[Nobbc] pseudo-British sports car

[wendell bain]

Probably won't be able to make this one as I'm committed to the One  
Lap of Marin
with the Alfa Romeo Club. I don't own an Alfa but do have a Fiat 124  
Spider which
might sort of count. Anyway hope all of you that attend have a great  
run.

Wendell
59 Morgan Plus 4

On Apr 15, 2009, at 1:45 PM, Bill Crowe wrote:

> also true for BMW Z3's, had a white one until a year ago and women  
> generally
> loved it...including my sister who bought it from me
>
> On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 2:06 PM, <don at napanet.net> wrote:
>
>> Hello British car guys.  As much as I love MGs and TRs, I rely on  
>> a Miata
>> for my
>> everyday transport.  I just bought a '01 BRG Miata which will  
>> replace my
>> '91
>> BRG Miata.
>>
>> I thought this might be interesting to you guys in spite of it  
>> being a
>> Miata:
>>
>>
>>
>> I've posted previously that I bought a very nice '01 SE to replace  
>> my '91
>> SE.
>> In the process of selling my '91, I park it at the bottom of my  
>> driveway on
>> weekends with for sale signs in the windows.  My driveway is on  
>> the St.
>> Helena
>> Highway in the upper Napa Valley where a lot of tourists drive by on
>> weekends.
>> So, on Sunday as I'm parking it and putting the signs in the  
>> windows, a
>> couple
>> in an SUV pull over and get out of their vehicle and walk toward  
>> my Miata.
>>  I
>> get out of my car, and I can't believe how beautiful the woman  
>> is.  She
>> looks a
>> bit like Julia Roberts, but maybe better!  Early to mid-40s,  
>> brunette,
>> petite.
>> Very nicely dressed in casual chic clothing- a 9.9 on the 10  
>> scale.  So I
>> say to
>> the couple, "Do you want to buy a Miata?"  And she says, "Do you  
>> come with
>> the
>> car?"  That was the highlight of my day!
>>
>> Interesting in that the woman who was the former owner of my '01  
>> was very
>> pretty.  And the gal that bought my red '91 Miata seven years ago  
>> was also
>> very
>> attractive.  Miatas are maligned for being hairdressers' cars, but  
>> they
>> should
>> be praised for being cars that beautiful women seem to like.
>>
>> Here is link for my old '91 on CL for anyone that might be  
>> interested:
>> http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/1121117561.html
>>
>> Don Scott
>> Calistoga CA
>> 2 BRG Miatas
>> '73 MGB GT
>> '62 MGA
>> '62 TR4 (seeking!)
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