[Spridgets] Best Spridget for a condo owner

Macy Larry lmacy at mac.com
Sat Jun 4 08:56:26 MDT 2011


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 at 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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