In my last comment ...
on MG killing 7's.... killing the spits.....
my only beef was the Spitfire not running the races
to me (US market) MG and Triumph BOTH BL were like
Chevy and Pontiac.... BOTH General Motors
...one with extra crap that fell off
and one plain jane and meaty.
(I'll leave which-is-which to individual prefference)
(..no opinion intented.)
Paul Tegler
Twin 73' MGB GTs YB and OB
YB born 8/72 (Primrose Yellow) Yellow BGT
OB born 1/73 (Blase Red) Orange BGT
email: wizardz@amdyne.net
http://www.amdyne.net/~ptegler/mgmain.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, January 27, 1999 12:52 PM
Subject: MG vs TR
>Yep, here we go again. Personally, I'd say buy the
>TR-7, *if* you want to spend the effort to fix some
>major problems. Like the horrid engine. I've got
>a '77 TR-7, a sunroof coupe, bought for a little
>of nothing with an engine that ran on 3 cylinders.
>
>Of course it will get one of the 3.5 blocks I've
>got sitting about.
>
>A lot of MG folks attack the '7 as being the end of
>MG. Well, I may be mistaken, but I remember hearing
>something about them English folks still building MGs,
>but then I'm from Arkansas, so I may be confused.
>
>Yes, to many the TR-7 symbolizes the end of the classic
>MG period. Yes, the had many problems from bad gearboxes
>(the 4 speed version) to a cylinder head to block integration
>problem that plagues all the 4 cylinder cars.
>
>But then it is also a neat car. You'd be surprised how many
>people think a '7 is modern, even exotic. And, if you care
>to do some engineering, they can be impressive. A TR-8 won
>the SCCA pro rally championship (was that '80 or '79?).
>The engine bay begs for a Rover V-8, and the looks impress
>even the younger "all I want is a Ferrari" crowd. The car
>didn't end MG, poor management ended MG *AND* Triumph.
>All of the "should haves": 'B V-8 in the US market, either
>the Sprint or V-8 in the TR-7, most everyone here knows the
>drill.
>
>I've got a '7. And 4 MGBs. And a Healy. I'd have an
>E-type if I had the place and funding for it. I'd
>also love to own a Mini, and a GT-6, and a 'B GT, and
>a Marcos of any flavor.
>
>The TR-7 is an interesting idea turned into a car with
>a lot of problems. The most "modern" of the classic
>British sports cars, and a car that since most enthusiasts
>turn their backs to it, will only get rarer, at least
>rare to find a clean, cared for example.
>
>-Keith Wheeler
>Team Sanctuary http://www.TeamSanctuary.com/
>
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