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1. Re: Why Unibody (score: 1): Author: KGROWLER@aol.com; Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 09:30:19 EST; <<< I believe the first MG sedan with unibody construction was the MG ZA Magnette (1955 model), and the first MG sports car with unibody construction was the MGB (late 1962).>>> And when Regis arches; /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01000.html (7,232 bytes)
2. Re: Why Unibody (score: 1): Author: Phil Vanner <philv@pclink.com>; Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 08:45:39 -0600; Somebody probably already beat me to this, since I'm on the Digest these days, but how often does one get the chance to correct Barney? The first MG sports car with a unibody was the Mk1 Midget. Prod; /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01001.html (7,487 bytes)
3. RE: Why Unibody (score: 1): Author: Chris Attias <cattias@cats.ucsc.edu>; Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 08:33:38 -0800; My understanding is that it has to do with cost and a lot to do with rigidity and weight, and therefore gas mileage, required engine size / performance, etc. A ladder chassis is not nearly as stiff,; /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01008.html (8,469 bytes)
4. Re: Why Unibody (score: 1): Author: REwald9535@aol.com; Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 01:25:39 EST; Hey, on a Mog the suspension is so stiff the chassis has to flex! I don't think that AMC made 4X4 back when unit bodies came out. They were more famous for very boring sedans. Here is one piece of tr; /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01030.html (7,797 bytes)
5. RE: Why Unibody (score: 1): Author: John Steczkowski <stecz@Crossroads.com>; Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 09:41:06 -0600; Of course they did... The AMC Eagle, the ORIGINAL Sport Utility Wagon (so much for Subaru's claims). it was a 4x4 version of their mid-size wagon, lifted, 4x4ed, fender flared, etc. They also did an; /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01041.html (8,931 bytes)
6. Re: Why Unibody (score: 1): Author: Chris Attias <cattias@cats.ucsc.edu>; Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 08:08:33 -0800; I remember reading this in a late Seventies 4 wheel drive magazine about the 4 x 4 adaptation of the American Motors Hornet line--I believe they were called Eagles (pre-Renault). Before the SUV craz; /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01043.html (7,974 bytes)
7. Re: Why Unibody (score: 1): Author: REwald9535@aol.com; Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 22:00:20 EST; I guess we are talking semantics here. I considered the Eagle to be more of an AWD road car not a 4X4. In my (warped and twisted) mind 4X4 denotes one of them tall pick-em-up trucks with the real wid; /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01056.html (7,459 bytes)
8. Re: Why Unibody (score: 1): Author: Tim Nagy <nagyt@stargate.duq.edu>; Date: Fri, 24 Dec 1999 00:13:41 -0500; my local police department, Heidelberg, PA, use an eagle fro years. They don't have a road crew to throw salt or plow in the winter.; /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01061.html (8,367 bytes)
9. Re: Why Unibody (score: 1): Author: Larry Macy <macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu>; Date: Fri, 24 Dec 1999 12:47:11 -0500; I worked at an American Motors dealer when the Eagle line was introduced. The Concord/Hornet station wagon was the first. They also included an adaptation of the Gremlin as a 4x4. They were not sold; /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01073.html (9,224 bytes)

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