Speaking of Alpines and "doner" production cars, why did Rootes stop
production of the Alpine? Was it because it was always tied to another
vehicles production? Years ago I heard it was because of pending safety and
emissions regulations coming on line in the U.S., but surely Chrysler could
have played that hand quite easily. It seems the Alpine was one of the few
things that had any signs of showing future potentional at Rootes. Sure, it
needed a dealer network, and QC improvement, but these are basics, needed by
any car they would ever hope to produce.
Bill
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