> >Phil Ethier writes, in reference to my Far East BritClone:
> >>Don't tell me, let me guess: Datsun roadster?
>
> >No, guess again.
>
>
> Not Datsun 2000, eh possibly A Miata ?
>
>
Congratulations, Chad. Was that an Oliver Hardy handshake? Maybe a
Stan Laurel handshake would be more fitting. After all, Stan was
British. I don't see the Miata as a real clone, though. There are
several real inovations there, like the subframe running back to the
diff.
Ever see an Elan with its clothes off? I didn't think so.
The Elan (and the Europa) used exactly the same principle,
except that they hung fiberglass panels instead of steel
(and they used MacPherson/Chapman struts instead of dual
A-arms).
The Datsuns, now, they were clones, right down to the SUs and
the teeth-rattling ride. phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov
My dad and I were talking cars about a year ago. I mentioned
the Miata, which I had only seen in photos at that time.
"Miata? Isn't that the car that looks like a little Lotus?"
he asked.
"No," I said, "it looks like a big Lotus."
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