Gary,
What is the problem with doing a "gray market" situation on utes? If they
can bring in provisional Ferrari's that can be made acceptable and "genuine
1967" Mini's like a friend has (complete with air bags, fuel injection,
computers and the proper year chassis number covered with paint) I'd think
the Aussie utes would be a possibility as well. Is it emissions, safety
equipment, 5 mph bumpers? What's the big problem anyway? Where there's a
market there has to be a way.
Wes
on 5/31/02 2:53 AM, gary baker at lsr350@hotmail.com wrote:
> Dick/ Wes
> The Ute is a great Aussie Icon , we actually invented them way back they come
> in straight 6 , v six and v 8 ford and Holden ( GM ) produce them though in
> the past Chrysler also made them. There was an article in the w/e paper couple
> of months back , an interview with the GM head shonko who stated the Holden
> was his favourite GM vehicle and would love to import ship lodes of the V8
> utes to the states recons they would sell like hotcakes ,but politics and red
> tape would cruel the whole deal ,both ford and holden make special high
> performance utes also Ford tickford mustang and holden special vehicles club
> sport and others . In Australia our premier motorsport is V8 SUPERCARS Ford
> vs Holden with a new series just started which races off the showroom floor V8
> utes
> lets do a deal you send me a couple of Busa,s (wreckers) and Ill send you a
> genuine Aussie V8 ute
> Gary
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dick J
> Sent: Friday, 31 May 2002 12:39 AM
> To: W S Potter; land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Down Under
>
> Yeah, they still have rear drive V-8s down under, too. For that matter, they
> have them just across the pond. Where do our autmotive corporate execs do
> their thinking, anyway? Is there a roll of paper next to where they make their
> major dicisions? Am I going to have to take a vacation, buy a Holden, then
> illegally import it in order to have a decent car any more?
> Dick J
> W S Potter <wester6935@attbi.com> wrote: For those who want Chevrolet to
> bring back the El Camino or Ford the
> Ranchero ...
>
> They have them down under!
>
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