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MG MGB GT V8 Factory Originals Technical - Penis envy (Miata owners)

There I was,drivin' along mindin' my own damn biness, when I was challenged by your average neighborhood bully,a 50 something street racer in a low slung,fat rubbered,Maxwell House exhaust,roll bar equipped Miata.Hmmm,picking on the little guy,eh?Me being the type to happily dish out a little crow pie I naturally filled his rear view with octagon and punched a hole in his ego that no amount of Fix-a Flat could re-inflate.As he turned into his driveway after about a mile of suffering this indignity he turned to see what this purple thing was that slapped him silly.The look on his face was,well,I'm sure you guys have seen it before.About a week goes by when I receive this anonymous letter in the mail.Even though it had no return address I think I know the source.It read as follows.... ASSOCIATED PRESS-San Francisco
Dale

heh Well done dale, keep them inline a bit. I find I don;t even give miata's a glance anymore I just laugh, my eyes are more on the Mustangs, Camaro's, Firebirds and yes even Corvettes.. heh It is just soo much fun to twist the tigers tail then leave him watching my tail-lights heh

Larry Embrey

I HATE hitting submit by accident.TO continue with the anonymous letter....ASSOCIATED PRESS-San Francisco There is a new trend in automobile purchasing across the country.It appears most homosexual males prefer to drive sports cars.And it seems the majority of the gay population prefers a particular type of vehicle for business and pleasure.To the automobile manufacturers and dealers,there has a surprising number of requests for purple MGB's.It is coming to light that gay men are attracted to and by other men who drive these vehicles.Car dealer Seymour Butz has a large clientele of gay men who patronize his lot."It is unbelievable!I can't keep up with the demand!" said Butz. "For some reason the purple MGB really turns these guys on."Butz continues,"One of my customers told me the trend started in Vermont.Of course I was not surprised".Some of the more adventurous or dare it be said "macho" type of gay man actually soup up the little booty catchers by putting in a bigger engine,such as a V8.Apparently,they attract more attention and get luckier than their more fairy like counterparts. The most successful(get it?) drivers also have moustaches and are in their mid 40's.So don't forget,if you own a purple MGB,don't forget your rainbow sticker!
Dale

Any chance you could post this guy's address for us as maybe a few BBS contributors might like to send him a postcard.
Max

That Miata owner kinda reminds me of anyone who owns a Porsche Boxster -- looks really fast and super cool, but only does 0-60 in 7 seconds, and the quarter mile in 15.6 seconds.

Sucks being beaten by quirky british sports car.

Justin
Justin

Hi Dale,

See, you could have come to Grand Rapids and had some real fun! Did you ever get the 5 speed in?

Watch out for some of these rice burners, some of them have "hair dryers: under the hood. Know your enemy.

http://www.flyinmiata.com/tech/dyno.asp
Carl

Dale,
I think he is upset because I hee got ot see of you is your ar*e, I mean tail lights leaving him behind!!

Larry Embrey

Dale--thats hysterical --i now know what I have to look forward to next spring !My project is coming along should start fitting engine in by end of the month.
Watch out for those Miatas !
All the best--Gil
Gil Price

> That Miata owner kinda reminds me of anyone who owns > a Porsche Boxster -- looks really fast and super
> cool, but only does 0-60 in 7 seconds, and the
> quarter mile in 15.6 seconds.

> Sucks being beaten by quirky british sports car.

Justin, just make sure you're not dealing with a Boxster S. My BGT/Rover 4.2 can easily whip a regular Boxster in a straight line (been there, done that) ... but an S? ... no way. Larry's or Dale's car probably could, although the Boxsters do have a very high top end. In the twisties, unless you were a very skilled driver and the Porsche guy isn't, an MG isn't going to be able to keep up unless you've really modernized the suspension.
David

Dale,

Excellent ! Will you be visiting TN in May for the 2003 meet ?
Tail of the Dragon awaits !

Pete
Pete Mantell

Purple is now a "man-magnet"?!? Geez...and I just got the GT back from the body shoppe...and it's decked out two tone silver over....yep....purple! Thank God it has enuf testosterone (h.p.) to prove itself (and me) a manly-man!

