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Re: OT: Other odd cars (was Re: MGF in America)

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Subject: Re: OT: Other odd cars (was Re: MGF in America)
From: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 08:40:36 -0700
Well, they sure love 'em around here... as common as new Beetles... the 
new 250HP version is a serious performer, too, apparently... though I 
think I'd rather have 6-10 LBCs, myself, given the money (and the space).

Tab Julius had this to say:

>
>The oddest darn thing out now is that new thing from Porsche, the Boxster.
>Haven't decided if I like it or not...
>
>At 09:25 PM 9/12/99 -0400, Art Pfenninger wrote:
>>I saw the Z3 fastback and thought the same thing, what an ugly car. Good
>>look when they try to sell it. It reminded me of a American Motors Hornet!
>>
>>q@w4eOn Fri, 10 Sep 1999, Rocky Frisco wrote:
>>
>>> John Walker wrote:
>>> > 
>>> > First of all I believe that what you meant to say was the Z3.
>>> > The M3 is a sport sedan, not a roadster and would not be a
>>> > proper comparison.
>>> 
>>> Saw a bright red some-kind-of BMW, day before yesterday, here in Tulsa.
>>> Looked like a Z3 but with a semi-stationwagon fastback body. I found it
>>> to be very ugly. I rather like the bodystyle of the Z3, but not as much
>>> as I like the Miata or MGF. This +4 or coupe or whatever this was
>>> reminded me of the Jag XKE coupes, which I hated. Not that it looked
>>> similar, but that both treatments ruined the lines of what I thought was
>>> not a bad design at all to start with.
>>> 
>>> I took some pictures, but will have to wait until the roll is used to
>>> get them processed and scanned.
>>> 
>>> -Rock
>>> -- 
>>> Rocky, JJ Cale Band & Pratchett Books: http://www.rocky-frisco.com
>>> Rocky's Mini Cooper Page: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/6437/
>>> Mini Books:  http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/6437/rockboox.html
>>> 
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.


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