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1. Radical Change, but Wrong Car (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4 <WSpohn4@aol.com>; Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 10:55:59 EDT; <<I'm told the MGB was also viewed as a radical change when it first came out. Front disk brakes standard. No heavy frame. Sporty but still economical and durable. If the MG organization had been all; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg00953.html (8,106 bytes)
2. Re: Radical Change, but Wrong Car (score: 1): Author: Ben Ruset <bruset@home.com>; Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 13:27:53 -0400; With the exception of: A locking boot Locking doors Locking glovebox Wind up windows Heat Unibody construction The B was scoffed at as being too "soft" and not a "real sports car." The B was a wild; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg00963.html (8,290 bytes)
3. Re: Radical Change, but Wrong Car (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4 <WSpohn4@aol.com>; Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 14:07:03 EDT; << >After the A, the B was a fairly derivative model, and didn't represent any With the exception of: A locking boot Locking doors Locking glovebox Wind up windows Heat Unibody construction The B was; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg00965.html (9,130 bytes)
4. Re: Radical Change, but Wrong Car (score: 1): Author: Ben Ruset <bruset@home.com>; Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 14:39:17 -0400; Ahh - but if you're going to throw the Magnette in, you may as well classify that that was not a "sports" car - locking doors and boot are common for saloons, but a sports car was supposed to be "ru; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg00969.html (9,941 bytes)
5. Re: Radical Change, but Wrong Car (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 15:19:24 -0400; *NOW* you are asking for it, Ben. ;> It was indeed a sports saloon. I have an original brochure here and the front page reads: MG Magnette - One and a half litre 4 door sports sedan. The inside reads; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg00972.html (8,455 bytes)
6. Re: Radical Change, but Wrong Car (score: 1): Author: Ben Ruset <bruset@home.com>; Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 15:32:23 -0400; Heh! Somehow I knew I'd offend you Trevor! =) <snip> Yes, but there is a difference between "sporting saloon," "sporty," "sport sedan," and "sports car." The Magnette was never designed to appeal to; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg00973.html (8,808 bytes)
7. Re: Radical Change, but Wrong Car (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4 <WSpohn4@aol.com>; Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 16:39:11 EDT; << You may argue then that the B was a Magnette in the shape of a modified A. Woah - weird! =) Other than the driveline, the Maggot shared little with the sports cars. It had it's own suspension, (th; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg00977.html (8,368 bytes)
8. Re: Radical Change, but Wrong Car (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 16:30:59 -0700; I'll start this off by stating my opinions are based on reading various commentaries, as I was not around during the time period. enthusiasts regarding the T series as rather dated. The 'B was a majo; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01003.html (8,826 bytes)
9. Re: Radical Change, but Wrong Car (score: 1): Author: Bob MGT <BobMGT@aol.com>; Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 21:27:16 EDT; I have an on going argument with the guys at work. I insist that the Camaro, Firebird and Mustang are properly called sporty cars or sport sedans. A sedan can not be a sports car, no matter how fast; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01177.html (8,784 bytes)
10. Re: Radical Change, but Wrong Car (score: 1): Author: ninab@scoresheet.com (Nina Barton); Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 20:03:50 -0700; Sorry Bob, but I beg to differ. My MGBGT was pressed into service as a grocery hauler and family carrier for many years, from when my children were infants until the youngest (of 3) was nine. I'm afr; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01188.html (8,275 bytes)
11. Re: Radical Change, but Wrong Car (score: 1): Author: "Jim Carney" <carney_fam_ark@email.msn.com>; Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 22:20:19 -0500; Doesn't it go like this? Sports Car: Open top, two seats, manual trans, quick & nimble. GT: Fixed top, two seats & maybe a squab in the back for the kids, fast touring. Sports Saloon: Fixed top, 4 do; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01189.html (9,138 bytes)
12. Re: Radical Change, but Wrong Car (score: 1): Author: ccrobins <ccrobins@ktc.com>; Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 07:18:09 -0500; By your definition, then, an MGB-GT cannot be a sports car. Murray's gonna "git" you! Charley Robinson `69 B (sports car) Roadster; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01209.html (7,608 bytes)
13. Re: Radical Change, but Wrong Car (score: 1): Author: "Jim Carney" <carney_fam_ark@email.msn.com>; Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 08:31:15 -0500; It's right there in the name, isn't it?:->; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01212.html (8,023 bytes)

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