- 1. Re: Imported British Autos (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Murphy" <k8vo@flyingbeers.org>
- Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2000 18:21:40 -0500
- --Original Message-- From: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com> To: MG List <mgs@autox.team.net> Date: Thursday, December 30, 1999 7:48 PM Subject: Re: Imported British Autos <snip> I remember Plymouth
- /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00022.html (7,790 bytes)
- 2. Re: Imported British Autos (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2000 18:40:53 -0800
- You know, I almost wrote (from memory) that the Arrow was a Sunbeam, but the book I referred to claimed it was a Mitsubishi. It won't be the first error I've seen in print... Chrysler buying Rootes w
- /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00038.html (8,189 bytes)
- 3. Re: Imported British Autos (score: 1)
- Author: "Mark the Shark" <markie@gte.net>
- Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2000 23:36:26 -0500
- I always thought the Arrow was a Mitsubishi too. Perhaps Chrysler badge engineered the car as a Sunbeam in the UK? Mark Ascherl Raleigh, NC I and according seeing now. my
- /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00041.html (8,782 bytes)
- 4. Re: Imported British Autos (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
- Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2000 15:15:09 -0000
- Hillman was a British manufacturer, Simca was a French, both were taken over by Chrysler, then by Peugot (French). Sunbeam and Talbot were also old British manufacters, the names were owned by Hillma
- /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00047.html (7,692 bytes)
- 5. Re: Imported British Autos (score: 1)
- Author: Ajhsys@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2000 11:21:34 EST
- << >Looking it up, I see the Cricket was a badge-engineered Hillman Avenger, Actually, I think that the Arrow was a badge engineered Sunbeam Alpine... Chrysler bought out Rootes in the mid 60's (henc
- /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00053.html (7,569 bytes)
- 6. Imported British Autos (score: 1)
- Author: rsexson@excite.com
- Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 09:55:15 -0800 (PST)
- Does anyone remember the Simca and the Cricket? I belive they were imported by Crysler. R Sexson 74.5 B is now back from the body shop[5 months]. Visit Excite Shopping at http://shopping.excite.com T
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01300.html (7,325 bytes)
- 7. Re: Imported British Autos (score: 1)
- Author: Ajhsys@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 13:07:30 EST
- << Does anyone remember the Simca and the Cricket? I belive they were imported by Crysler. R Sexson 74.5 B is now back from the body shop[5 months]. >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01301.html (7,741 bytes)
- 8. Re: Imported British Autos (score: 1)
- Author: "Mark the Shark" <markie@gte.net>
- Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 13:09:01 -0500
- Wasn't the Cricket a Hillman? Mark Ascherl imported
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01302.html (7,818 bytes)
- 9. Re: Imported British Autos (score: 1)
- Author: David Ambrose <stargazer1@home.com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 10:06:06 -0800
- I had a college chum who owned a Simca. Pretty crummy car if I remember. I think it was imported from France, which somehow made it better in his eyes. Wasn't the Cricket imported from Japan? Not one
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01304.html (7,827 bytes)
- 10. Re: Imported British Autos (score: 1)
- Author: "Kai M. Radicke" <kradick1@ic3.ithaca.edu>
- Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 13:39:24 -0500
- Plymouth Cricket... and it had some really cool Lucas tail lamps. -- Kai
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01308.html (7,347 bytes)
- 11. RE: Imported British Autos (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Speed" <tspeed@carolina.rr.com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 14:09:11 -0500
- I was unlucky enough to have my Dad buy me a 4-door, 1966 black one. Four cylinder, 4-speed, rear wheel drive. Styling?...it looked the same coming and going. Power?...forget it! Handling?...I ended
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01312.html (9,234 bytes)
- 12. Re: Imported British Autos (score: 1)
- Author: "RL Chrysler" <lchrysl@fhs.csu.McMaster.CA>
- Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 15:10:02 -0500
- Hate to waste time on an MG list, but FWIW, the Cricket (circa 1971) was a thing imported and sold by the Plymouth marketing division of Chrysler....please note the "h" in Chrysler. Uncle Walter woul
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01314.html (7,749 bytes)
- 13. Re: Imported British Autos (score: 1)
- Author: "Mark the Shark" <markie@gte.net>
- Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 15:24:32 -0500
- No no, wasn't the Cricket made by Hillman for Plymouth? Mark ascherl -- Original Message -- From: Kai M. Radicke <kradick1@ic3.ithaca.edu> To: Mark the Shark <markie@gte.net>; <rsexson@excite.com>; M
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01316.html (7,787 bytes)
- 14. Re: Imported British Autos (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 14:40:48 -0800
- Simca was a French marque, bought by Chrysler and operated by them as a European subsidiary (I'm looking at a picture of the 1957 Simca Aronde Grand Large -- it has a 1300 engine, which gives you an
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01333.html (8,296 bytes)
- 15. RE: Imported British Autos (score: 1)
- Author: Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
- Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 11:39:13 +0100
- I've had three Simca's: '71 1100 "Tourist" a small 1100 CC engined wagon '73 1100 sedan '80 Horizon GLS 1500 CC The latter was driven for 12 years, untill when it became 17 when the reverse gear wen
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01352.html (8,305 bytes)
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