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Re: [Spridgets] Best Spridget for a condo owner

To: David Lieb <72spridget@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Best Spridget for a condo owner
From: Macy Larry <lmacy@mac.com>
Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2011 10:56:26 -0400
One of the original Miata ads had the silhouette of an MGB behind the Miata. So 
tell me it was not an attempt to retrieve old Brit feelings. 

Larry

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Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.

One of these days, you'll look back on all this, and plow into a parked car.

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On Jun 4, 2011, at 6:11 AM, David Lieb <72spridget@gmail.com> wrote:

> Guy,
> I agree with you. Neither the Jeep nor the Miata are British cars. In
> the case of the Miata, however, there was a deliberate attempt to
> clone some Brit DNA and build the 2-seat convertible sports car that
> was no longer available from Britain. The Brits immediately upped the
> ante with the MGRV8, but unfortunately they were merely posturing and
> couldn't be bothered to make it for the USian market.
> 
> In any case, the market here was largely people who had previously
> owned LBCs and they frequently refer to the Yada as the modern
> interpretation of the British sports car. Take it as a compliment.
> David L
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