It looks like everybody is building a 2-seater roadster these days. I was
passing through a area right by the Jazz Festival in Montreal which is
sponsored by GM. They had a little concept car called a Pontiac Solstice up
on a stand. Sort of a tallish rounded Z3 with a big round nose and grill up
front and two streamlined "hillocks" behind the driver and passenger. Very
Z3/Boxster at the rear with a high rear deck. It was supposed to look like a
panel behind the driver/passenger (bumps and all) would flip up and a hard
top would pop out, but it was clearly a concept body not real since there
was no place for the top to secure at the front. The front hood was done up
Spitfire fashion.
It's going to be musical chairs time in the roadster business pretty soon.
But about 20 years from now there will be a whole new sports car restoration
industry firing up. Let's hope it doesn't knock over the LBCs too much.
Mark
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