In a message dated 98-05-18 15:36:26 EDT, you write:
> > It was indeed a sports saloon. I have an original brochure here
> >and the front page reads:
>
> <snip>
> > ...whether or not it meets today's standards of a sporting
> >anything, that's what it was marketed to be at the time. Think
> >of what most BMW sedans are today, designed to have sporty
> >performance and stylish looks but still be functional.
>
> Yes, but there is a difference between "sporting saloon," "sporty," "sport
> sedan," and "sports car."
>
I have an on going argument with the guys at work. I insist that the Camaro,
Firebird and Mustang are properly called sporty cars or sport sedans. A sedan
can not be a sports car, no matter how fast it is. Alas, even General Motors
has been guilty of calling the Camaro a sports car. Any car that can haul the
family to the supermarket and bring back the groceries, is not a sports car.
(I'm probably preaching to the choir here, right?)
Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
71 MGB - AMGBA #96-12029, NAMGBR #7-3336
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