Nice story, reminds me of when I first got the Sprite running, I stopped
for gas in a real SMALL town on the way to a party. The lady working was
having to watch her kids while she worked. Her young daughter (maybe
5-6) commented on the car and so I offered her a ride. Mom didn't have a
problem with it and the little girl was enthralled with the top down
experience. At a car show 2 weeks ago I heard most of the kids saying
things like, I could drive that car, so I started opening the door,
inviting them to sit in the seat and then asking them to push the gas
petal <G>. The parents got a kick out of it and the kids loved sitting
in the car. Point being, lets catch them young and teach them about the
individuality and appeal of the older cars (of any country) because they
are the ones inheriting our legacy of keeping these cars alive and well.
Ron, with a responsibility like this, your wife certainly can't begrudge
you loading all those bre........ um ..... er...... girls in your car in
the spirit of helping them acknowledge their birthright of, "Keeping
them alive!"
Brad Fornal
Ron, my turn, who are......
Soltan Gris
Jettero Heller
Ron Soave wrote:
> > So true John....evenmore so as it applies to women.
> > Non PC in Florida.
>
> The other night getting petrol before running up to
> Madison to drop off cores at Peter C.'s, I was pumping
> gas when the "pay at the pump" speaker barked
> something. I thought the clerk said "I need your
> card". I went inside, and there were 2 cute 20-ish
> Betty's chatting with a 3rd behind the counter. They
> wanted to know what kind of car I was driving (it was
> the BGT). None of the 3 had heard of an MG! Keep em
> on the road and out there. If I'd have had more
> time/less wife, I'd have taken them up on their offer
> to all come for a ride. Nothing like 6 br.. I mean 3
> girls crammed into a B.
>
> Non-PC up here too,
> Ron
>
> --- Larry Cogan <woodrat@spacey.net> wrote:
>
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lundy, John D. <JOHN.D.LUNDY@saic.com>
> > To: 'MG List' <mgs@autox.team.net>; 'Spridgets List'
> > <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > Date: Friday, May 26, 2000 12:29 PM
> > Subject: Fashion Gods Dictate Terminal Ugliness
> >
> >
> > >David notes below the attractiveness of his BGTs...
> > >
> > >One reason I could not resist a "unique fixer-upper
> > opportunity" that has
> > >become
> > >my 79 RB Midget Project and has already started to
> > drain my bank account is
> > >that
> > >every day on the road you see nothing but UGLY,
> > UGLY, UGLY....
> > >
> > >It seems that all the cars made today are cut from
> > the same mold, with only
> > >minor tweaking.
> > >Gone are the days of my youth, where you could
> > easily tell a Mustang from a
> > >GTO from a
> > >Camaro from a Monte Carlo from a Z Car. They all
> > look about the same now.
> > >I know they are
> > >also much more reliable and last longer, but gee
> > whiz, eventually you have
> > >to be SEEN in them!
> > >
> > >I think the source of this problem is the fashion
> > gods, who really think
> > >that people are so dumb
> > >that if they change the "look" every 5 years, we
> > will all rush out and dump
> > >what we have in order
> > >to look like all our friends. You see this with
> > clothing fashions (which
> > >must of necessity rotate,
> > >since there are only so many practical variations
> > to dress the human body),
> > >even with eyewear
> > >(when did little glasses become required?), and now
> > with automotive
> > >fashions.
> > >
> > >I would like to think that we are not so gullible
> > as to let a handful of
> > >fashion gods dictate what
> > >is attractive, but it seems that, in general, the
> > public DOES rush in to
> > >fill their pockets by
> > >"biting" on these. In the aggregate, we really ARE
> > that dumb...
> > >
> > >As for cars, there have always been the terminally
> > ugly ones (like, say,
> > >Pacer or Gremlin), but
> > >I seemed to note the "rounded" look started with
> > the Ford Taurus, which I
> > >deem to be brutally
> > >ugly, but I'm sure some others will adore. All
> > recent model cars seem to
> > me
> > >to be morphing
> > >toward fusion with the Taurus....and the mini-vans,
> > well, don't get me
> > >started....
> > >
> > >SO................
> > >
> > >When you see a little car that is UNDENIABLY
> > ATTRACTIVE, and that you just
> > >have to look at
> > >a second and even a third glance, well, you just
> > can't resist. It's a
> > >natural survival instinct -
> > >a reaction to the mass of ugliness on the road!
> > >
> > >When it promises to eke out the $20 - 30K over many
> > painful weeks, months,
> > >and years (I paid only
> > >$1,000, but have already doubled that just to "fix
> > it up") instead of one
> > >big bank-financed bite,
> > >it's even more attractive!
> > >
> > >The younger generation, while of course steeped in
> > massive compliance
> > >exercises all in the name of
> > >non-compliance, still might recognize the spark of
> > genuine, natural,
> > >attraction, and I really think we
> > >all know deep down when we see a great-looking car
> > like the MG....
> > >
> > >Just my opinion. I offer it as a Friday
> > observance, but I'm sure if I am
> > >thinking it, maybe millions are.
> > >
> > >So when will they bring out the 2000 MG line?
> > >
> > >JL
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>On the bright side, I make it a point that my BGTs
> > get seen around town.
> > >>And I make sure when I am at work, my 67 BGT is
> > parked so it is visible to
> > >>traffic on one of the main streets going into the
> > downtown area. It draws
> > >>some attention - oddly enough, it seems to be
> > quite the draw to some of
> > the
> > >
> > >>teenage crowd, more so than to the older
> > generations.
> > >
> > >>David
> > >>67 BGT
> > >>71 BGT
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >> ********************************
> > >> John Lundy
> > >> Senior Astrodynamics Engineer
> > >> Science Applications International
> > Corporation (SAIC)
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> > >>
> > >> ********************************
> > >
> > >
> >
>
> =====
> Ron Soave
> "Who Is John Galt?"
>
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