- 1. RE: 1/2 ton; 3/4 ton; 1 ton (score: 1)
- Author: "Ron Schmittou" <rs1121@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 16:20:53 -0600
- Since the subject came up on the van question - Who knows why the truck and van designations for capacity were chosen? IE ford 150=1/2ton 250=3/4 and 350=1ton chevy 1500= 1/2ton 2500=3/4ton etc the n
- /html/shop-talk/2004-12/msg00004.html (7,811 bytes)
- 2. Re: 1/2 ton; 3/4 ton; 1 ton (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 17:01:45 -0600
- And then there are the heavy "halfs", the ones with the eight bolt hubs, some chevy guys call them "5/8s" and
- /html/shop-talk/2004-12/msg00005.html (7,730 bytes)
- 3. Re: 1/2 ton; 3/4 ton; 1 ton (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 18:38:06 -0500
- It goes to 11! -- David Scheidt dmscheidt@gmail.com
- /html/shop-talk/2004-12/msg00006.html (7,762 bytes)
- 4. Re: 1/2 ton; 3/4 ton; 1 ton (score: 1)
- Author: "Eric J Russell" <ejrussell@mebtel.net>
- Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 19:25:24 -0500
- -- Original Message -- None that makes any sense to me. Old Chevies were 3200= 1/2 ton, 3600 = 3/4 ton, 3800 = 1 ton Then they went to C10 = 1/2 ton, C20 = 3/4 ton, C30 = 1 ton Now they have 1500, 25
- /html/shop-talk/2004-12/msg00007.html (8,262 bytes)
- 5. RE: 1/2 ton; 3/4 ton; 1 ton (score: 1)
- Author: Derek <dereklola@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 18:13:08 -0800 (PST)
- Reason for product names? Sure there is. Impalas were for carrying African wild game. Citations for getting speeding tickets. Rubicons for crossing rivers (and never coming back). And Minivans for li
- /html/shop-talk/2004-12/msg00008.html (7,860 bytes)
- 6. Re: 1/2 ton; 3/4 ton; 1 ton (score: 1)
- Author: "Allen Brenden" <allen.brenden@verizon.net>
- Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 18:13:30 -0800
- Don't forget the GMC's, C15, C25 etc. And the 4X4's K15, etc. Allen Brenden Lynnwood, WA USA '76 TR7 FHC (Daily Driver)sometimes '76 TR7 FHC (Long Term Project)maybe short term now '75 TR7 FHC (Parts
- /html/shop-talk/2004-12/msg00009.html (8,633 bytes)
- 7. RE: 1/2 ton; 3/4 ton; 1 ton (score: 1)
- Author: ejrussell@mebtel.net
- Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 00:07:59 -0500
- Quoting Derek <dereklola@yahoo.com>: I heard a comedian talking about vehicle names. He started in on Chevrolet's propencity to use names beginning with the letter 'C'. Corvette, Corvair, Citation, e
- /html/shop-talk/2004-12/msg00010.html (8,052 bytes)
- 8. Re: 1/2 ton; 3/4 ton; 1 ton (score: 1)
- Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
- Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 01:11:46 -0500
- Insert Ford Probe joke here... I'm still trying to convert from tons to cellphone-yapping soccer moms. -- Trevor Boicey, P. Eng. Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca ICQ #17432933 http://www.brit.ca/~tboi
- /html/shop-talk/2004-12/msg00011.html (7,787 bytes)
- 9. Re: 1/2 ton; 3/4 ton; 1 ton (score: 1)
- Author: ejrussell@mebtel.net
- Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 01:43:38 -0500
- Quoting Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>: I heard the reason the Chevy Nova didn't sell well in Mexico is because it translates into "won't go". Is that true? Eric Russell
- /html/shop-talk/2004-12/msg00012.html (7,808 bytes)
- 10. Re: 1/2 ton; 3/4 ton; 1 ton (score: 1)
- Author: Josh Wilmes <josh-shop@hitchhiker.org>
- Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 08:34:23 -0500
- http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.asp --Josh
- /html/shop-talk/2004-12/msg00013.html (7,743 bytes)
- 11. RE: 1/2 ton; 3/4 ton; 1 ton (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Mele" <paul.mele@usermail.com>
- Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 08:57:43 -0500
- yes;tho more properly "doesn't go"...present tense ..."no va". "won't go" is future..."no ira'" I heard the reason the Chevy Nova didn't sell well in Mexico is because it translates into "won't go".
- /html/shop-talk/2004-12/msg00014.html (7,787 bytes)
- 12. Re: 1/2 ton; 3/4 ton; 1 ton (score: 1)
- Author: pethier@isd.net
- Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 13:33:53 -0600
- No. It's a crock perpetuated by people who use it as an expample of corporate foolishness, but it did not happen. The average Spanish-speaking car-buyer is smart enough to recognize that "nova" is L
- /html/shop-talk/2004-12/msg00020.html (8,025 bytes)
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