[928uk] Compliments in unexpected places

[David Porter]

I also received some compliments last week during an Autocar track day at
Bedford Autodrome (the guest manufacturer was Noble - very impressive). Lots
of interesting machinery: 996T, GT3 RS, 964, 993, Tuscan S, Noble(s), Evos,
M5, M3s - all flavours, RS6, VX220/T, Elises, Caterham etc. The S4 drew many
positive comments and kept pace with all but the most exotic stuff. Appears
quite a few enthusiasts still have a soft spot for two door V8 Porsches.

A well organised day out although I feel a tyre thread approaching ....

David '90 S4
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Layton" <George.Layton at ukgateway.net>
To: "928UK" <928uk at 928.org.uk>
Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 8:46 PM
Subject: [928uk] Compliments in unexpected places


> Sitting down at my desk this evening with a Gin & Tonic and a bowl of
> Bombay Mix (well who really wants to watch Portugal play Greece), I was
> skimming through a freebie magazine from Carole Nash Insurance which had
> been thrust into my hand at the Goodwood Festival Of Speed.
>
> In it was an article by TV motoring journalist Richard Hammond (Top
> Gear) who had been asked to suggest 3 modern cars that will make
> classics of the future.  A bit in the text made me do a double-take.
> Selected parts of the text follow.
>
> "I've been asked to suggest three future classics. ..... Difficult
> though it is, on Top Gear we have a set of rules that we apply to a car
> to try and determine whether it might make the grade as a classic.  A
> car must qualify as two or more of three criteria; rare, beautiful or
> interesting. So, armed with those rules and a spot of guesswork, we can
> have a go at it."
>
> "Lineage, heritage and pedigree are qualities that can help anything
> become revered as a classic, from a car to a table lamp. Some marques
> hold a particular place in our hearts and it is from those marques that
> many classic cars come. Good breeding is what we're talking about here.
> It's what enables some carmakers to churn out generation after
> generation of classics. Take Porsche, for example, the 356 of the 60s,
> the Carrerra RS of the 70s, the 928 of the 80s and the 968 ClubSport of
> the 90s. All classics."
>
> Well, there we have it.  The 928 - pedigree, good breeding and a classic
> :^)
>
> George.
> (Off for another G&T)
>
>
>
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