[Spridgets] Porsche 356 to Bentley S1: Are these the most remarkable car designs ever?

[Steven Guterman]

They Becks are very cool looking, very light and can be very fast. Years ago
I knew someone that took one to gymkhanas. Every now and then I look for
someone that started a kit and never finished it.  Much cheaper that way.

Steve

On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 10:55 AM, Linda Grunthaner <grunthaner at gmail.com>wrote:

> That would be cool to see a Bugeye Miata ; )
> Personally I think my next toy will be the Beck (Porche Spyder look-a-like
> kit). I've been eying them for years. Although I'd have to sell everything
> I
> own first.
> http://www.beckspeedster.com/beckspyder550inventory.html
> Lin
>
> On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 12:18 PM, Rick Fisk <refisk at chartermi.net> wrote:
>
> > I worked for Mazda at their US corporate headquarters while the Miata was
> > being developed.  The lineage of the Miata is:  Bugeye > Miata.  This
> from
> > the
> > mouth of the guys heading the development.  They told me they were
> building
> > a
> > "modern Bugeye".
> >
> > Rick
> > a Mazda Tech Writer in another lifetime....
> >
> > Sent from my keyboard
> >
> > On Oct 16, 2011, at 9:36 AM, derf <derf247 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > If the Lamborghini guys "studied the Mini" then that would make the
> > > Mini remarkable.  One might claim that the Mini should be in the top
> > > 10 or even top 5 most remarkable car designs ever.
> > >
> > > If you trace the heritage as such:  Sprite  > Midget > MGB > Miata (I
> > > know there is a jump there and it might be a stretch) then you might
> > > say the Sprite was more remarkable than all the rest.  They are
> > > getting close to a million Miatas made and they are still making them.
> > >
> > > You can say the Sprite was the spawning of the inexpensive two seat
> > > sports car and the Miata is definitely the modern equivalent of that.
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