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Re: [Mgs] Well, somebody might like it.

To: mglist <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Mgs] Well, somebody might like it.
From: Max Heim <mvheim@sonic.net>
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2023 08:38:57 -0700
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Well, itâ??s kind of what my father used to call â??an answer to a question 
that nobody askedâ??.

Lots of people put V8s in MGs without radical surgery that changes the 
character of the car and leaves it barely recognizable. Why? Itâ??s the sort of 
stunt you might kick around over a beer, but actually doing it seems almost 
pointless, not to mention expensive. Oh, well, we all have dreams, I suppose...

--
Max Heim
'66 MGB

> On Aug 8, 2023, at 1:30 AM, Larry Colen <lrc@red4est.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On Aug 7, 2023, at 8:43 AM, Max Heim <mvheim@sonic.net> wrote:
>> 
>> I read an article on this car some time ago. Nope. If I wanted a wide V8 
>> roadster I would buy a Corvette. The MGB is right in the Goldilocks zone as 
>> it stands â?? not too big, not too small.
> 
> A car doesn't have to be one that I'd want for myself for me to appreciate 
> it.  I certainly understand why people like American muscle cars, and one 
> could be fun for a little while, though less so when I'm paying $4.50/gallon 
> for regular
> 
> 
> --
> Larry Colen
> lrc@red4est.com.   sent from Mirkwood
> 
> 
> 
> 

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