Barry,
At least she mis identified it with a Dodge Chrysler car! They seem to be
the only car manufacturer at present that are willing to take risks in
design and give a little character to their cars.
The other guys are probably right though, she was just hitting on you!
Kristi
>
>Well, I had the ultimate um. . . *complement*? While fueling up at the
>local gas station I heard behind me a couple of ooooh's and awes and not
>really paying attention to it until I heard a woman probably in her early
>to mid thirties say, Is that a VIPER? She had to say it twice, cause I
>really didn't think she was talking to me. Now I have had the usual is
>that an MG,Porsche, or even . . yes. . a Fiat, but this was a first.
>I of course smiled and said no it's better than a Viper, it's a Triumph.
>An old Spitfire actually. (I can see how one could be easily confused :-})
>Don't really know how she missed the "T-R-I-U-M-P-H" in five inch high gold
>letters splayed across the rockers - but it gave me quite a chuckle - You
>think Dodge (Chrysler) would be as amused??
>
>Barry Schwartz (San Diego) bschwart@pacbell.net
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