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Originally Posted by DAEMANO
@ Tcoat
" Any production car that, with minimal modification, can be used competitively in motorsports
That Coronet looks well beyond minimal modifications for motorsports. I mean it was basically a sedan that was cut down into a coupe and then had the R/T trimmings added. How much over a base Coronet was that? So it's not really confusing to me. Not a Sportscar.
That's exactly why I prefer Frere's definition vs. Wikipedia & the above R&T article. Neither of the others really speak towards the Motorsports aspect of the name Sportscar. Only that the car is fun to drive or at one time was modded to high heaven from the factory to make it race. Those type of cars and "Sporty"cars do not always equal Sportscars (that's why the Golf R is not a Sportscar. The original form needed $25k to make competitive for sport.) So what's the difference? Frere's definition points us in a clearer direction.
"Any production car that, with minimal modification, can be used competitively in motor sports." |
The 1970 Coronet R/t is a production car that with minimal modification can be used in motor sport. It is not a modified sedan it is a production car unto itself and by the very definition you provided it is 100% sports car. How does price over a base sedan come into play? By your definition are the STi or WRX sports cars or not? Are the base Corvettes sports cars but the top trims are not? Does an engine swapped Twin no longer qualify as a sports car since it is heavily modified? Does every single car that has a base level eliminate all levels above that since they are modified? Does this not rule out the BRZ limited and PP as sports cars?
The term "sports car" existed well before some dude write a book. He did not coin the term nor classify the cars but simply gave his own twist on the interpretation. It is not gospel and I actually see loads of holes in it. Becuase he states that they must be used in motors ports to quality that rules out most of what were considered the classic and true sports cars in history.
You used a Wiki article to counter may GT statement but then over rule my use since it does not agree with your stand. Either we rely on their definitions or we don't. We can not just use the ones we want and throw the rest away.