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Re: "Borrowed" technology

To: british-cars%hoosier.utah.edu@uunet.uu.net
Subject: Re: "Borrowed" technology
From: archer@hsi86.hsi.com (Garry Archer)
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 91 12:57:49 -0500
Wayne Angevine <angevine@badger.Colorado.EDU> writes:
> 
> The Japanese car industry got restarted after WWII largely by
> licensing (not stealing or otherwise doing anything unethical)
> British car technology.

After reading yet another recent issue of "Thoroughbred and Classic Cars" 
(I think) I learnt that Japan were actually building Austins at home after 
the Second World War (I have a vague recollection of seeing a picture of
an Austin A40 Somerset in the article -- could be wrong though).  If memory 
serves me correctly (rarely!) the Japanese Austins were sold as Nissans.  
Anyone else read that article?


Garry Archer Esq.       {yale, uunet}!hsi!archer  -OR-  archer@hsi.com
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