Subject: Re: Healey Ain't No "Girly-Men's" Car
Graham,
I have no problem lumping "hairy-chested" women in with the "real-men" if
we can put the "hairless-chested" men with the "chicks"....... or at lease
with the "girly-men". :-)
Vrooom vrooom,
John
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com>
> To: "Healey List" <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Cc: <jsoderling@astound.net>
> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 8:54 AM
> Subject: RE: Healey Ain't No "Girly-Men's" Car
>
>
>
> I think John's posting is also disrespectful to women WITH hair on their
chests. A few more thoughts:
> Guy convertibles:
> Triumph TR6 -- square lines, heavy clutch
> TR4, TR250 The big later Jag convertibles with the V- 12 engine
> Sunbeam, especially the Tigers
> Triumph GT6
> Giant '60s era American convertibles -- Pontiac, Chevy, etc.
>
> Chick convertibles:
>
> A whole fleet of anonymous GM econobox convertibles -- Sunfire, Cavalier
> Triumph Spitfire Bugeyes
>
> Androgynous:
>
> Alfa Spider
> '80s and early '90s sedan-based BMW convertibles
> Big Cadillac convertibles
>
> Also, re the original Jag E-type convertible, I believe it was the late
> Henry Manney III of Road and Track who first described it as "the
> world's greatest crumpet catcher."
>
> But that, of course, is disrespectful to all yeast-based products.
>
> Graham
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