I have to agree with David's sentiment, but I expect the reason for the
choice was to make the project more interesting to the volunteer labor
that invariably is relied on in these kind of projects. They probably
thought it would be more fun to work on a sports car than a generic
econobox, and it's hard to argue with that logic. And think of all the
stuff you'd have to remove from a modern sports car just to reduce weight
and make space for the batteries, not to mention the elaborate and
unnecessary (on an EV) emissions control equipment. Just sorting out the
wiring harness on a Miata could be pretty scary.
David F. Darby had this to say:
>Shoot, I'm all for research, but why couldn't they have chosen a subject
>from the non-endangered species list, like a Tercel or something?
>
>That looked like a pretty decent little 'A.
>
>Sigh,
>
>David F. Darby
>http://www.mgb.bc.ca/mgz
>
>
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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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