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Re: Another influential design... [Mr_Shiftright] by andys120
Jul 23, 2005 (7:51 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 23, 2005 4:14 pm)

I happily concede that the TC is the prettier car, I just happened to come across a good picture of a TD. As for which car MG lovers prefer, I'm under the impression that the TD outsold the TC.
 
Here's another sportscar to sleep on...
 
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968. by lancerfixer
Jul 23, 2005 (8:06 pm)
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My personal favorite Porsche, for absolutely no reason whatsoever.
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Re: Another influential design... [andys120] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Jul 23, 2005 (8:37 pm)
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Replying to: andys120 (Jul 23, 2005 7:51 pm)

That's also why a TD is worth less than a TC today by a considerable sum. Less rare and less attractive.
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Re: Another influential design... [Mr_Shiftright] by rsholland
Jul 24, 2005 (6:46 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 23, 2005 8:37 pm)

Shifty, how is the '55 MG TF held in regard by MG fans? My next door neighbor has one, and I've always found it to be attractive.
 
Bob
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Muscle time... by andys120
Jul 24, 2005 (6:55 am)
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Re: 968. [lancerfixer] by kyfdx HOST
Jul 24, 2005 (7:49 am)
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Replying to: lancerfixer (Jul 23, 2005 8:06 pm)

I like the 968, especially the convertible.. But, a NA 3.0 litre 4-cylinder was just a bad idea...
 
They should have made it a turbo...
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Re: Muscle time... [andys120] by kyfdx HOST
Jul 24, 2005 (7:49 am)
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Replying to: andys120 (Jul 24, 2005 6:55 am)

'71 (really out on a limb) Cuda
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Re: Another influential design... [rsholland] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Jul 24, 2005 (8:43 am)
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Replying to: rsholland (Jul 24, 2005 6:46 am)

MG people are really funny sometimes. They can parse and discriminate (without snobbery however) the MG models quite surgically.
 
The real MG collectors and drivers (and MG people DO drive their cars, they are not trailer queen people) love the TC, as it is the "classic" design that harkens back to the prewar cars. They HATE the TD, even though the average passerby might say "gee, what's the problem?". The TD is very stodgey, the wheels especially just kill the car visually.
 
The TF however, is also popular with MG people, even the TC and prewar nuts. For some reason, the TF gets excused, probably because the body, having been changed, works better with the small wheels.
 
The MG folks love the MGA and MGB, but there is a definite dividing line in 1975, when the "rubber bumper" MGs came out.
 
MG Magnettes (sedans) and YB roadsters (4-seat roadsters from the late 40s early 50s) are not very popular.
 
The most despised MGs are the TDs with Volvo engines in them, an oddly common thing one still sees being done now and then.
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Re: Another influential design... [Mr_Shiftright] by kyfdx HOST
Jul 24, 2005 (9:03 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 24, 2005 8:43 am)

Speaking of which... My friend with the '61 MGA Mark II brought it by last night... just had the body work re-done.. repainted... a ton of parts re-chromed.. He takes it apart and puts it all back together himself..
 
He has owned the car for 30 years.. this is his second total restoration..
 
A very cool car.... and, I agree.. He drives it.. He has been to MG get-togethers all over the country... No trailering...
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Re: Another influential design... [kyfdx] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Jul 24, 2005 (9:09 am)
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Replying to: kyfdx (Jul 24, 2005 9:03 am)

I'd put up a photo of my friend's "mystery" MG but it's prewar and that's not in the rules, so......

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