Well Russ I have to admit that when they were first introduced in the late
'70s some Smart A**s called them Commode V8s - this was until Peter Brock
took them racing and kicked everyones butt - they won 6 out of 8 Bathurst
1000s from 1980-1987.
Cheers
Vic
Russell & Neola wrote:
> Oh I don't know Vic. Commode seems appropriate enough. But I never was a
> General Motors fan. ;-)
>
> Russ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Victor Hughes" <hughes@scides.canberra.edu.au>
> To: "chuck nicodemus" <armorseal@spiretech.com>
> Cc: "Alpine List" <alpines@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 12:45 PM
> Subject: Collective Sunbeam nouns Was Re: Gear Ratios
>
> > >
> > > Did you mean Commode?
> > >
> >
> > Not really But I see where you're going with this, particularly in
> > Australia where a 'Privvy' is known as a 'thunder-box'. Its just that
> > Brock Commodores (an Aus only car) have V8s and tend to have loud-ish
> > exhausts.....
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Vic
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