In the owners manual 'verts are called tourers. That may be because
roadsters have side curtains and a removeabe top.
John S.
----Original Message-----
>From: Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
>To: Dan DiBiase <dibiase@home.com>
>Cc: Colin Brown <ccbrown@whitesea.co.uk>;MGS@autox.team.net
>Bcc:
>Subject: Re: Poetry and Proper Name....
>Type: IPM.Note
>Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 1:38 PM
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>"Roadster" seems to be the usual definition, although I believe that was
>originally an American term. "Tourer" sounds much too relaxed for a
sports
>car. "GT" originally stood for "Grand Tourer" or "Gran Tourismo", but I
>certainly don't consider my roadster a "Not So Grand Tourer".
>
>PaulH.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Dan DiBiase <dibiase@home.com>
>To: Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
>Cc: Colin Brown <ccbrown@whitesea.co.uk>; <MGS@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 11:57 PM
>Subject: Poetry and Proper Name....
>
>
>> I always liked anything Peter Egan from Road & Track Magazine wrote
>> about MG's - or anything he wrote, period...
>>
>> By the way, is my convertible MGB a "roadster" or a "tourer"? Or both?
>>
>> Dan D
>> in literary Dayton, NJ
>> 76 MGB Roadster
>>
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