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Re: MGA rigidity - was Misc stuff

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Subject: Re: MGA rigidity - was Misc stuff
From: Trmgafun@aol.com
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 1997 08:17:35 -0400 (EDT)
In a message dated 97-06-05 23:20:11 EDT, Bill Eastman wrote:

<< One thing that has surprised me is the relative rigidity of the chassis. 
 The roads around here are pretty rough- potholes. frost heaves, etc. yet
 the car exhibits very little cowl shake.  It is much better than the
 Spit**re that I had and at least as good as the 84 Cor***te that replaced
 it (and was replaced by the A).  I remember when the C4 chassis was
 introduced it was considered to be much stiffer than version it replaced. 
 Good old Syd and company did a very good job on the A chassis.  
  >>
I have to agree with you Bill.  The MGA has a very solid feel to it and is a
very good cruising car.  Compared to the chassis designs "that I'm familiar
with", it has to be the best thought out design.  They (Syd) even chose to
use a heavier gauge steel on the frame, which shows the interest in quality
of the design.  There is a definite difference between the feel of the MGA
and my old GT6, which was built 14 years later.  I do miss the performance of
the GT6 though. 

Scott Helms
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