Ferrari Mailing List: Re: My Experience with a Kit Car Owner

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Hi Larry
I had a friend who had an MGC many years ago. He loved it but  
admitted it wasn't as good as a B ton the twisties, and not really  
that much more performance overall. But great as a long legged tourer.
It was slated by the motoring press at the time which probably  
accounts for poor early sales, and then MG was taken over by British  
Leyland where Triumph was the favoured sportscar marque, and the MGC  
was probably seen a competition for the TR6 and it was fairly quickly  
dropped
Francis
On 8 Dec 2006, at 17:20, LarryT wrote:
Hi Britt,

You wrote<<modifications......Wouldn't a MGB with a V8 added really  
be a replica of an MGC?>>  All the reference  books call them MGB- 
GT-V8s - a lot of alpha/numeric stuff but it defines them pretty  
accurately.  Sadly they were never officially imported here  
although a few were brought in as gry market cars - and of course,  
some MGB-GTs had a Rover Alum V8 installed to mimic the original as  
closely as possible.
But they used different nomemclature in US Vs UK I believe - the  
MGC was the straight 6 which I believe was the Austin Healy  
engine?  BTW, I spoke with a Brit years ago who said the MGC was a  
White Elephant in the UK that few people wanted or liked.  Does  
that ring true?
Later --
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
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  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Britt2Asa [at] aol.com
  To: l02turner [at] comcast.net
  Cc: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com
  Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 10:53 AM
  Subject: Re: [Ferrari] My Experience with a Kit Car Owner

  But of course the MG was AVAILABLE with a V8 here in the UK, my  
neighbor has one and its a MGC so unless you want to argue that its  
not the original type V8 its not that big a step as they were  
produced at the factory that way.
  Didn't the lowly Alpine contribute to the original Cobra design  
where the big V8 was shovelled into the little British chassie?
  On eof the neat things about living in the UK is the huge number  
of very small motor manufacturers that exist or use to exist  
here....Bristols, TVRs (until two months ago), Lotus, Noble, Jenson  
(which comes and goes every year), ect.
  True these are not really replicas of OTHER cars (and I  
understand that point) but I think there is a fine line between a  
replica car (minus its badges) and a "genuine" car with  
modifications......Wouldn't a MGB with a V8 added really be a  
replica of an MGC?
  Its interesting to see the way people feel about these things. I  
do find it funny that a person who copies a type of boat as close  
as possible (maybe the hull design and layout work has already been  
done but they want it out of steel for instances) would never call  
their boat a "replica" no matter how close it looks to the genuine  
thing. I wonder if its because boats are still largely handmade and  
many people don't know the difference between them?
  Hey, does anybody make flying replicas of WWII aircraft? Now that  
would be neat! Would you car guys feel the same way about a  
carefully made P38/Mustang/B24 flying replica

  as you would a car? What if it was a type of plane that there  
were none left in flying condition or say the only one was in the  
Smithsonian so that the only way you or your kids could experience  
the sight and sound of that aircraft was with a replica. You  
wouldn't wear a fake Rolex but would you look at and admire a  
replica plane?
  Britt

    Many MGB owners prefer a V8 because
    of the wonder burble that comes with a bog ol 'merican V8.

  BR in the UK

  1986 328GTS (LHD 89,940km) Died August 19, 2006 Shrewsbury UK

  1980 400i (RHD 72,000 miles)

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Re: My Experience with a Kit Car Owner	<– Date –> <– Thread –>
From: Francis Newman (francisfntn.co.uk)
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 11:36:54 -0800 (PST)