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1. Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour (score: 1)
Author: <robertduquette@sympatico.ca>
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:09:21 +0000
Warning - Humour So ... awhile back, my uncle worked in a Datsun warehouse. To make a very long story short, he had an accident one day when he inadvertantly bumped into a shelf where they stored gea
/html/healeys/2010-01/msg00349.html (9,280 bytes)

2. Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour (score: 1)
Author: "edic" <edic@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:54:36 -0500
I don't care what others may say, I got a chuckle out of that. Mel Brunet HBJ8L/39749 _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Healeys@autox.t
/html/healeys/2010-01/msg00350.html (10,225 bytes)

3. Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour (score: 1)
Author: <insptwo@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:48:02 -0500
Reminds me of when the Japanese first decided to manufacture cars. They could not think of a name for the car and they called a German friend to ask if he could come up with a name. He asked them "Ho
/html/healeys/2010-01/msg00351.html (9,314 bytes)

4. Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour (score: 1)
Author: "Mark LaPierre" <lapierrem@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:00:19 -0500
Those jokes are almost as bad as calling a car a Fairlady. Mark _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Healeys@autox.team.net http://autox.te
/html/healeys/2010-01/msg00352.html (10,556 bytes)

5. Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour (score: 1)
Author: "Quinn, Patrick" <Patrick.Quinn@det.nsw.edu.au>
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:39:11 +1100
G'day Mark It's not so bad when you know the history behind the Fairlady name. When Datsun (Nissan) were searching for a name for their new sports car, the film 'My Fair Lady' was released in cinemas
/html/healeys/2010-01/msg00353.html (9,587 bytes)

6. Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour (score: 1)
Author: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:02:00 +0800
.... or Aztek Alan '52 A90 '53 BN1 '59 Jag Mk IX '64 BJ8 _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Healeys@autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/
/html/healeys/2010-01/msg00357.html (8,250 bytes)

7. Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour (score: 1)
Author: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:08:57 -0600
Nice story Patrick, but how do you explain the inspiration for the rousing names of Cedric, Sunny, and Bluebird? _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/d
/html/healeys/2010-01/msg00359.html (11,780 bytes)

8. Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour (score: 1)
Author: "Quinn, Patrick" <Patrick.Quinn@det.nsw.edu.au>
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:16:26 +1100
Can't understand why someone would call a car 'Sunny' but the Cedric was named after an Austin Company engineer that was assisting Datsun (Nissan) during the 1950s and Bluebird I can only suggest ca
/html/healeys/2010-01/msg00360.html (10,257 bytes)

9. Re: [Healeys] Start of the Japanese Auto Industry- Humour (score: 1)
Author: Chris Dimmock <austin.healey@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:16:55 +1100
What about the urban legend of the Mitsubishi car naming scheme? First came the Mitsubishi Colt. They wanted to continue with a horse based theme... Do the next one was called the Starion. Starion is
/html/healeys/2010-01/msg00367.html (10,820 bytes)


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