>>>Is it likely that any MG model will be included in the list of nominations
>>>for The Car of the Century which is to be announced at the end of 1999
>>>after votes are taken from a panel of 100 international motoring
>>>journalists?
>>
>>Probably not, though the TC is deserving -- it was the spark that lit the
>>sportscar fire in the States and therefore is very likely responsible for
>>many sportscar models created afterward.
Agreed but the TC was a derivitive of a pre-war technology which
had similarities with others.
>> To the list you had from your local paper, I think the Mini would have to
>>be included as first among many deserving candidates.
>>Michael, New Bern, NC
The Mini was a nomination but rejected by the author somewhat
dismissivly because it stopped every time it rained. It was thought
to be a clever design but poorly executed. While the mini was not the
first east-west engine, Morris persisted and improved on the idea,
unlike Saab.
Paul
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