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Imagine how I feel in one. 6 feet tall, 33-34 inch instead, and arms with a wingspan of 75 inches. I have to take my shoes off with the seat all the way back on trips while riding as a passenger. Or I drive barefoot or with my autocross driving shoes.

I'm not arguing the painless part of Miata ownership. As to unreliable British cars, maybe I'm lucky, for in the 25 years I've owned them, all of mine were really solid. I never had the stereotypical electrical issues, my 88 SAAB 900s had those. My current crop of British cars don't leak. Where the more modern cars

I'll close with these two thoughts. My Spitfire typically is fast enough to crack the top three or four places if it were competing against Miatas in ES at autocrosses, and most drivers I face are national caliber. So a car built in 1977 must have some solid basis.

So what soul does a Miata have? Explain. As to the Camry reference it's not about reliability. A Miata is basically as humdrum normal as a Camry. When I drove my ex girlfriend's while we were dating no one even remarked about it, even as one of the first Club Sports in the country. I can't go anywhere in my Triumph

it looks cool. Is Alfa still involved? All I hope for is another 2-4 inches of legroom. All previous versions have been lacking in that department.

The Miata is great, but all versions feel a bit soulless to me. But I grew up around mostly British cars. My last girlfriend had one of the first 2013 Club Sports. It felt huge compared to my Triumph Spitfire. The Triumph has covered 58,000 miles since March of 2010. It has more legroom but not air conditioning so

Another one is MG. Apparently every British 2 sear convertible sports car is an MG. I get it all the time from people when I'm out in my Triumph. Or when I had Morgan, Jensen, Austin Healey, etc cars. "Nice MG" was so frustrating to hear. Read the lettering fool!

I was backed into while in my Triumph Spitfire while -wait for it - sitting at a red light. 10 pm. I had been behind the guy for about a mile. Nighttime so my lights were on. My car is used in autocross so it's not exactly quiet. We're at the traffic light, he's in his GMC SUV with a hitch in front of me, I look down

The Triumph TR2-3b were very expressive. From pouting in the smallmouths to a big goofy grin in the widemouths.

If you're a good mechanic with patience, these can become awesome daily drivers, but sorting them to that point takes time and money. Lots more than anyone thinks. Off the line, not super but not slow. At the limit in the turns, you have to have a bit of talent, but that's what makes these so rewarding. I'd love any

The 914 can be quite amazing. I currently am crew chief for one in vintage racing, ans though it's not powerful, it really does well. I owned an Opel GT. Fun, but not as capable or fun as my Triumph Spitfire. This is a really good list.

It's a criterium. They are almost always technical, narrow courses. Plenty of room except when someone doesn't think and gets run over. It's worse when you're in a 40+mph sprint and see someone walking across the course in front of you. I hit a spectator in a race and I was lucky, stayed upright, and still got 4th.

Please tell me you realize the rarity of the Triumph Italia behind you...

I still have my Razr on a shelf. It was a great phone, fit in a cycling jersey pocket and was pretty immune to all but the worst deluges, but take it apart and leave it by the fireplace and it worked like a charm after a few hours at most. Battery life was insane. I prefer the size of it still. I used mine until late

A TR2-3 frame is different than a TR4 frame quite a bit. Also, TR4 was a wide track car compared to the 2-3, and had rack and pinion vs recirculating ball. The TR2 had slightly different inlet manifold as well as a few other things, and made 90hp vs the TR3 100 hp. Also, if your rear live axle had an inch of travel,

There are a few things which need to be cleared up here. The TR4 series had the most powerful engine of the Triumph lineupwhile sold in the States. Spitfire at most was 70hp, GT6 was 98. Thr TR4a was a revision of the frame, and not all had IRS.Thus, you see TR4a IRS badging on most, but about 25-33% were sold with a

When I lived in Indianapolis, there were still a few street events lingering during the 90's. So much fun, and the whole state loves any kind of motorsports, thus the coverage. You should have seen the crowds at the SVRA Vintage Invitiational at IMS last week.

Having driven a 250 TR, I can only imagine this car. A standard 250 TR is insane and beautiful all at the same time. This is pure sex on wheels.

SAAB was an experience. One thing missed here is how amazing they were in rain and especially snow. As good as any car I've come across in the mountains of NY and VT, and also one of the few that could start and keep you warm in -44f temps. Fold down the rear seat and the amount of cargo you could put in these things