I received the following from a guy on another list, and thought it
was worth sharing.
Scott Miller
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Hypothetical question: You're an English guy, living in your native
land but working for an American company. Your employer offers you a
relocation to the U.S.. You decide to go. You find out that you can
bring one car with you without having to pass EPA or NHTSA
requirements, providing the car is at least 25 years old. Given that
opportunity, what would you bring?
I'll bet it'd be something different from what the guy who just
transferred here brought. He coulda come in with any number of
intersting vehicles: Lotuseseses, TVRs, Bugeye Sprits, Jensens,
Bristols, whatever. But no. He brought a 1972 Trabant 601. It's
sitting right outside. He has another that he left in England so he
has something to drive when he goes back to visit.
What a marvel of safety - less crush space than a Honda Gold Wing, and
the loosely anchored gas tank sits right above the engine, right in
front of the windshield.
(I think I talked him into bringing it to the next autocross)
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