All of the German cars that I have owned (VWs, Porsches, BMWs) were "rust
magnets". Not a good trait considering the unrealistic prices of some of
these. I hope Chrysler products don't inherit this trait from their German
parent.
Reid
'79 Spitfire (original owner)
-----Original Message-----
From: Laura.G@141.com [mailto:Laura.G@141.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 1:48 PM
To: Bowen, Patrick A; Spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: End of an Era 1928-2001 (non LBC)
> I guess that is what happens when you give control to a German company
that
> doesn't understand cars with real names, not like their XYZ123 mobiles.
Too
> bad Plymouth, you will be missed.
>
> Patrick Bowen
My stepfather (who was an automotive engineer) could never understand the
allure of a Mercedes-called them "German Dodges"...glad he didn't live long
enough to see this!
Laura G.
(Dave hates 'em too-in fact, the only German auto he likes are the BMW 633
and 750!
Calls Porsches "Porschit" He restores them, but hates them.)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Laura.G@141.com [mailto:Laura.G@141.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 4:09 PM
> To: Spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: End of an Era 1928-2001 (non LBC)
>
>
>
> Just read it in the news, at the end of model year 2001 there will no
longer
> be
> Plymouths.
>
> Always sad to see one of these old names bite the dust-my grandmother and
> mother
> came out to California in 1961 on route 66 in my grandmother's old, green
> Plymouth
> station wagon. It then lived on with us another 10 years, when it was sold
> to my flute
> tutor-he had it for years.
>
> RIP Plymouth,
>
>
> Laura G.
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