Understood...I drive my wife's new Mustang convertible occasionally, and
it's nice, but not the same experience. It's faster, corners well, etc. but
it is not in the same class. And I have NO clue (or desire to learn) how
to work on it beyond an oil change. I will take exception to the marque
dying out, though. It's people such as yourself who won't let that happen.
(I know what you meant) ;-)
Terry Banbury
> ----------
> From: Jeff McNeal[SMTP:jmcneal@ohms.com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 10:51 AM
> To: Banbury, Terrence; List Spitfires; List Triumph; 'Graham Stretch'
> Subject: Re: CNN reports BMW pays Phoenix to take over
>
> 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.
>
> A good friend of mine is comtemplating the purchase of a '85 Mercedes 380
> SL
> "roadster" after lamenting that he's never owned a convertible recently
> while we tooled through the backroads around here. I was thinking that
> even
> though it would be a convertible, the *feeling* of driving a car like that
> on these same roads just wouldn't be the same. I might be all wet in my
> thinking, but simply slapping a legendary name on a new hunk of sheetmetal
> and computer-assisted components just doesn't do much for me.
>
> I'd like the fact that it doesn't leak oil all over my driveway and
> garage,
> though...
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Jeff in San Diego
>
> '67 RHD Spitfire Mk3 aka "Mrs. Jones"
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> http://www.ohms.com/spitfire/spitfire.shtml
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Banbury, Terrence <Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us>
> To: List Spitfires <spitfires@autox.team.net>; List Triumph
> <triumphs@autox.team.net>; 'Graham Stretch'
> <technical@iwnet.screaming.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 5:36 AM
> Subject: RE: CNN reports BMW pays Phoenix to take over
>
>
> >
> > This is all speculation and it may never happen, of course, as you say,
> > but....I would rather drive a new Triumph than a new MG, however, I
> would
> > really be off the idea of driving a BMW produced car with a venerable
> old
> > British name. I wonder how the rest of the list and other BC owners
> feel
> > about this issue.
> >
> > Terrence N. Banbury
> > 1967 SPITFIRE MK III
> > 1988 Honda Accord lX
> > 1998 Ford Expedition EB
> > 2000 Ford Mustang GT
> > 1973 Honda CB350G
> >
> >
> > > ----------
> > > From: Graham Stretch[SMTP:technical@iwnet.screaming.net]
> > > Reply To: Graham Stretch
> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 5:01 PM
> > > To: List Spitfires; List Triumph
> > > Subject: Re: CNN reports BMW pays Phoenix to take over
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