- 1. Re: The Death of LBCs (score: 1)
- Author: george@mech.seas.upenn.edu (George Jefferson)
- Date: Thu, 2 Sep 93 12:22:21 EDT
- The x1/9 was a direct result of that fear. I understand that it was specifically designed to meet a proposed ( but never enacted ) US rolover crash test. The death of the (american) ragtop had more
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00033.html (6,977 bytes)
- 2. Re: The Death of LBCs (score: 1)
- Author: megatest!bldg2fs1!sfisher@uu2.psi.com (Scott Fisher)
- Date: Tue, 31 Aug 93 16:09:33 PDT
- This is consistent with the death of MG and Healey. The problem was not that their products were poorly engineered, quite the contrary. I've made a flippant semi-joke out of it, but it's quite liter
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00971.html (17,196 bytes)
- 3. Re: The Death of LBCs (score: 1)
- Author: "Gregory T. Fieldson" <krikor@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu>
- Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1993 21:21:14 -0400
- Nice essay Scott. I imagine that this is sort of like a preacher in his home church, an old, close little brick building with no AC down in the Tidewater region somewhere, giving a sermon on a misera
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00974.html (8,251 bytes)
- 4. Re: The Death of LBCs (score: 1)
- Author: megatest!bldg2fs1!sfisher@uu2.psi.com (Scott Fisher)
- Date: Tue, 31 Aug 93 22:42:32 PDT
- I think we're both right about rationalization -- it's a two-edged sword. As for using components shared with more common cars, that's a feature that I still find attractive when I go to buy parts fo
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00977.html (10,302 bytes)
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