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Re: CNN reports BMW pays Phoenix to take over

To: David Massey <105671.471@compuserve.com>
Subject: Re: CNN reports BMW pays Phoenix to take over
From: George Richardson <gprtech@frontiernet.net>
Date: Tue, 09 May 2000 20:55:10 -0400
Cc: Mark the Shark <markie@gte.net>, "TR8 List (E-mail)" <tr8@mercury.lcs.mit.edu>, "'triumphs@autox. team. net' (E-mail)" <triumphs@autox.team.net>, Jim Altman <jaltman@altlaw.com>, Lawrence R Zink <zink@pdq.net>
Organization: Merlin Group Inc.
References: <200005091727_MC2-A45E-F6E@compuserve.com>
Hell, I'll pay $25 if they'll throw in a factory or two and a couple of
hundred million to run them.

David Massey wrote:
> 
> Message text written by "Mark the Shark"
> >I just saw this on the BBC site:
> 
>            BMW keeps the new Mini, to be
>            produced at Cowley, and retains
>            rights to the Triumph and Riley
>            marque names. BMW had already
>            agreed to sell Land Rover to Ford.
> 
> I'm sorry to see that BMW retains rights to our hallowed marque!
> 
> Mark Ascherl
> <
> 
> Perhaps we can buy it for $17.   they sold the rest for $16.  ;-)
> 
> Dave

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George Richardson
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