On Wed, 16 Sep 1998 00:08:32 EDT BobMGT@aol.com writes:
>In a message dated 9/15/98 7:24:10 PM !!!First Boot!!!,
>karim.marouf@cancom.com writes:
>
>> The perfect modern MG: a Miata with a supercharger
>> bolted on top of the motor and an MG badge stuck on the hood.
>>
>> Neutral handling, responsive steering, enough power to steer with
>the gas.
>>
>> Why do they have to mess with mid-engine layouts and now
>front-wheel
>drive?!!
>>
>>
>> Mazda showed everyone how to make a pure sport car again. Why
>didn't the
>> owners of the
>> MG name listen?!!
>>
>
>I appreciate good handling, and I realize that (other things being
>equal) mid-
>engine design is superior in this respect. But I believe good styling
>is also
>important to the sports car mystique. IMHO there has never been a
>really good
>looking mid-engine car. No amount of horse power or coats of paint can
>make up
>for the poor lines of a mid-engine body.
May I humbly submit the lines of a Lotus Europa, or an Esprit for your
consideration
Rick Morrison
72 MGBGT
74 Midget
>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
>
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