Having been in the fortunate position of taking a test drive quite early
afetr the launch in an MGF, I can state quite categoricaly that they deserve
to be called MGs because they are FUN. From the notes I made at the time I
quote ... " when I got out I realised that I hadn't had so much fun in a car
since before my B failed its MOT" . Fun is after all what driving these cars
is all about.
(One other thing, the MGF is not a badge engineered car. This term was used
for versions of cars that existed elsewhere.)
Nick ('73 B Roadster, still not back on the road)
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From: mgs-owner
To: jello; mgs
Subject: was MGF Availability, now is the MGF a real MG
Date: 08 November 1996 00:36
OK, let the flames begin...How can the MGF even be called an MG when it did
not roll off the assembly line in Abingdon? Now you are going to say that,
well, MG's were made in Oxford before Abingdon. But there is a big
difference. Mr. Kimber started M.G.'s (might as well write it correctly) in
Oxford and his team of talent went over with him to Abingdon to continue the
production of what became the most popular sports car in the world. I'll
bet not a single Abingdon alumnus had any part in designing or producing the
MGF. Rover just owns the name and can (and did) stick it on any piece of
crap they desire. Their recent action of hassling the keepers of the flame
that use the logo means to me that they don't have a clue of what the logo
means to most of us! As far as I'm concerned they can keep the MGF in
England and Japan, sure its a British designed/produced sports car (or
another modern jelly bean) and probably a pretty good one, but IMHO it is no
M.G. There can never be another real M.G. M.G. ceased to exist in 1980.
They made it so. It is a badged engineered world now. You will probably
soon see a MG motorcycle with horizontally opposed cylinders!
Rant mode off.....
Cheers
Terry
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