Wasn't it Arkus-Duntov who said that America has never made a sports car
and that Americans don't really want one? (or words to that effect.)
Phil Vanner
(you know I'm going to post a really long response to this thread don't
you?)
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Rowan [SMTP:jimrowan@uic.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 1999 1:12 PM
To: Ron Soave; spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Roadster - a definition for Martyn Ridley
At 08:56 AM 6/9/99 -0700, you wrote:
>My dictionary actually has a picture of a Lotus Elan
>under "Sports Car". I'm serious.
>
That must be Chapman edition dictionary.
Here in the states we get the Arkus-Duntov edition.
Cheers,
Jim
99 Miata
60 Sprite
"If it's not a roadster, I don't wanna drive it"
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