As they do!Originally Posted by 928
Being pragmatiic (as always...) there are varied opinions on this and quite frankly, much of it is 'bs' because life is full not just black and white, but also grey, especially if you take away self interest.
So you have an MGB sports - two doors and maybe a bench behind for a couple of tiny kids or legless dwarfs. Put a bolt on roof on it and it is still a sports car. However, a fixed roof and tailgate and it is a GT. They raced together in period and always have.
Stick the same engine and running gear into a full 4 seat Morris Marina with a sloping rear and what is it? Never a true GT in a million years nor a sports car, even with two doors.
BUT, does it really matter? We already have too many small classes without having an 'exclusion' philosophy.
Does a Morris Marina TC run happily against two door, 4/5 seat Falcons GTs, or even 240/260Zs? I think not.
Mike, we welcome your car and others deemed on the fringe, because in broad terms, it fits and we don't care a stuff if others want to nit pick over minor details, as when the flag drops, the b/s stops - especially so in handicaps. Historically 100% correct is fine - just as long as all the numbers stack up.
Race for fun as we (NZ), unlike the UK, can't ever field a full field of MGBs, let alone E Type Jaguars or GT 40's - or even Austin A35s built to a formula - at $70,000 a pop! (I think that was the figure quoted but I stand corrected.)
The stock of older vehicles is disappearing fast and will continue to do so. Every year it will get harder and harder to put together an interesting car, so if we are not careful, we will soon be swamped by a few identical makes/models where parts and spares are plentiful.
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