Is an Audi a Sports Car? Ghia!!!!!!

[Ron356A at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/25/01 10:29:23 PM Central Daylight Time, cobram at juno.com 
writes:

<< Wow, drove my Karman Ghia convertible with the anemic 1.2L single carb
 engine for all those years without realizing that I was driving a "sports
 car." >>

I too drove a Ghia, it was my second car, after the MGA. No status then but a 
lot more now it seems. I was the only kid on the block that had one. But no 
one, especially the girls, were impressed at the time. They were more 
impressed with Corvettes and 911's, but it was the only car I could afford. I 
was 19 and a new 911 or Vette was out of my reach (there's only so much one 
could do misappropriating the money my parents gave me for tuition) so I had 
to settle for this clapped out funny sounding Ghia.
I no longer have it, but I guess that it's now a collectors item and turns 
heads, gets invitations to prestigious events, etc., all the time.
So there!!!

Oh, by the way, did I mention that it was a Ghia bodied ex-Mexican Road Race 
Ferrari 340 America that was driven by Jack and Ernie McAfee (no relation) in 
53 or 4?
A 4.1, RHD, Lampredi engined Ferrari to drive on the street. Yup, pretty much 
the ideal car for an immature 19 year old to have. A 427/425 Vette would have 
been more practical. I then graduated to a far more useful car, a Cooper 
Monaco, and then to the ultimate in practicability, an Elva-Porsche with the 
4 cam flat fan engine. It's been downhill ever since.
But it's been fun, that's for sure.

Ron
1965 Radio Flyer Single Seater (original owner)