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Re: End of an Era 1928-2001 (non LBC)

To: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>, <Spitfires@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: End of an Era 1928-2001 (non LBC)
From: "Fred Thomas" <vafred@erols.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 17:49:26 -0500
Reid, have you taken a look at the new Jag. ?? "FT"
----- Original Message -----
From: Simmons, Reid W <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
To: <Spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 5:21 PM
Subject: RE: End of an Era 1928-2001 (non LBC)


>
> All of the German cars that I have owned (VWs, Porsches, BMWs) were "rust
> magnets".  Not a good trait considering the unrealistic prices of some of
> these.  I hope Chrysler products don't inherit this trait from their
German
> parent.
>
> Reid
> '79 Spitfire (original owner)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Laura.G@141.com [mailto:Laura.G@141.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 1:48 PM
> To: Bowen, Patrick A; Spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: End of an Era 1928-2001 (non LBC)
>
>
>
> > I guess that is what happens when you give control to a German company
> that
> > doesn't understand cars with real names, not like their XYZ123 mobiles.
> Too
> > bad Plymouth, you will be missed.
> >
> > Patrick Bowen
>
> My stepfather (who was an automotive engineer) could never understand the
> allure of a Mercedes-called them "German Dodges"...glad he didn't live
long
> enough to see this!
>
> Laura G.
>
> (Dave hates 'em too-in fact, the only German auto he likes are the BMW 633
> and 750!
> Calls Porsches "Porschit" He restores them, but hates them.)
>
>
>
>
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Laura.G@141.com [mailto:Laura.G@141.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 4:09 PM
> > To: Spitfires@autox.team.net
> > Subject: End of an Era 1928-2001 (non LBC)
> >
> >
> >
> > Just read it in the news, at the end of model year 2001 there will no
> longer
> > be
> > Plymouths.
> >
> > Always sad to see one of these old names bite the dust-my grandmother
and
> > mother
> > came out to California in 1961 on route 66 in my grandmother's old,
green
> > Plymouth
> > station wagon. It then lived on with us another 10 years, when it was
sold
> > to my flute
> > tutor-he had it for years.
> >
> > RIP Plymouth,
> >
> >
> > Laura G.


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