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MG MGA - Today's Observer

Anybody get it?

At last - in a (fairly) serious design article about the 10 sexiest cars ever built, the MGA makes it into the list.

Well - it's about time! (I liked the 'design guru's' comment that it was 'the last admired product of the Oxfordshire company').
Nick

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/sep/28/motoring.cars

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/sep/28/motoring.cars1
John DeWolf

I always knew it - pity some of the sexiness doesn't rub off on me when I drive it!!
Cam Cunningham

Lists like this are always a very personal view but judged on pure styling I am surprised that the Bentley R type is in there and keeps out a car like the Austin Healey 3000.
J H Cole

Now I'm bragging to everyone that I drive one of the ten sexiest cars ever built. My buddy with the 911 Targa is not amused, but guess which car people always come up to ask about when we have them parked side by side?

Personally I am surprised that the Citroen made it in there. I've always thought it was a neat looking car, but "sexy" would not be one of the first ten adjectives I'd use to describe it.
Mark J Michalak

I frequent a local country pub were a semi-famous movie star goes (“Bam” Your 15 year old would know him). Anyway, he pulls in and parks his $200,000 Lamborghini next to my MGA. All the guys drool over his car while all there girl friends google over mine :)
I win!
WMR Bill

I feel very happy, owning both my MGA as well as an E-Type.
I like to call them Iconic rather than sexy but am not one to argue with praise. ;-)

Neil
Neil Purves

It depends which paper you read. James May in the Daily Telegraph says the Jaguar XJ-S is the sexiest car http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/columnists/2742364/As-seen-on-TV-the-sexiest-car-in-the-world.html

As owner of both MGA and XJ-S (Both red) I confirm they attract plenty of attention from the girls so I guess that makes them sexy. I'm just very happy and lucky to own them.
David
David Marklew

David - with respect to your XJ-S - the article was written by Captain Slow - he with the worst haircut on TV - what on earth does he know about being sexy - about as much as me I suspect - but I am not writing a column in newspaper! - now I would be really worried if he chose the MGA - cheers Cam
Cam Cunningham

David, I am with Cam on that one.
I think captain slow's idea of a sexy woman is probably Maggy Thatcher (in her formidable days) who probably would look fine in an XJ-S.
I would lean more towards Jodie Kidd (quite literally) on the sexy front and she has already been in an advert sporting an AC Ace (oh if I only had the money!!).
;-)
Neil
Neil Purves

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