Dave McDermott wrote:
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> A friend of mine owned a Rootes dealership back in the 60's and I
> asked him recently how it was that there were so many mismatches between the
> actual year of manufacture vs. the dates on titles. According to him, at the
> end of the model year if there had been no significant changes in the
> vehicle for the following model year then the dealer could get a new
> replacement MSO from Rootes for any unsold vehicles which showed the next
> model year on the MSO. Apparently that was very common for many British car
> makers not just Rootes who did not make changes to their cars over several
> model years. His explanation seems logical for that time period.
In the early days of the foreign car business ('49 and on) there was a
distinct practice by American manufacturers to have a NEW model every
year. The NEW model came out in September. No sneak looks. No magazine
previews. They were all covered up on the carriers and the dealership
windows were soaped up until OFFICIAL announcement day. Foreign cars
were not in such a cycle. Small changes occurred thought the year, and
some small cosmetics is September in the home country. Trouble was,
these cars didn't arrive here for another 3 months of slow boat. Not to
be out-done, the foreign car dealer just called any car unsold on his
lot to be the next years model when Detroit released theirs. When the
REAL changed model arrived, it was just a "mid-year production
variation".
Steve
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