And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I dunno. Back in the early 70s, I had a 1964 XKE; beautiful car! BUT, it was in the shop half the time. (And a mechanic who could work on Jags was expensive.) Still, it was a beauty and a joy to drive ... when it was running.
As Jay Leno says that was when governments allowed car makers to do what they wanted. Regulations in '66 didn't allow for faired in headlights and the bumpers had to be raised so the turn signals were relocated below them on the E-type. '74 introduced the 5mph bumper which resulted in the rubber bumper MGB, which ruined the looks. Al_in_Ottawa
Even was a character in a movie! In "A New Leaf" starring Walther Matthau, a running gag was the playboys sports car that broke down every time he looked at it. I always wondered if the scriptwriter or director owned a Jag?
I dunno. Back in the early 70s, I had a 1964 XKE; beautiful car! BUT, it was in the shop half the time. (And a mechanic who could work on Jags was expensive.) Still, it was a beauty and a joy to drive ... when it was running.
ReplyDeleteAs Jay Leno says that was when governments allowed car makers to do what they wanted. Regulations in '66 didn't allow for faired in headlights and the bumpers had to be raised so the turn signals were relocated below them on the E-type. '74 introduced the 5mph bumper which resulted in the rubber bumper MGB, which ruined the looks.
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Even was a character in a movie! In "A New Leaf" starring Walther Matthau, a running gag was the playboys sports car that broke down every time he looked at it.
ReplyDeleteI always wondered if the scriptwriter or director owned a Jag?
An example of function not following form.
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