Albert F Jones wrote:
>
> Good Morning to all,
>
> Those o you not interested in the thread "to be a sports car or not
>to be
> a sports car" don't read any further.
>
> I just have to add my 0.02 worth here.
>
> I have a '73 B and a very heavy right foot. She has been given a
>modified
> suspension, and corners at speed wonderfully, I drive her hard because that
> is what we both like. But, I have to say this, since I use her as my daily
> driver - my preference - she does all sorts of things besides being my
> sport companion. She can haul $500 of groceries (read judicious packing
> here) and a bale of hay on her boot if necessary (and it has been).
>
> She is very definately a "sports" car, but she is also a car, and can
>do
> all the things that any other car of her size can do.
>
> Elizabeth Jones
>
> At 09:46 AM 5/21/98 -0400, you wrote:
> >As I understand it, the way the term used to be defined, a sports car COULD
> >fetch groceries. Again, this is my understanding, a "sports car" is one
> >that could be used as a daily driver, and could also, with moderate
> >preparation (say, what could be accomplished on a Saturday morning and put
> >back on Sunday evening), race competitively in some class or form of
> >motorsport.
> >
> >Enzo Ferrari once said that "The only American sports car is the Jeep."
> > Think about it, that seems to fit the above definition.
> >
> >So, it seems to me that true "sports cars" are somewhere between a pure
> >race car and a coupe that handles well and/or can go fast.
> >
> >The Camaro/Firebird/Mustang don't qualify because by the time you make one
> >competitive, it's no longer a street vehicle. (Unless you want to count
> >SCCA Solo II, which also has classes for Station Wagons and Minivans!) ;^)
> >
> >There you go my (and my Dad's) $0.02
> >
> >Chris Kotting
> >ckotting@iwaynet.net
> >
> >>I have an on going argument with the guys at work. I insist that the
> >Camaro,
> >>Firebird and Mustang are properly called sporty cars or sport sedans. A
> >sedan
> >>can not be a sports car, no matter how fast it is. Alas, even General
> >Motors
> >>has been guilty of calling the Camaro a sports car. Any car that can haul
> >the
> >>family to the supermarket and bring back the groceries, is not a sports
> >car.
> >>(I'm probably preaching to the choir here, right?)
> >>
> >>Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
> >>EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
> >>52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
> >>71 MGB - AMGBA #96-12029, NAMGBR #7-3336
> >
> >
> >
> >
Hi E,
How's it do for chasing, or being chased by tractors.?
Hay, I fainally got my cylinder head back from the machine shop.
YIPEE!
Cheers,
Charley
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