Hmmmm, my understanding was that they were considering introducing
all-new models in the "spirit" of the B and the AH. They've already tried
reproducing the B with the RV8 and look how much that cost... I don't see
how you could "delete" $25,000 worth of content from the RV8 and have
anything left to sell. The expense is the labor of hand-assembling a body
shell that was not designed with modern, efficient, automated production
in mind. The only way you'll see a sub-$20,000 roadster again is if it's
designed sharing platform and components with a high volume sedan,
assembled by robots and sold in mass quantities (hmmm, what does that
sound like?).
Art Pfenninger had this to say:
>Not only possible but if you can believe what you read is going to happen
>in 2002 or 3. According to Automobile magazine, BMW and Rover are going to
>reproduce the MGB and the AH 3000. The AH will sell for about $52,000 and
>the MG for about $20,000. Both will have bigger engines in them.
>...Art
>
>On Wed, 7 Jul 1999, Matt Pringle wrote:
>
>> Hi there, I was just thinking about the state of new car design and
>> construction (and the excesses of such) and was pondering this
>> questions.
>>
>> 1) What would be the technical challenges of building brand new MG's (my
>> preference would be for MGA's).
>>
>> 2) What could you sell them for ($)
>>
>> 3) Would they sell in sufficient quantity to justify it.
>>
>> Just curious as to your opinions.
>>
>> Matt
>>
>
>
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
Runs great,
looks particularly bad since some SUV clown backed into it.
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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