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1. Re: MGB vs. Spitfire!! (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1998 19:06:48 -0800; UNBIASED? ........ Here on the triumphs list??????????? I doubt it. Get the spitfire. Excellent peice of training material. Straight forward engineering, easy to work on, inexpensive parts (relativel; /html/triumphs/1998-03/msg00299.html (9,063 bytes)
2. Re: MGB vs. Spitfire!! (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1998 17:15:45 -0800; Having owned both, I would go for the Spit with your end purpose in mind. For access to the bits that make it go, the Spit has the B beat hands down. Another advantage of the Spit is that the interi; /html/triumphs/1998-03/msg00300.html (9,980 bytes)
3. Re[2]: MGB vs. Spitfire!! (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1998 17:51 -0800; me to two cars. The Good ol' MGB, or > the Spit. == Both are good choices for a first time "wrench head". You won't go wrong either way. Some of the list members may disagree about the MGB, but chalk; /html/triumphs/1998-03/msg00304.html (10,139 bytes)
4. Re: MGB vs. Spitfire!! (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 5 Mar 1998 14:11:11 +1100 (EST); Brian, perhaps if you had already finished your automotive eng. course you wouldn't need to ask. In my opinion, Triumph was technically and stylistically ahead of MG by 5-10 years, from the TR2 onwa; /html/triumphs/1998-03/msg00312.html (8,200 bytes)
5. Re: MGB vs. Spitfire!! (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 4 Mar 1998 21:18:28 -0600charset="iso-8859-1"; I would be interested to know if you posted a similar question to the MG list, and if so, what kind of response did you get? kengano@advant.com downstate illinois 1959 TR3A TS57756L 1959 Model 10 Se; /html/triumphs/1998-03/msg00315.html (10,035 bytes)
6. Re: MGB vs. Spitfire!! (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1998 19:41:48 -0800; Do you really have to ask???? Joe Curry -- "Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country coast to coast without seeing anything." -- Charles Kuralt; /html/triumphs/1998-03/msg00317.html (11,104 bytes)
7. Re: MGB vs. Spitfire!! (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 05 Mar 1998 02:52:45 -0500; I don't think this is really possible to back up. Compare an MGB to a TR4, and it's hard to beleive they are from the same era. Both are charming cars, but the MGB was still sold until 1980 and frank; /html/triumphs/1998-03/msg00336.html (9,904 bytes)
8. Re: MGB vs. Spitfire!! (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 05 Mar 1998 23:30:38 +1300; Triumph represents forward thinking, Bravery, Style, the will to be 'Octagon' badged cars represent pretentiousness (MG after all only stands for Morris Garages) and pretence that a parts-bin enginee; /html/triumphs/1998-03/msg00342.html (8,760 bytes)
9. RE: MGB vs. Spitfire!! (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 5 Mar 1998 14:42:39 -0000; /html/triumphs/1998-03/msg00358.html (9,411 bytes)
10. Re: MGB vs. Spitfire!! (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 05 Mar 1998 20:19:37 -0500; So did Lotus Esprits (until General Motors took Lotus over, anyway.) But then Fe**ris have Fiat handles, don't they? Atwell Haines '79 Spitfire '88 Lotus; /html/triumphs/1998-03/msg00423.html (8,693 bytes)
11. Re: MGB vs. Spitfire!! (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 6 Mar 98 13:06:24 +1100; Chris - be careful here. The TR6 also had the same door handles as the MGB. Peter H; /html/triumphs/1998-03/msg00425.html (8,453 bytes)
12. RE: MGB vs. Spitfire!! (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 5 Mar 1998 23:06:57 -0600; Triumph represents forward thinking, Bravery, Style, the will to be different. 'Octagon' badged cars represent pretentiousness (MG after all only stands for Morris Garages) and pretence that a parts-; /html/triumphs/1998-03/msg00439.html (9,120 bytes)
13. Re: MGB vs. Spitfire!! (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 22:06:48 +1300; External door handles, yes. These first appeared on the Triumph 1300 FWD, I believe. I'm talking about those natty-plastic criss cross jobs on the inside....same as TR7? Makes me sick. Cheers, Chris; /html/triumphs/1998-03/msg00446.html (8,614 bytes)
14. Re: MGB vs. Spitfire!! (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 22:09:48 +1300; Thats' not pretentiousness, thats' innovation. Vive La Difference! The Herald is not that humble, anyway. Individualistic and iconoclastic, yes. Cheers, Chris; /html/triumphs/1998-03/msg00447.html (8,446 bytes)
15. Re: MGB vs. Spitfire!! (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 6 Mar 98 08:40:48 PST; Fe**ris ARE Fiats! :) Enzo sold Ferrari (the car-maker, not the race division) to Fiat a looooong time ago. 1970s? Can someone fill in the details? The company that brings you the automotive equivale; /html/triumphs/1998-03/msg00481.html (8,107 bytes)
16. RE: MGB vs. Spitfire!! (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 12:48:05 -0700; I disagree with the Rolex analogy. Rolexes are big lumpy (usually loose fitting) chunks of metal dangling from gentlemen's (and ladies') wrists. (Ever notice how many sports team coaches (football -; /html/triumphs/1998-03/msg00506.html (8,967 bytes)
17. RE: MGB vs. Spitfire!! (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 15:27:40 -0500; My friend and I are working together on an MGB and a Spit. The Spit is much much easier to work on. Spits are a lot less expensive to buy( 5 time for us). So far parts for the Spit have cost a lot le; /html/triumphs/1998-03/msg00512.html (11,215 bytes)
18. Re: MGB vs. Spitfire!! (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 23:40:54 +1300; Sorry, I wasn't aware that I had managed to finally pinpoint that 'what makes a good sports car quality'. In the door handles, eh. Will wonders never cease. Must be the diet of Triumph that I get tha; /html/triumphs/1998-03/msg00559.html (8,510 bytes)
19. Re: MGB vs. Spitfire!! (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 13:26:27 +1100 (EST); Blasphemer! Would you say that Jaguars are Fords? Or that Lotuses are Protons? Actually, Ford tried to buy Ferrari during the '50s, but Enzo backed out at the last minute. Ford bought Pantera instea; /html/triumphs/1998-03/msg00778.html (8,096 bytes)
20. Re: MGB vs. Spitfire!! (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 22:29:47 +1300; Yes! Did you realise that triumoph tried to buy morgan in the 1940's !!!! Now that's a real worry! Bye Bye Chris; /html/triumphs/1998-03/msg00802.html (8,123 bytes)

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