Miata Mailing List: August 1998, Message #123
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| From: | Lanny Chambers <lanny@derived.com> |
| Subject: | Re: Hot new classified item! |
| Date: | Sun, 2 Aug 1998 23:09:18 +0000 |
On 8/2/98 17:05, Matthew T. Russotto russotto@pond.com wrote: >One of these days I'll get around to replacing the ashtray top... >with either a storage box or a cupholder. The latter would get used >about as often as the ashtray, which preserves the spirit of the thing >in an odd sort of way. Wait a minute...something just struck me. I think we might be missing a semi-important point about the Miata concept: the ashtray is part of the retro schtick! After all, which would you rather have, a superfluous ashtray or a bloody great oil leak*? :-) *Feel free to substitute: carburetor fire, sidecurtains, 48-spoke wire wheels, SU fuel pump, Lucas anything...or any other form of gratuitous nostalgia run amok. --- Lanny Chambers, St. Louis, USA '94C Got Red?