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Re: End of an Era 1928-2001 (non LBC)

To: Fred Thomas <vafred@erols.com>
Subject: Re: End of an Era 1928-2001 (non LBC)
From: "Bradley D. Richardson" <brichard@us.oracle.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Nov 1999 17:01:22 -0600
Fred,

Not fair to reference the new jag, and then not attach a picture or a
URL for us that don't know what it looks like.

Brad

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Fred Thomas wrote:
> 
> Reid, have you taken a look at the new Jag. ?? "FT"
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Simmons, Reid W <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
> To: <Spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 5:21 PM
> Subject: RE: End of an Era 1928-2001 (non LBC)
> 
> >
> > 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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