John - I have a lot of respect for you, but I really don't see the point in
reviving old marques, or making special one offs like these. the cars are
old, pugnacious, and really have little to do with todays cars except for
geneology. who would compare an xjs with an xk140?
I really believe that the old cars are old; they are special, and trying to
revive them makes no sense. I grant an exception for the mini, which really
carried on the spirit of the old car, but I just don't see a "new" Triumph
being at all relevant to the old one. even the new MGF IMHO had little to
do with the old mgb I've got in the garage.
the old cars and the old marques are gone. they are wonderful, historical,
and I love mine. but don't revive an old marque and get all misty eyed
about how great it is for it to be back. its not. its new, modern, and
thank goodness for that.
at some point you move forward. Datsun did it with the 240z - it has
nothing to do with the old roadsters. but the 240, 260, 280, 350, 370 I
think is a continuous chain. we've left the old British roadsters behind;
they took a lot longer to die, but they are gone.
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From: "John Macartney" <macartney.john at yahoo.co.uk>
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 2:47 PM
To: "Triumph List" <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Subject: [TR] Special commemmorative car
> I know this ought to appear on the MG list - but it makes one wonder if
> the
> same might be done for Triumph, subject to BMW giving a green light, which
> is
> doubtful.
>
> I see that the latest edition of Practical Classics in the UK has
> announced that British Motor Heritage has joined forces with another
> specialist to build just 50 MGBGT 'one-offs' to mark the thirty years that
> has
> passed since the last MG left Abingdon. Using the original body jigs, the
> cars
> will use a Mazda 2.0 litre engine and a six speed manual box. Power output
> is
> indicated to be in excess of 210burps and with a slight modification to
> the
> front suspenders. The announcement in the August edition of Practical
> Classics
> didn't give *all* the info, except for the fact that the price is likely
> to be
> in excess of GBP50k - approx 80k US.
>
> It would be nice to see a TR6 getting a
> similar comemmorative treatment but I guess the lederhosen clad mob in
> Munchen
> would veto it. Perhaps the best that Triumph enthusiasts can hope for is a
> barely rebodied version of that so-called 'mini' with some Triumph Globe
> roundels slapped on the hubcaps?
>
> Jonmac
>
>
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