Not to mention "turbo" razors, "turbo" radios, and PCs with a "Turbo" button
on the front of the case (anyone remember these?).
--
Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
on 1/12/09 9:32 PM, R. Martin Rogovein at rmort@bezeqint.net wrote:
> can't help noticing that at least as early as 72 car/part makers were
> already using the word 'turbo' to mean 'sporty' rather than anything to do
> with turbochaging (always bugs me, for some reason) - the jag has as an
> option 'chrome turbo disc wheels'.
>
> Mort
> 70 roadster
> Israel
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