Miata Mailing List: December 1993, Message #121
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   From: Jeff Maurer 
Subject: bugatti/lotus (fwd)
   Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1993 11:04:15 -0500

Forwarded message:
> From: Eric Fancher <75230.1445@CompuServe.COM>
> To: Multiple recipients of list 
> Subject: bugatti/lotus
> Date: 	Wed, 15 Dec 1993 20:58:27 -0500
> 
> Did anyone see the December 13th edition of Autoweek?  On page 8 is a small 
> article in which Adrian Palmer, managing director of Lotus Group is quoted:

>  it has to be different," Palmer notes.  "Toys we don't build.                
>  Engineering masterpieces we do." 
I saw this in Autoweek and it kind of ticked me off too.  I think it's
purposefully inflammatory to rally enthusiasm around the Lotus marque.  I
suspect that there's a lot of bitterness in Lotus enthusiasts that the
Miata succeeded where the new Elan failed.  The Miata is more than a
roadster cobbed out of parts from existing cars.  I can understand this
kind of attitude with a car like the new Crapi, but not the Miata...

I have a lot of respect for the Lotus' of the '70's and it would be nice
if Lotus could have a present-day success story, but they shouldn't
detract from Mazda's success.
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