Hope to see many of you in Tennessee!!!!

rick
Rick Ingram

I was more referring to the early Boxsters -- 97, 98's... The S boxsters are considerably faster... Last I heard, they can do something like 180 mph, it just takes them a while to get there. Most guys with an S boxster probably won't race them -- that's their baby. It's the guy who picked up a used regular boxster that is probably trying to make up for something else lacking, and that's probably who will race. ;)

Justin

p.s. The first car I ever chewed up with my V8 was a Miata. What a great day that was!
Justin

I suppose that Miata owners do have a penis but do they have those other bits which make having a penis worthwhile - and which should really be the object of envy?
.

you mean a woman ?
.

I think that they have that obscure object of desire - but not of envy
.

heh Speaking of 1st victims, I took a mid 80's vette the 1st weekend I had the car on the road. Poor bastige never knew what happend. He thankfully was adult enough to give me a thumbs up at the next stopping point..
Larry Embrey

Just to fill in those of you not completely familiar with Vermont politics, we are the only state in the nation that legally recognizes gay(not that there's anything wrong with that)marriages.Not voted on by the people,just rammed down our throats,so to speak.And of course I was unaware that purple was the official gay(not that there's anything wrong with that) color,my now ex-wife picked it out.Needsless to say,none of my friends will ride with me now,for fear of the obvious. And the lady(?)judge in the family court has seen to it that a paint job is not in my future.That would cost money, something she apparently feels I have no right to have.Not that I'm bitter!So to answer your question Carl about the T5,no garage,no T5.Not that I'm bitter!I would love to get to TN Pete,I'd hate to miss 3 in a row.Gil you might have to be the sole Ford representative from the NEast but I'd love to drive down with you if I can possibly swing it.Should be a bunch of blue ovals there next year,it'll be strange not being the only outcast.If anyone will talk to me that is, I've probably spent WAY too much time on this whole gay(not that there's anything wrong with that) thing,people might start to wonder.I'll shut up now...
Dale

Dale there are only three primary colors and three secondary colors. There is no reason that one sixth of them should be reserved for 1% of the population.

Perhaps you should rephrase “rammed down our throats” when discussing that topic.
George Champion

Dale, well humm,,,,,maybe the guy is trying to send you a "different kind of message"!!!!!!! Not that there's anything wrong with that!

Bill
bill jacobson

Larry, my first kill was a 5.0L Mustang in a stoplight shoot out (prior to putting in the Currie/Ford 3:00 rear), the guy was so suprised that he wanted a second go at it but I just let him race himself at the next light. My next kill was a BMW M3 roadster out of a GSP toll booth till about 110MPH (the bimmer finally gave up). Since adding the Currie and Nitrous my latest victims have been a 68 Dodge Dart 340ci and then the same persons other car a 69 383 Road Runner. But I have met up with one of those turboed or SC Miatas. It ran pretty even with me but this was before I installed the Nitrous, I was suprised by the Miata it was very strong.
Hey This would make for an interesting thread on its own but it has probably been done before, right? Road Kills!!
Michael S. Domanowski

Dale
Barney gets paint this year, after reading this I may change colors!!!!!! I guess the other option is to make it a single seater ! I have the coil over front
suspension in the car with wilwood's up front

Steve
Steve Carrick

Michael,
Mine was the same as your 5.0. light shootout, sill fool actually pulled up next to me , revved and pointed forward, I just smiled heh. I believe he though I had "ricer" syndrome with a tincan muffler, as she was quieter than his car. I got a sheepish nod from him at the next light.

I have not crossed 100mph on road with mine yet, just don't feel safe doing it in our area, maybe if I make a road trip someplace into the vast expanses east of here.
Larry Embrey

Dale,

50 something going on 12,"Seymour Butz.." Isn't that a Bart Simpson prank phonecall to Moe the bartender?
Anyhow, not all Miata drivers are nimrods like Mr. Midlife crisis that you dusted -kudos.

I've got both a 72 BGT (welding mostly finished 3.4 FI V6 swap in progress), and a 90 Miata. Each are great cars in their own right. The Miata is an MGB and lotus Elan reincarnated. There's also a bunch of maniacs putting out 225 reliable rear wheel horsepower ( and more) with the well-developed turbo kit from Flyin Miata. And yes, of course there is another unruly bunch stuffing SB Ford and Chevy V8s into them as well....sound familiar??

