Hey guys... why don't we settle this once and for all by bringing all
your Rootes vehicles to the Sunbeam Invasion this June. You can drive
them in the Rally and prove that they are ALL true sporting cars! :-) I
couldn't resist a chance to plug the event...sorry.
Victor Hughes wrote:
>
> Jan Eyerman wrote:
>
> > I am glad to hear that some very capable people have been able to take a
> > Hillman Husky chassis and a hotted up Hillman Minx engine and beat the tar
>out
> > of real sports cars (MG, Triumph, etc).
> >
>
> Jan,
>
> No offence, but you're not suggesting the Alpine is not a 'real' sports car
>are
> you? Let's not forget the original MG was a hotted up Bullnose Morris, and
>MGA's
> and B's used the same basic engine as the Morris Oxford sedan. Triumphs of
>all TR
> series used engines from sedans as well, and you'll find all sorts of Ford
>bits
> (including engine) in a Lotus.
>
> A sports car is a sports car not from what you put into it, but from what you
>get
> out of it.
>
> Cheers
>
> Vic
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Ian Spencer <www.sunbeamalpine.org>
'61 Series II Alpine B9104704 LRX
'61 Harrington Alpine B9104782 OD HRO
'62 Harrington Le Mans BH9115930 OD LRX
'62 Harrington Le Mans BH9116754 OD LRX
'62 Harrington Le Mans BH9117497 OD LRX
'64 Series IV Automatic B9401426 BW LRX
'67 Series V Alpine B395016967 LRX
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