You do not read "Road & Track" to find out about sedans. You read "Consumer
Reports" to find out about sedans.
You read "Road & Track" to find out about Sports Cars (and read Dennis
Simanaitis' column).
Gerry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: William Eastman [SMTP:william.eastman@medtronic.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 9:13 AM
> To: morgans@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: supercharge
>
> Yeah, well- just remember that the Ford Fairmont made R&T's "10 Best
> Cars for a Changing World" list in 1979 or so. To show the depth of
> their ignorance, they later wrote, after testing a Chevy Citation X,
> "Would the Fairmont still make or 10 best list? Not with the new
> Citation around."
>
> I used to have a Fairmont but even I was smart enough to avoid the
> Citation. The Fairmont was the last development of old technology so
> maybe that was its appeal.
>
> Regards.
> Bill Eastman
> Still driving highly (well, its a relative term) developed versions of
> old (pre-war) technology as is most of this list, I reckon
> 61 MGA
> 58 XK150 fhc Jag-in-a-box
>
> >>> <CHarris990@aol.com> 12/14/99 10:32AM >>>
> In a message dated 12/14/99 10:13:36 AM Central Standard Time,
> MOGLOOM@aol.com writes:
> Richard
> << Whoa! Wasn't the Tempest that "Gem" with the bent driveshaft
> running at
> engine speed to the transaxle? Sounds like fun Huh?>>
>
>
> Richard,
> Actually, if memory serves, the Tempest was Motor Trend and Road and
> Tracks
> "Car of the Year."
> Harris
> Companion of Matilda the car for all seasons and all years
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