Well don't start to argue on hard top MG's not being a true sportscar.
As a GT owner you hit me.
Beware the true factory B sportiest was the BGT V8 and never was made with a
soft top.
Why?
Body is more rigid by nature.
Cheers,
Hans = proud owner of '71 BGT
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Breneman" <idcb@airborne.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>; <MG-MGB@yahoogroups.com>; <mgb-v8@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 8:56 PM
Subject: Re: MG XPower SV
> Hans Duinhoven SEZ -
> > Wow,
> >
> > This is a beast!
> > Compared with the 30's K3 models it is very special, but does it fit
into
> > the sprit of what most people see as MG an affordable true sportscar?
>
> Well, since it has a hard top, it certainly isn't a "true"
> sportscar, but I think MG frequently had a "two-prong" product
> line. Expensive, sometimes custom-bodied coupes and saloons
> for the gentry, and inexpensive sportscars for the enthusiast
> or "boy racer". After WWII, they seemed to concentrate more
> and more on the bottom end of the market. It's pretty hard
> for a small company to do that today. These high-end cars
> are very profitable and raise the prestige of the brand as a
> whole (especially in the eyes of those who are not ardent fans
> of the marque like we are), so if producing such cars helps MG
> survive and (hopefully) prosper, go for it!
>
> --
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