Who makes the et al? Never heard of them. The reason given
for the MGF not being sold here is that they didn't want the
hassle of 'Federalizing' them.
Doug
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gascoigne, Andy [mailto:Andy.Gascoigne@gov.ky]
> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 1:01 PM
> To: 'Tburke4@aol.com'; jmcneal@ohms.com;
> Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us; spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: CNN reports BMW pays Phoenix to take over
>
>
>
> Fair point - but if they all thought like that, we wouldn't
> have got the
> MGF... whilst it's no Z3, it's probably the latter-day
> Spitfire we never
> had. Far better than Miatas et al (Why aren't they in the US,
> surely it
> would sell like nothing else - it's only around 20k in the
> UK, which means
> you'd get it for about 3 grand over there? ;-)
>
> I think all too often we are caught out by sentimentality and
> "heritage"
> then nearly go bust - so what happens? Every Tom Dick and
> Ford goes and buys
> the bl@@dy names!! (Aston, Rolls, Bentley, Jaguar, Rover, now
> even "Mini" !)
>
> Yet people still buy those 'marques' because of the name.
> Ford & VW have
> done a good job of making people buy their cars, who
> otherwise turn their
> noses up at them.
>
> I mainly like old cars 'cos they look nicer.
>
> Andy www.spitfires.net
> 68 Spitfire
> 73 GT6
> 71 Karmann Ghia
> 95 Beetle
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tburke4@aol.com [mailto:Tburke4@aol.com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 11:37 AM
> To: jmcneal@ohms.com; Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us;
> spitfires@autox.team.net; technical@iwnet.screaming.net
> Subject: Re: CNN reports BMW pays Phoenix to take over
>
>
>
> Jeff,
>
> I have to say I even feel that way about some of the later
> model Triumphs
> like the Stag and the TR8. They had great performance and
> reflected a modern
>
> approach to what a sports car could be, but, the molded
> plastic and "modern"
>
> car-building materials took Triumph far away from the
> TR2-3-4/Spitfire
> simplicity that I find so appealing, particularily for
> restoration. No
> offense to the Stag/TR8 guys (they are the bravest of the
> parts hunters),
> just my personal taste.
>
> A "NEW" Triumph would necessarily be a competitor to the Z3,
> S2000, etc. and
>
> it would, as you say, have little in common with our cars,
> besides the name.
>
> You can't go home again,
>
> Tom Burke
> 80 Spit (which still can't leave home, either)
>
> In a message dated 05/11/2000 7:54:40 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> jmcneal@ohms.com writes:
>
> << Terry,
>
> Here's the way I feel about it. The true Triumph marque
> died out many
> years
> ago. Just seeing the name on a new car wouldn't ignite the
> same passion in
> me. Or if it did, the $30,000 + price tag would quickly
> douse the flame.
> The whole appeal of these cars -- at least from my
> standpoint -- is that
> they reflect the era from which they were built. The
> history, the ease of
> working under the bonnet, the unrefined ride where you feel
> every bump in
> the road, the fear of having something blow up or fall off
> during high revs
> and sharp turns -- all these elements (and more) would be
> lost on a newly
> manufactured car. >>
>
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