Ok my little car buffs, maybe one of you can help me out with this. I was
reading a short story by Kurt Vonnegut that was published in 1954 and both
MG's and a car called a Marittima-Frascati are mentioned. I've got a few
questions about this. 1. What kind of MG might he be talking about? A TD
perhaps? It can't be an A (IMHO) because it was described as boxy, and I
can't imagine anyone describing an A that way. That leads to question 2.
When did the A's go into production? And 3. What on earth is a
Marittima-Frascati? All the Internet has provided so far is a list of
Italian travel sites. In the story he talks about Avignon, so it seems
strange that he would make up this one car. Also in the story there are
only about 12 of them in the US, which, as far as I know, was rather common
at the time.
If anyone could provide any insight into this I would be extremely grateful,
and will be amazed by your extensive knowledge.
Thanks all
Patricia
'59 Bugeye
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