Kit,
I think you are misdirecting your accusation that Morgans are no longer
reasonably priced sports cars. Instead, you might want to consider aiming
that arrow in the direction of Washington, DC, (and Ottawa, ON) where
faceless bureaucrats do their utmost to save us from ourselves by finding
one safeguard after another and by attempting to save the environment by
putting restrictions on what we put into the engine and what is allowed out
the other end.
Chuck Vandergraaf
'52 +4
Pinawa, MB
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> From: Kit Hildreth[SMTP:krisbox@hotmail.com]
> Reply To: Kit Hildreth
> Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 11:17 AM
> To: CHarris990@aol.com
> Cc: morgans@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Smoggin' & stuff
>
> Let me just say that I "imported" my Mog from UK and got caught between a
> rock & a hard place as the saying goes. As for venting @ USG, you may take
>
> that as a given! Nevertheless, I do not withdraw my criticism of Bill Fink
>
> or his UK equivelent Melvin Rutter both of whom I've met and understand
> fairly well I think. Morgans may be a"niche market", but a market they are
>
> nonetheless. Fink's attitude was "Well, you sell your car and I'll get you
> a
> new one, but all parts are for my new cars only". Had he sold me the parts
>
> and or modified my car for me - I was willing to pay - I would have been
> happy to replace MOGS at some stage by doing what he suggested. If I ever
> do
> that , I shall be buying one from Cantab Motors who deserve equal credit
> in
> some ways and have put more into being a dealership etc from what I've
> seen
> from their Web site; whereas Fink has this poky little hole down on Pier
> 33(?) and lives in Bodega Bay (PRIME real estate, believe me). To my mind
> he
> simply went out of his way to preserve his income base. Nothing wrong with
>
> that, but he deserves no special consideration from my perspective, except
>
> perhaps for having proved with sufficient persistance it can be done.
> Sorry.
> Certainly between them they have ensured that a Morgan is no longer a
> reasonably priced Sports Car in the US, but times being what they are,
> perhaps that's wishful thinking on my part. Right! Winge & moan over!
> Kit
> '77 Plus 8 RHD(UK model)
> R8272
> *******
> "
> Kit,
> The only reason that your car exist in the states is because of Bill
> Fink and
> his endeavors to make Morgans available. I find your view that
> that makes
> him a poor Morganeer rather hollow. I think your proper vent
> should be at
> the damn yankee government.
> Harris
>
> "
>
>
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