...gotta' comment here on 'sizes'
Twice now in my life I have seen the little car come out
ahead in a 'size' battle after an accident.
The first.... my little brother driving a Fiat 850 (7/8's the size
of a Spridget) . Abruptly slowing down to try and turn into
a friends driveway, he was rear ended by a '68 Camaro.
The 'maro drove him down the street sideways, (he was
already diagonally across the two opposing lanes of traffic)
and head on into an on coming Lincoln Town car.
The Town car flipped over as if using the 850 as a stunt
ramp. The Camaro and the Lincoln were towed
from the accident scene. My brother in the Fiat 850 was able
to put the 850 in gear, back up, and pull into the driveway he
was originally trying to pull into. granted there wasn't much metal
left straight on the 850, but I'd have to say... IT won.
The second, and very recent, was watching an Expedition 4x4
rollover after rearending a Farrari at a stop light right in front of
the gas station where I was filling up. The rolled Expedition
driver was hanging upside down in the driver seat, cell phone
still in hand!
Paul Tegler ptegler@gouldfo.com www.teglerizer.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Littlefield" <dmeadow@juno.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 12:03 PM
Subject: New Mini crashes?
Article from Autoexpress. Should this be a surprise, considering they
haven't sold the car here for over 20 years? Doesn't really bode well
for a U.S. MG, it seems.
Yanks Go Cool On The Mini
0:00
17.01.01
MINI by name and mini by reaction. That's exactly how the Americans
greeted the new MINI when it made its debut at the Detroit Motor Show.
The few polite claps wouldn't have troubled the Richter scale, whereas
applause for the new Chrysler Viper would've bent the needle. "It's a
nice little car. We used to call them 'clown cars' after those in the
circus," said Jeane Hunter who, at 6ft 8ins and as wide as a wardrobe
wasn't exactly designed to fit in the MINI. In fact, he tried and
couldn't.
Show visitor Kim Custer thought the BMW-built baby would appeal to buyers
in California and Florida, or drivers in tourist cities such as New York
and Boston. But he was wary of its Dinky-toy size, adding: "Imagine what
a Ford Expedition 4x4 would do to it in a smash?" Jeffrey Foster was more
impressed and said: "It's the sort of car I'd like."
He wasn't sure about the Cooper badge, and only after an explanation did
he realise its importance. "Yeah, tuned versions would sell well," he
added. Generally, show visitors liked the little car, but were unaware of
its British past and sporting heritage, and didn't seem to care about it
either.
David Littlefield
'62 MGA MkII
'51 MGTD
'74 MG Midget vintage racer
'88 Jaguar XJ-S
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