Octane magazine: Midget is 1 of the top 10 cars!

[vagt6]

<span style="font-style: italic">Octane</span> magazine's September, 2011 issue which commemorates the 100th issue of the magazine, features a section devoted to what their writers consider the top 100 cars ever. Ten of Octane's writers list their top ten cars. Writer Mark Hales, a noted automotive writer, former racer and test driver for the magazine selected the <span style="font-weight: bold">MG Midget </span>as one of his top 10!

His #1 car of all time was the Chevron B8 with a featured article.

Hales' remaining 8 cars were:

Lola 210
Ferrari 250 GTO
Maserati Birdcage
Ferrari 512S
Alfa Romeo T33/3
Lotus 11
Ferrari F40
Alfa Romeo 1750GTV

Pretty rarified company for our little Midgets, and deservedly so.

Now, I'm just waiting for my Midget's value to skyrocket . . . :banana:

 

[aeronca65t]

Neat list of car.....many I really like.

But I'll tell you what, Mark.

The MG Midget (and the Sprite) have let more people race than <span style="text-decoration: underline">all those other cars</span> put together.

 

[vagt6]

And, the 1972 SCCA Class F Champion, no less.

The MG Midget: a <span style="font-weight: bold">national Champion</span>!

 

[hpmowog]

SCCA champ many, many more times than just 1972! Also, not just F-Production, but G and H also.

 

[vagt6]

Not bad for an "economy" car.

 

[regularman]

Yep, you could outrun every one of those cars if each was given 1 gallon of gas :wink:

 

[Morris]

I think it takes 2 gallons just to start a few of those cars.

 

[regularman]

And you got to wonder if a Lola is a man's or a woman's car :wink: I think there was a song about it by the Kinks. :lol:

 

[startech47]

Mans car. At least the 1961 C sports racer is.