MG's & Morgans

[GaryPerser@aol.com]

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[Chip Hellie]

Hey Badger!, I know what a super 2 is! It needs no wiping! Chip Hellie --- BADGER mrbadger@cox.net> wrote:

> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gene Gillam" > > The Badgerman asks: > > >Anybody here even know what a Super 2 is? > > > Well, can't say I know what it is but I saw one in > this month's issue of > Classic Car. Plug-ugly little thing...worse than a > Daimler 250 which was > described in R & T as resembling "a great bug-eyed, > swamp-living, > bottom-feeding, sludge-sucking eel". I guess they > hadn't seen the Super 2 > yet. > Gene > > Well it grows on you. It's an aquired taste. Like > Scotch. Like sushi. > Like fried eel. It does not always appeal to the > catholic taste. > Badge > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >

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[Chip Hellie]

Cliff, I owned a BSA Scout also. It was a real turd. It looked nice, but no comparison to an MG TC. Maybe you could rip out it's mechanicals and replace with MG bits, then you'd have a sweetie. Chip Hellie --- "C. Knight" cliffknight@ic24.net> wrote:

> GaryPerser@aol.com wrote: > > > > I've been somewhat disappointed by the recent > Moggie bashing on this list as > > a result of Charles Hill's decision to sell one of > his TC's to buy a +4. It > > is everyone's right to have his own opinions and > preferences. > > I agree, but isn't it nice that the discussion has > gone on without the > MG police complaining! I like all pre and early > post war British sport > cars. Many are better that our MGs and many are > worse. We would never > all agree on which though! One of my other cars is a > 1935 BSA Scout > which was probably the inspiration for the first > Morgan 4 wheeler. From > 1929 BSA cut into Morgan's dominance of the 3 > wheeler market with their > front wheel drive 3 wheelers and in 1935 their 4 > wheeler Scout showed > how to convert to 4 wheels and compete with MG, > Singer etc. Up to the > war BSA sold almost as many Scouts as TAs. After the > war, seeing the > success of the TC they designed a revised Scout but > only engineering > drawings exist now. Having owned a Scout for some > time I can tell those > who don't know the car that it is at least as pretty > as a TA, B or C and > has a super ride with its independent front > suspension and fwd but the > engine power lets it down compared with the MGs. It > would never have > competed with the TC on the American market. > I for one would love to hear about listers' other > cars and where they > see > them relative to our hallowed TABC. Do other agree? > Best wishes > Cliff > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >

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