I nearly jumped on Bill's note a minute ago, then deleted my note thinking
"why waste the bandwidth"...
Now I have to.
I drive a '64 MGB & a '62 E-Type FHC.
I have to agree with Bill that the MGA is by far the most attractive MG
Sports Car.
Just my opinion.
Jim
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
To: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; mgs@autox.team.net
<mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, November 13, 1998 1:27 PM
Subject: Re: Defending the MGA
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
>
>
>><<<<<Steve wrote:
>>
>>The Pininfarina GT design is by far the best body MG ever produced, even
>>better than the A. >>>>>
>>
>>I realize that styling is a personal taste thing but jeez, Steve, you
>>should know by now that any slander of an MGA on this list is dealt with
>>swiftly and severely ;-) Anyone that even hints that he or she does not
>>place the MGA at the very pinnacle of MG-ness hasn't smelled enough
Castrol
>>in their lives.
>
>
>Actaully, we must entertain Bill "The Body" Eastman and his MGA drivel only
>because we so favor the purple dinosaur's contributions to the list. I'm
>with Steve. It took the beautiful lines and classic proportions of the GT
>to finally top the timeless 'T' series.
>
>The 'A' was the sad and slow 'wonder bra' MG era. The greatest contribution
>of the MGA was to keep the hairdressers from buying Italian.
>--
>Bob Allen, Kansas City, '69CGT, '52MGTD, and other babe magnets.
>
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