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> I doubt that *styling* has been affected, details like around the bumpers
> maybe. Cars like the Jag XK8 have a very strong family resemblence going
> way back. 'Styling' for most manufacturers is a matter of fashion and not
> wanting to be 'left behind', witness the indistinguishable jelly-moulds of
> the 80s and the 'edge' styling of today.
But there are regulations concerning "side impact penetration"
that would prevent the sweeping fender/door/fender lines of a
car like the MGA. Does anybody else remember that the US
government was seriously considering banning the manufacture/sale
of convertibles in the late 70s? That's one of the scares
that lead to the death of Abingdon, and the British government
funding of Delorean in its stead.
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