Re.
> The rollbar providers her with something to hold onto when the action
> starts (hmm, is this a racing thread???).
Kai says,
"Yes, but nothing says poseur like a roll bar in an otherwise stock looking
and road driven convertible... so the number of women who would otherwise
define your MG as a "cute little sports car" is dramatically reduced due to
the owner's judgment of what they believe to be a tasteful addition to their
car's aesthetic appeal. When in reality, a rollbar is merely a fashion
accessory for men... and in my opinion, not a very chic one."
Kai:
Perhaps if you had helped upright an MGB off of an unconscious driver as I
once did, you would have a different opinion of roll bars. It's one of the
reasons I have a roll bar in my "otherwise stock looking and road driven
convertible" MGB. The other is that SVRA, HSR, & other vintage racing
organizations require it when I race my "otherwise stock looking and road
driven convertible" MGB. And, I'm not the only one who drives their vintage
race car on the street. (You can't always tell a book by its cover or a car
by its accessories.)
The MGB I helped upright had rolled over on a twisty Vermont road. The car
was upside down. The windshield posts had done nothing to keep it from
flattening to the ground. When the ambulance crew arrived, I continued on my
journey. So, I don't know if the driver survived. But, it taught me a lesson
- a properly installed roll bar could have saved his life or prevented serious
injury.
Norm Sippel
'66 MGB
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