I just saw this on the BBC site:
BMW keeps the new Mini, to be
produced at Cowley, and retains
rights to the Triumph and Riley
marque names. BMW had already
agreed to sell Land Rover to Ford.
I'm sorry to see that BMW retains rights to our hallowed marque!
Mark Ascherl
1981 TR8 DHC FI
Raleigh, NC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lawrence R Zink" <zink@pdq.net>
To: "Mark the Shark" <markie@gte.net>; "Jim Altman" <jaltman@altlaw.com>;
"'triumphs@autox. team. net' (E-mail)" <triumphs@autox.team.net>; "TR8 List
(E-mail)" <tr8@mercury.lcs.mit.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: CNN reports BMW pays Phoenix to take over
> You bet Mark,
> And how anout a new Spitfrie DOHV Turbo with a Getrag ^ speed.
> Larry
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mark the Shark <markie@gte.net>
> To: Jim Altman <jaltman@altlaw.com>; 'triumphs@autox. team. net' (E-mail)
> <triumphs@autox.team.net>; TR8 List (E-mail) <tr8@mercury.lcs.mit.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 8:16 AM
> Subject: Re: CNN reports BMW pays Phoenix to take over
>
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> >
> > Why didn't we pool our money together on the list and buy Rover? Surely
we
> > could have come up with $15. Then we could have gotten $766 million
from
> > BMW. Can you imagine the job we could do running Rover? I'm sure we
> could
> > fail just as well as BMC, Standard/Triumph, Rover, British Leyland,
> British
> > Aerospace, and BMW (perhaps Phoenix?). I could just smell a TR9 in the
> > works...
> >
> > Mark Ascherl
> > 1981 TR8 DHC FI
> > Raleigh, NC
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jim Altman" <jaltman@altlaw.com>
> > To: "'triumphs@autox. team. net' (E-mail)" <triumphs@autox.team.net>;
"TR8
> > List (E-mail)" <tr8@mercury.lcs.mit.edu>
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 6:49 AM
> > Subject: CNN reports BMW pays Phoenix to take over
> >
> >
> > >
> > > CNN is reporting that Phoenix pays 10 Lbs for Rover, BMW pays 500
> Million
> > to
> > > Phoenix to cover costs.
> > >
> > > http://cnnfn.com/2000/05/09/europe/rover/
> > >
> > > Jim Altman jaltman@altlaw.com Illigitimi non Carborundum
> > > http://www.altlaw.com/metro/jaltman.html 69-TR6 80-TR8 W4UCK
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