IMHO !
I've owned both, a 66 B and my present 71 Spit.
There is a difference in the "feel" . When I'm in the Spit it feels like I
am part of the car if that makes sense. I felt a little insulated in the B,
it might be due to the B being larger and heavier, but I feel like I wear
the Spit and I was along for the ride in the B.
I wrecked the B, a lady in a 76 Chevy Caprice pulled in front of me and I
hit the left rear quarter of that TANK. The B went under the chevy as far
back as the engine block. I wasn't hurt, scared the poop out of me but if I
have had the same thing with the Spit I have no doubt that I would have had
some leg damage.
So, I like the Spit between the two, but given a choice against a MGB-C with
the six cylinder.... well that's another Horse power story.
-----Original Message-----
From: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou
[mailto:dougnad@bellatlantic.net]
Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 8:43 AM
To: spitfire list
Subject: Re: sacralige or ????
Myself, I've always wanted to see a reasonably objective
comparison of the MGB and Spitfire. I am not that familiar
with MGs (at least compared to Triumphs!).
Back when I bought my car and I was considering the Triumph vs. MG
question, I went with the Spit since it had that so-cool bonnet,
plus MGs seemed to have more of a "fashion accessory" reputation
(at least in CA).
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
At 05:22 AM 8/7/00 -0700, larry hooven wrote:
><flame suit>
>
>Listerati,
>
>i am considering the purchase of another LBC, a 1973 MG MGB. (hence the
flame
>suit). it appears to be not unlike the spitfire in configuration, can any
of
>you closet mg owners confim/deny any like attributes to the spitfire, being
>3000 miles removed from my spit is having an effect on me :).... car is
>supposedly complete cept for the standard no floor pan/ fred flintstone
effect.
>
>any information would be greatly appreciated.
>
></flame suit>
>
>=====
>larry (I hope someday to Drive my triumph) hooven 1979 spitfire fm99248u,
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