[Spridgets] Best Spridget for a condo owner

Guy R Day grday at btinternet.com
Sat Jun 4 13:34:14 MDT 2011


David,

It is taken as one but nevertheless, it is with regret, the term LBC should 
not be applied to what is a Japanese car.

All the best

Guy R Day


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lieb" <72spridget at gmail.com>
To: "Guy R Day" <grday at btinternet.com>
Cc: "Spridgets" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2011 11:11 AM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Best Spridget for a condo owner


> 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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