Yes, Roman, I agree - I was just getting a sanity check, esp. on the Solex deal
- I don't
think any Japanese car of that era had leather interior!
gary
Roman Rist wrote:
> > Anyway - did anyone else notice some of the inconsistencies in this
> > article? For example:
>
> > " "Only 200 with the Solex option were imported a year and only to
> > Canada and Australia,"
> > reports Mr. Boettcher."
>
> > Maybe I'm all wet, but weren't the Solex cars imported into/available
> > in the good ol' US
> > of A, also?
>
> >
> > "I'm keeping the interior original," he says with a smile, "I prefer
> > leather to vinyl,
> > even if it's worn."
>
> here are my 2 cents on this;
>
> What we have here is a very proud roadster owner who may or may not be
> informed and knowledgeable about his car.
> He had the good fortune to collide with a very uninformed reporter.
> intentionally or not, a little bullshit occurred.
> those in the know, we see through the inconsistencys, to the layman it
> is an article that is favorable to the roadster. I bet at least one
> person that read that said "I gotta get one of those"!
> everyone wins!
>
> Roman Rist
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