-02/msg00388.html (9,202 bytes)
11. Re: MG Magnettes and others (score: 1): Author: dfdarby@juno.com (David F. Darby); Date: Sun, 9 Feb 1997 08:52:30 PST; snip snip -- Those French. They have a different word for everything! David F. Darby Aux arcs, Missouri USA; /html/mgs/1997-02/msg00396.html (8,392 bytes)
12. Re: MG Magnettes and others (score: 1): Author: Geoff Love <engconn@infi.net>; Date: Sun, 09 Feb 1997 11:01:01 -0500; Bien sur!; /html/mgs/1997-02/msg00400.html (8,881 bytes)
13. Re: MG Magnettes and others (score: 1): Author: Paul Hunt <on76@dial.pipex.com>; Date: Sun, 09 Feb 97 16:30:04 GMT; Magnette is the diminutive of Magna, as other words ending in "ette" Kimber used to love driving is cars in the Highlands of Scotland, and I am sure the Midget should really be the 'Midgette'. Have y; /html/mgs/1997-02/msg00402.html (8,192 bytes)
14. Re: MG Magnettes and others (score: 1): Author: Paul Hunt <on76@dial.pipex.com>; Date: Sun, 09 Feb 97 16:44:52 GMT; I suppose Ford proved that with the Edsel. That and its, erm, interesting front. PaulH 73 Roadster (HD&H) 75 V8 (DD); /html/mgs/1997-02/msg00403.html (8,375 bytes)
15. Re: MG Magnettes and others (score: 1): Author: RJohn50603@aol.com; Date: Sun, 9 Feb 1997 13:58:33 -0500 (EST); << The word magnette is surely the French version of the word, magnet >> "Those FRENCH have a different word for EVERYTHING!!!" (Steve Martin circa 1978). R. Johnson - Dallas; /html/mgs/1997-02/msg00405.html (7,910 bytes)
16. Re: MG Magnettes and others (score: 1): Author: Geoff Love <engconn@infi.net>; Date: Sun, 09 Feb 1997 15:07:01 -0500; Oh,MERDE.; /html/mgs/1997-02/msg00406.html (7,897 bytes)
17. Re: MG Magnettes and others (score: 1): Author: GOFASTMG@aol.com; Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 11:39:10 -0500 (EST); Magnette - "Little Magna" The Magna being an honored MG model since the 30's(?) and when MG brought out a somewhat "smaller" car it was named the Magnette. FWIW, the ZA and ZB Magnettes are not the f; /html/mgs/1997-02/msg00491.html (7,695 bytes)
18. Re: MG Magnettes and others (score: 1): Author: Paul Hunt <on76@dial.pipex.com>; Date: Tue, 11 Feb 97 19:07:06 GMT; Which is why Toyota don't market a MR2 in France (or did I read that here?) PaulH 73 Roadster (HD&H) 75 V8 (DD); /html/mgs/1997-02/msg00512.html (7,983 bytes)

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