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Showa used to and maybe still does the forks on Harleys... Possibly here in
America but it is not an American company.
Kent
On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 5:51 PM, rrengineer.mike via Spridgets <
spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
> My 2012 Accord is built in Ohio with American and Japanese parts, but
> everyone still calls it a Japanese car. My 2000 F 150 is made in America,
> but the engine is built in Canada and I found "Made in Mexico" on the rea=
r
> leaf springs. That's called an American truck. Now I have been told my
> Harley Davidson has Japanese parts on it. I hope not. The only pure
> design I have is my Bugeye and my BN2. Conceived, built and parts source=
d
> from one country. That's why you can say, "they don't make 'em like that
> anymore."
> Mike MacLean
>
>
>
> Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S=C2=AE 5, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Martyn Ridley via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Date: 12/17/2015 1:51 PM (GMT-08:00)
> To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Fwd: I've gone to the Dark Side-
>
> So I have a an "American" car (Jaguar - owned by Ford at the time) made i=
n
> England, I still think its British, as is my Japanese car (Honda SiR) mad=
e
> in England (where my MGB body came from). Who gives a 'flying puck'? (no=
te
> CDN reference to keep tone civil). But to be honest, not all Minis come
> from Blighty, the ones on steroids are made in Austria.
> And as for 'American cars', many are now made in Mexico, or Canaada, does
> that devalue the "Detroit dinosaur" worse than it already is?
>
> There really is no 'dark side' only 'butter side down', its all toast -
> really.
>
> Cheers,
> Martyn
>
> On 12/17/2015 3:58 PM, rrengineer.mike via Spridgets wrote:
>
> We have Japanese cars made here in the USA. We don't call them American
> cars.
> Mike MacLean
>
>
>
> Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S=C2=AE 5, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: WeslakeMonza1330@aol.com
> Date: 12/17/2015 12:49 PM (GMT-08:00)
> To: rrengineer.mike@att.net, spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Fwd: I've gone to the Dark Side-
>
> The German car is made in England but owned by a Germany company.
>
> In a message dated 16/12/2015 23:03:04 GMT Standard Time,
> spridgets@autox.team.net writes:
>
> You now have an American car and a German car.
> Mike MacLean
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Showa used to and maybe still does the forks on Harle=
ys... Possibly here in America but it is not an American company.<br><br></=
div>Kent<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"=
>On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 5:51 PM, rrengineer.mike via Spridgets <span dir=
=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">=
spridgets@autox.team.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmai=
l_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left=
:1ex"><div>
=20
<div>My 2012 Accord is built in Ohio with American and Japanese parts, but =
everyone still calls it a Japanese car. My 2000 F 150 is made in America, b=
ut the engine is built in Canada and I found "Made in Mexico" on =
the rear leaf springs. That's called an American truck.=C2=A0 Now I hav=
e been told my Harley Davidson has Japanese parts on it.=C2=A0 I hope not.=
=C2=A0 The only pure design I have is my Bugeye and my BN2.=C2=A0 Conceived=
, built and parts sourced from one country.=C2=A0 That's why you can sa=
y, "they don't make 'em like that anymore."</div><div>Mik=
e MacLean</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style=
=3D"font-size:85%;color:#575757">Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S=C2=AE 5, an =
AT&T 4G LTE smartphone</div></div><br><br>-------- Original message ---=
-----<br>From: Martyn Ridley via Spridgets <<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@=
autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> <br>Date=
: 12/17/2015 1:51 PM (GMT-08:00) <br>To: <a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@auto=
x.team.net" target=3D"_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a> <br>Subject: Re:=
[Spridgets] Fwd: I've gone to the Dark Side- <br><br>
<div>So I have a an "American" car (Jaguar -
owned by Ford at the time) made in England, I still think its
British, as is my Japanese car (Honda SiR) made in England (where
my MGB body came from).=C2=A0 Who gives a 'flying puck'? (not=
e CDN
reference to keep tone civil).=C2=A0 But to be honest, not all Minis
come from Blighty, the ones on steroids are made in Austria.<br>
And as for 'American cars', many are now made in Mexico, or
Canaada, does that devalue the "Detroit dinosaur" worse tha=
n it
already is?<br>
<br>
There really is no 'dark side' only 'butter side down'=
;, its all
toast - really.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Martyn<br>
<br>
On 12/17/2015 3:58 PM, rrengineer.mike via Spridgets wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
=20
<div>We have Japanese cars made here in the USA. We don't call
them American cars.</div>
<div>Mike MacLean</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>
<div style=3D"font-size:85%;color:#575757">Sent via the Samsung
GALAXY S=C2=AE 5, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone</div>
</div>
<br>
<br>
-------- Original message --------<br>
From: <a href=3D"mailto:WeslakeMonza1330@aol.com"; target=3D"_blank">W=
eslakeMonza1330@aol.com</a> <br>
Date: 12/17/2015 12:49 PM (GMT-08:00) <br>
To: <a href=3D"mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net"; target=3D"_blank">rren=
gineer.mike@att.net</a>, <a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; target=
=3D"_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a> <br>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Fwd: I've gone to the Dark Side- <br>
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<font color=3D"#000000" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">
<div>The German car is made in England but owned by a Germany
company.</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>
<div>In a message dated 16/12/2015 23:03:04 GMT Standard Time,
<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">s=
pridgets@autox.team.net</a> writes:</div>
<blockquote style=3D"PADDING-LEFT:5px;MARGIN-LEFT:5px;BORDER-LEFT=
:blue 2px solid"><font style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent" color=3D"#000=
000" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">
<div>You now have an American car and a German car.</div>
<div>Mike MacLean</div>
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