Re: MG Magnettes and others

["W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>]

On Sat, 8 Feb 1997, John McEwen wrote:

> Hi Ray:
> 
> The Magnette is diminutization of the Magna which was a sporting sedan
> produced by MG in the thirties.  The original car - the F1 Magna - was

Thanks for the history lesson.  Now Americans, starting with the latin 
premise, would not have rested until they had produced a Summa and a 
Summette.

   Ray Gibbons  Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
                Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
                gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu  (802) 656-8910