jimp357 wrote:Well, there it is, my 15 minutes of fame. They did a nice job, and gave it a great write up... So, Brian, hope you're happy.
Jim,
Nice article, and I think your Elan came out well. All that polishing was obviously worth it.
As always with these Classic Cars type magasine articles comparing "old" classics with "modern" equivalents, the writer pussyfoots around using weasel-words when describing the "older" classics, never committing himself or expressing a definite opinion, presumably for fear of alienating the perceived target audience and losing circulation (MGB - "the acme of British sports cars"
my arse; I used to own one and it was not good).
Even allowing for the lack of an answer to the question "which is best", it's clear from the article that the author was impressed with your / Brian's -ex Elan, especially the performance.
Did he drive your car? Or just sit in the passenger seat? It's as close as I've ever seen one of these articles come to stating that a post 1960's sports car is actually better than the 60's ones (burn the heretic).
While we're at it, how did your immortalisation in print come about? Do you know the author, or were you approached by the magasine or Club Lotus?
Well done Jim.
John
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