https://simanaitissays.com/2026/11/11/it-seemed-like-a-good-idea-at-the-time-part-2/Simanaitis Saysen2026-11-11T14:05:00+00:00IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME…. PART 2R&T's Long-Term Affordable Classics August 1987, Peter Egan: three classes of MGBs (purist/ordinary folks/kids who collected bad debts), R&T sought a middle-class MGB (but with roll bar?), 1968 MGB: an unintended R&T Project Car, R&T Philosophy A: "old cars are old..." Philosophy B "old cars are to be cherished", R&T's UPDATE: Long-Term Affordable Classics November 1987https://simanaitissays.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/mgb.jpeg?w=150https://simanaitissays.com/2026/11/10/it-seemed-like-a-good-idea-at-the-time-part-1/Simanaitis Saysen2026-11-10T14:05:00+00:00IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME…. PART 1"Old Crocks and Englismen (and Italians) Go Out in the Noon-Day Sun" R&T August 1987, R&T Long-Term Affordable Classics: Alfa Romeo GTV MGB Tourer, R&T's budget $10000 (i.e. $29299 today), 1973 Alfa GTV in 1987: $4500, Alfa specialist recommends "Italian tuneup" i.e. an aggressive throttle, Alfa's cost to date: $5081.45, Earl Schieb paint job "$29.95 any car any color" 1969, "Road & Track Used Car Classics Revised 2nd Edition" edited by Peter Bohrhttps://simanaitissays.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/alfa-1.jpeg?w=150