I thought that the MX5 was in fact a British design and came originally from International Automotive Design (IAD), just down the road from us at Worthing. Not a well published fact from a marketing point of view!
IAD were at one time a very large concern for a design studio with over 2000 staff and included such grandiose equipment as a couple of inspection platforms to enable full size “model in clay” measurement for direct input into CAD. They were not averse to poaching staff from Ricardo. They were bought at various times by Mayflower and Daewoo as its Worthing Technical Centre, who sold it to TWR, who went into liquidation in 2002. >From memory, the original MX5 concept was similar to that of the Lotus Elan >with a load bearing backbone from which everything else was hung/suspended. Hamish From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 14 January 2016 13:09 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Cipher I may be coming to this really late so sorry if you all know about this. There's an article about a car called the Cipher that I stumbled across today that looks an awful lot like my Quantum, particularly from the front. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/features/how-the-mazda-mx-5-could-have-been-a-british-success-story/ Matthew -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related message(s). --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related message(s). --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
