Ray, and Others,
I still believe the X = eXport as this was mentioned to me during
one of my many conversations with various executive of S.T.A.R. in England.
Regards,
Bob
>On Fri, 17 Nov 1995, Bob Hamilton wrote:
>
>> Ray,
>>
>> The LRX designates:
>>
>> L = left hand drive
>> R = roadster
>> X = export
>>
>> The R must be a hangover from when the were saloons and coupes.
>> "Proper" Saloons had the designation LSX. My "proper" Alpine is LRX and the
>> "proper" drophead coupe is a LCX - "C for Coupe.
>>
>
>Thanks Bob, and thanks to others who also identified the X as meaning
>export. I'm sure I read it meant special equipment, but I'm not at all
>sure where I read it. I will check. Maybe I dreamt it. "Proper" Alpine
>indeed.
>
>Ray
>
> Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
> Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
> gibbons(at)northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8910
>
>
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Name: Bob Hamilton, Waverley, Nova Scotia, Canada
E-mail: Bob Hamilton <rhamilto(at)fox.nstn.ns.ca>
Date: 11/20/95
Time: 13:16:40
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