What goes around comes around and goes around again , we have the same things
in the motoring world in America as does the rest of the world. V8s are in V8s
are out convertibles are in convertibles are out , horsepower is in horsepower
is out. Bottom line is cars are cars and what the public prefers always comes
back despite legislation, rules and regulations etc. In the USA 400 to 600 HP
are out there in several street cars ....we didn't think we would see that
again but it has come back . Convertibles were not produced for a while now
they are back.
In racing what ever the rules are the builders and engineers work
around them and the cars get faster in all forms and shapes as a results.
We all no the reasons this round and round stuff goes on.
Green is out there , oil is out there , propane is out there, natural
gas is out there, electric is out there, bio diesel, , hydrogen is out there.
The skys the limit . However as long as there is one drop of oil in the earth
we will pay for it and go by the rules of the world which change with the
Governments of the world and the greed that goes with it. Despite all the
answers and desires out there. Sincerely, John H. Sheally II
On Aug 13, 2012, at 12:27 PM, Owen Jenkins wrote:
> People have been predicting the end of big engines for nearly 4 decades .In
> 1973 at the time of the first oil crisis (oil went from $3/bbl to $30/bbl in
> a matter of days), Americans were supposed to have fallen out of love with
> V8s. Most didn't. When I bought a V12 Jag 24 years ago I did so before they
> became impossible to own. I thought that by now we'd all be driving electric
> cars or ones driven by tiny, high-revving motors. In the meantime, fuel
> prices have continued to rise and there is a greater range of large, powerful
> engines on the market than ever before. They are also much more efficient
> than they used to be. We have seen commercial V-10 and W8/12/16 engines come
> on the market. The Chrysler V10 in various versions has gone into a load of
> pick-up trucks as well as the Dodge Viper and Bristol Fighter (has anyone
> ever seen one of the latter, by the way?).
>
> You might be right, but there are an awful lot of big engined cars still
> being produced out there. It may be a minority market, but it exists, despite
> all the dire warnings from pundits, who are unable to quantify emotional
> appeal. It is emotional appeal which draws us to Morgans, not a desire for a
> sensible family car.
>
> You may remember we were about to enter an ice age in 1970, based on global
> temperature trends. There was a memorable TV documentary about it.
>
> My crystal ball remains extremely cloudy.
>
> Owen.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: MICHAEL CALLAGHAN
> To: mogtalk2
> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 12:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] RE: Chips - non mog- now +8
>
> hi chaps, well I had an old +8 years back when I was in my 30,s and i hated
> it, rover v8,s are great engines for sure but the are just wasted in a
> morgan, these days with sky high fuel costs and the green thing I think that
> v8,s will just become old hat, What I was looking for in a car this time
> round now at 55 was a car that would not cost a arm and leg to tax, insurance
> etc, so thats the german sports cars out, I did not wish to spend weeks on
> end cutting out rust sports so that takes out the old e types etc. I don,t
> like MG,s so it was back to morgan, I ended up with a 2 year old 4/4 with the
> ford sigma engine in, OK its underpowered even for a morgan, but it comes
> with low tax insurance and good mpg just over 45 mpg, so i can drive it
> without it eating my wallet, also V8,s are on all the dealers forecourts and
> not selling, and if its bad today it will be very bad tomorrow, the days of
> the big engine cars are coming to an end sad to say. michael
>
> From: Tim Harris <[email protected]>
> To: mogtalk2 <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, 13 August 2012, 12:17
> Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] RE: Chips - non mog- now +8
> Two things for which +8s are justly renowned: they sound absolutely gorgeous,
> and they have simply prodigious quantities of torque.
>
> Two things about which you may (or may not) be mildly concerned: The handling
> is somewhat ponderous compared to the smaller cars, which is an advantage if
> highway cruising/touring is your bag, less so if you like flinging it round
> the twisties. The only other downside is the fuel consumption, which compared
> to the 45mpg+ of the newer +4s is a bit disastrous, with sub 20mpg not being
> uncommon when driven enthusiastically.
>
> They are also enormously valuable these days, second hand prices are sky high
> - which may or may not be a good thing, depending on how fat your wallet is.
>
> I've actually only driven one once, the feeling of being shoved along on an
> unstoppable wave of torque was really quite something. As Colin says, if you
> drive one once, you will know immediately what they are about.
>
> Tim
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