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Re: Chrysler Taking its toys and going home???

To: <eric10mm@qni.com>, "'Derek Engelhaupt'" <derekengelhaupt@rocketmail.com>,
Subject: Re: Chrysler Taking its toys and going home???
From: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 00:28:11 -0500
From: Linnhoff, Eric <elinnhoff@smmc.saint-lukes.org>


>I completely agree...My question would be what if the original ACR had
>been the Neon GTS, R/T, or GT?  I don't think those terms would have
>inspired as much controversy as "American Club Racing".
>==============================
>Actually the "American Club Racing" moniker was never given to the car by
>Chrysler but rather by the racers.
>
>ACR was just an option package code like LT1 on Corvettes, 1LE on Camaros
>and "A" package on the Miatae.


Whereas R/T originally stood for "road and track".  Dunno how the magazine's
lawyers felt about that...

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