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Re: The Encyclopedia of Classic Cars - Review (Long)

To: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen),
Subject: Re: The Encyclopedia of Classic Cars - Review (Long)
From: hert@worldaccess.nl
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 97 13:15:12 GMT
Ray McCrary <spook01@mindspring.com> schreef:

> >widen your view of the 
> >world, take a look at a rerun of Starsky and Hutch, and look for Huggy
> >Bear and his wheels.
> 
> Sort of like watching 'The Dukes of Hazard' and claiming to know all about
> the South....
You mean it's not realistic? Gee, I'm disapointed.

> >Seriously now: the US car industry does not do much to improve the views
> of their products.
> 
> Who's the owner of Jag??
Is there a logic somewhere in here?
 
> >Most brands are not imported officially in the EC and the only mid-market
> attempt by Chrysler 
> >was the Neon, which confirmed the image (yes: image): terrible handling,
> bad fuel economy, 
> >ugly as hell etc. Perhaps 20 were sold here and resale prices are the
> lowest, if you can find 
> >anyone willing to take it.
> 
> To that I say....Alfasud.  
Great cars, we had two. Best engines you can imagine, great handling, goods 
seats. One tiny problem: you never knew if you'd find it back in the morning or 
that it would have been eaten by rust. The worst we had lasted five years from 
new to scrap. The story is that Alfa stored the unpainted bodies on a seaside 
cliff.

Thanks for making me remember the car I learned to drive in!

Peter


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