Well this will be a derivative of the topic...
I drove my TR6 to school today, top down of course, and I can't tell you how
many comments I got today in school. Genuine interest from "Today's Youth."
Also, just yesterday in fact, I was told that there is another student that
drives an MG Midget; this surprised me as I thought I was the only one which
owned LBCs at school.
Most of the comments were of a "kind" nature, lying in the spectrum between
"it is so tiny" to "it is so loud" or "what was that cute car you were
driving?" And then I had to deal with the teasing from the GreaseMonkey
crowd... which was ignored in standard fashion.
I do agree that there isn't much interest in the High School / College crowd
with these automobiles. They would rather drive their pimped-out Hondas
with earthquake inducing stereo systems. However, the kids that know what
LBCs are appreciate them and are interested in them. A friends told me, when
I got my MGB a couple of years ago, that he learned to drive a stick in an
old MGB. Another friend has two late 60s Mustangs, which I don't consider
in the same class, but he has the interest in antique/classic automobiles.
The biggest problem is awareness. Someone will ask you what you drive and
you reply "an MG" to which they reply "don't you mean GM?" I wouldn't have
known of these cars unless I was influenced at an early age by the LBCs of
family members.
Cheers,
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Kai Radicke -- kai@radiohead.net
1966 MGB -- Icky project car of 3+ years.
1974 Triumph TR6 -- Beautiful daily driver.
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