drambuie
Jedi Warrior
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I truly think the British "sports car" manufactures back in the late sixties began to lose they way in terms of "why" the American and other world markets bought there little sports cars in the first place! They wanted and loved the old classic design, the look and seat of the pants feel when driving such a classic Sports car like the Tr-3 MGs, Healeys,and Old E-type. They soon forgot the main reason why WW2 American Airmen bought there Classic sporty MGs back to America with them in the first place! These Airman where used to flying high performance fighters,bombers ect... And wanted that open air sporty driving experience. No frills.... just open air fun!
Americans and others did not want a boring everyday grocery getter that insulated you from the road! They wanted and expected to get wire wheels, simple fold down top, a dash filled with smith gauges, two bucket seats! A raw open road Roadster that was pure Fun! To this day, If the British rolled out the old original blue prints and and began to remanufacture these old raw fun Classics.... I believe they would still sell to the special interest market.
Americans and others did not want a boring everyday grocery getter that insulated you from the road! They wanted and expected to get wire wheels, simple fold down top, a dash filled with smith gauges, two bucket seats! A raw open road Roadster that was pure Fun! To this day, If the British rolled out the old original blue prints and and began to remanufacture these old raw fun Classics.... I believe they would still sell to the special interest market.