I'll try it again!
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> From: JedPiper <JedPiper@earthlink.net>
> To: MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Subject: (Non-tech)Winter Driving - MG Content, long.
> Date: Wednesday, November 12, 1997 9:29 AM
>
> Hi Gang -
>
> Was flipping through the Motorhead catalog this morning and found a
reprint
> of a MGB advertisement from March 1966. Thought it might compliment the
> recent thread on winter driving. It reads:
>
> "When the Ski report says head for the hills...
> MG's Ocatagon spirit makes the going a pleasure. The MGB doesn't take
"no"
>
> from the weather. Not on a ski holiday any more than it would on the 4th
> of
> July. The reason is that it's got what it takes to be an all weather
> champ. The MGB proved this the hard way when it plowed
> through the mountain snow and ice to win the Monte Carlo Rally Grand
> Touring Category. A rugged 1798 c.c. engine, positive rack and pinion
> steering, non-fade disc brakes and firm suspension make the MGB a car
that
> keeps its feet on the ground - free of vicious, unpredictable tricks that
> careless design can lead to. In essence, it is a high-performance car
you
> can trust. And a high-performance car you drive in comfort. An
efficient
> heater, tight roll-up windows, foam bucket seats in English leather, and
a
> snug convertible top make winter something you see but don't feel. Such
> all-weather perfromance, plus up to 30 mpg gas economy and minimum
> maitenance has made the MGB America's largest-selling imported sports
car.
> Test drive one soon. Prove to yourself that in snow or sun MG's Octagon
> spirit makes the going a pleasure."
>
> Obviously the MGB was designed as a snow car. List members who have
chosen
> to store their Bs' for the winter should be ashamed. Heck, the photo
that
> accompanies the ad clearly shows some aggressive looking snow tires
mounted
> on the wire wheels. Come on, are you scared or what?
>
> Good Motoring,
>
> Jed
> The Octagon spirit: The irresistible force of a highly movable object.
> (and one beautiful toboggan)
>
>
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