Don't feel bad. I don't know how many times I have been working outside with
the garage door open and had people ask me what year Corvette that is (and the
license plate says 1962 BJ7). I guess they think that BJ7 is a Corvette model
and 1962 is my birth year (don't I wish)!
Bill
BJ7
> Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2009 13:49:38 -0500
> From: tomfelts@windstream.net
> To: qualitas.jack@gmail.com; healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] MG Insult
>
> That's why all the :):):):):) Hopefully it was taken as a lighthearted
kidding. BTW, that's how the E-Type folks feel when someone asks them if that
is an Austin Healey:):):)
>
>
>
> ---- Jack Feldman <qualitas.jack@gmail.com> wrote:
> > As the owner of two MGs and a BT7, I at first resented the remark. Then I
> > remembered an incident when our club was following the Around the World
in
> > 80 Days rally. My MGC, which I was driving because it was in better shape
> > than my Healey, was parked among the other members Healeys. A young man
> > approached me and said my MGC was better than the Healeys. Sadly, I
looked
> > him in the eye and corrected him. My MGC was no match when we were
trailing
> > the Healeys at speed on two lane roads in the Upper Peninsula. Not only
were
> > we doing turnpike + speeds, but from time to time we were doing it in a
> > driving rail.
> >
> > In spite of having whatever Austin had on the shelf foisted off on the
> > Healeys, the car still came out better than the MGs. It only shows the
> > arrogance of the Austin folks to try and sell the MGC as a Healey. There
is
> > no comparison.
> >
> > BTW, no one seems to notice my MGB or C, but they sure notice the Healey.
> >
> > Jack
> >
> > 60 BT7
> > 69 MGC
> > 72 MGBGT
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