David notes below the attractiveness of his BGTs...
One reason I could not resist a "unique fixer-upper opportunity" that has
become
my 79 RB Midget Project and has already started to drain my bank account is
that
every day on the road you see nothing but UGLY, UGLY, UGLY....
It seems that all the cars made today are cut from the same mold, with only
minor tweaking.
Gone are the days of my youth, where you could easily tell a Mustang from a
GTO from a
Camaro from a Monte Carlo from a Z Car. They all look about the same now.
I know they are
also much more reliable and last longer, but gee whiz, eventually you have
to be SEEN in them!
I think the source of this problem is the fashion gods, who really think
that people are so dumb
that if they change the "look" every 5 years, we will all rush out and dump
what we have in order
to look like all our friends. You see this with clothing fashions (which
must of necessity rotate,
since there are only so many practical variations to dress the human body),
even with eyewear
(when did little glasses become required?), and now with automotive
fashions.
I would like to think that we are not so gullible as to let a handful of
fashion gods dictate what
is attractive, but it seems that, in general, the public DOES rush in to
fill their pockets by
"biting" on these. In the aggregate, we really ARE that dumb...
As for cars, there have always been the terminally ugly ones (like, say,
Pacer or Gremlin), but
I seemed to note the "rounded" look started with the Ford Taurus, which I
deem to be brutally
ugly, but I'm sure some others will adore. All recent model cars seem to me
to be morphing
toward fusion with the Taurus....and the mini-vans, well, don't get me
started....
SO................
When you see a little car that is UNDENIABLY ATTRACTIVE, and that you just
have to look at
a second and even a third glance, well, you just can't resist. It's a
natural survival instinct -
a reaction to the mass of ugliness on the road!
When it promises to eke out the $20 - 30K over many painful weeks, months,
and years (I paid only
$1,000, but have already doubled that just to "fix it up") instead of one
big bank-financed bite,
it's even more attractive!
The younger generation, while of course steeped in massive compliance
exercises all in the name of
non-compliance, still might recognize the spark of genuine, natural,
attraction, and I really think we
all know deep down when we see a great-looking car like the MG....
Just my opinion. I offer it as a Friday observance, but I'm sure if I am
thinking it, maybe millions are.
So when will they bring out the 2000 MG line?
JL
>On the bright side, I make it a point that my BGTs get seen around town.
>And I make sure when I am at work, my 67 BGT is parked so it is visible to
>traffic on one of the main streets going into the downtown area. It draws
>some attention - oddly enough, it seems to be quite the draw to some of the
>teenage crowd, more so than to the older generations.
>David
>67 BGT
>71 BGT
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