They don't have the character of the MGB, but 4 wheel discs, torsen limited slip, IRS, and incredible handling forgive a lot of faults. The real Miata enthusiasts are suprisingly similar to the folks on this BBS:

http://www.miataforum.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi

scroll down to power mods and engine conversions ;)

Regards,

Brian Corrigan
NY
Brian Corrigan

Well, Dale, you are a brave man, but I can't stand it any more. Do you realize that you just used an international forum to tell a story about "blowing some homo off the road"?! :) :) :) :) :) :)

<<(not that there's anything wrong with that)>>

I recognize the Seinfeld reference, but someone's got to say it, so I'll blurt it out; "There is definitely something NOT quite right about it!" ;)

Damnit, they've stolen the word gay, & the Rainbow, & now the color purple (which I have noticed, in the past, that black people are fond of). As someone pointed out above, statistically, they are taking more than their share.

I say paint them all Black Tulip! And bring on Barney. That beast is ready to drill 'em all!

And say Hi to Mom for me, Dale. ;) I'll be pissed if you are not down here in May.
Carl

RE the Porsche Boxster.

I am always amazed at comments like "I did this that and something else to my car and now I can leave a totally stock (Porsche Boxster or insert other most detested car here) in the weeds!"

There is more to it than that.
Get a life people... please!

Peter Thomas

C'mon, Peter, lighten up.

We DO have lives and we're trying our best to enjoy them.

Performance is part of the equation here. Notice all those stats in the magazines (0-60, 0-100, 1/4 mile E.T.)?
Carl

Carl,
*Statistically* minorities tend to always take more than their share of scarce commodities, probably because statistically just about anyone can become a member of at least one minority. Though I'm a caucasian male I'm also, lessee,, of Scottish descent, that's one, of Appalachian heritage (think I qualify) that's two, an MGB owner, that's three, and so it goes. But you don't see me trying to lay claim to British Racing Green as a right to my claim of minority now, do you? Even though there's nothing wrong with that...
Jim Blackwood

Well...going to the first entry on this thread.
How in the hell can anyone compare a V8 with a 1.6 Liter?
So...Your MGB has a V8 and is faster than a 1.6 or perhaps a 1.8 Miata. In good tune these engines put out about 95 hp to the rear wheels. A Ford allot more then that!
So.... What is your point Dale? A stock MGB is a 1.8 still bigger than a Miata. Why compare these cars? They are not even in the same class. By all standards the Miata is a much better car, the MGB is an old sport car. I love my MGB for what it it's yes it has a 302 Ford V8 and is in car show condition and it’s fast. The difference I don't pick on the small bore cars, after all they handle much better than my V8, my car is fun to drive etc. but no MGB with a V8 will ever out handle a Miata in stock form, and that’s is a fact jack
If you think different take your car to the track and enter your car just for fun in the Spec Miata class, stock engines with enhance suspension, these cars are hard to beat, reliable, fun, and fast. I don’t own a Miata but I have seen what they can do on the track with a stock engine. Dale pick on a C5, Z28 Camaro or perhaps a new Mustang, then lets us know what you achieved. I have, and beat a Mustang, could not come close to the C5 and the Camaro at the drags was faster, but heck I had a great time Dale.
Sam

I forgot to tell you that at the drags there were lots of Gay people = Happy people.
Sam

Sam I think you missed the point of his post entirely. People like to play, this miata guy included. I can;t count the # of people tht hear my car and still want to play around, no biggy, we have our fun and move on happy, knowing that we both had a great time (man sounds like a good one night stand!!) But this guy then has to mail Dale something attacking his sexual prefferences because he got handed his pistons. THAT is poor sportsmanship and what dale was trying to convey. if you read his 2nd post.. Heck I got handed my but at the track by a LS1 Trans am, heck I love TA's and went over and checked the guys are out afterward, he was impressed and amazed I had kept so close so we had a great laugh..

Larry Embrey

I guess you are right Larry, But I just don't see comparing Pineaples to cherries.
Sam

Point? I had a point? I thought I was just relaying a funny thing that happened to me. And not that it matters, but I was the one that was challenged by the unsuspecting Miata(not that there's anything wrong with driving a Miata). And all those jokes about gay men driving Miatas, I'm really pretty sure that's all just baseless innuendo,yup,almost definitely sure cause my florist said it's all "just so silly!".
Dale

Yeap, the whole thing is silly you MGB big boy.
Just kidding dale!!!!
Sam

...Wish I was gay with a purple Miata!
Angus

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