On Tue, 25 Jan 2000, Kai M. Radicke wrote:
> > 1.) 1972 Triumph Spitfire (purchased new in partnership with my cousin
> > when I was all of 14 years old. I still have the darned thing. Can't say
> the > same about the cousin.) Great little car, and the ultimate chick
> magnet
> > when you're a 17-year old. Or so I've heard.
>
> Not the ultimate. MGAs and MGBs have more 'chick appeal' than any
> Triumph... the difference is that girls view the Triumph as more of a male
> sports car (loud and growly) while the MGA and MGB have more pleasant lines
> and are 'cuter'; that said... driving my TR6 in HS got me quite a lot of
> attention, and since no had an MGB... I only had to compete with the hot
> hatches, 2.L Mustangs and V6 Camaros.
>
My '71 B didn't start to work for me until college. But then again I
lived in a yuppy town where the only attractive cars were new Bimmers and
new BIG pick up trucks. In college or on roadtrips though, don't get me
started.
James Nazarian
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