Don't forget that the mini is about to return, I have seen photos in
European Car and it looks very good. No price figures yet but BMW was
quoted, a few years ago, as saying they would only do it if it had all the
character and quirkiness of the original mini.
James Nazarian
'71 B roadster
'74 BGT undergoing V8 conversion for autocrossing
On Thu, 8 Jul 1999, Art Pfenninger wrote:
> Not only possible but if you can believe what you read is going to happen
> in 2002 or 3. According to Automobile magazine, BMW and Rover are going to
> reproduce the MGB and the AH 3000. The AH will sell for about $52,000 and
> the MG for about $20,000. Both will have bigger engines in them.
> ...Art
>
> On Wed, 7 Jul 1999, Matt Pringle wrote:
>
> > Hi there, I was just thinking about the state of new car design and
> > construction (and the excesses of such) and was pondering this
> > questions.
> >
> > 1) What would be the technical challenges of building brand new MG's (my
> > preference would be for MGA's).
> >
> > 2) What could you sell them for ($)
> >
> > 3) Would they sell in sufficient quantity to justify it.
> >
> > Just curious as to your opinions.
> >
> > Matt
> >
>
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