Here's a dandy for you Dan. How many LBC names disappeared between 1945
and 1983. I don't know the answer yet, but it'll be an embarassment. I'll
post the list soon, meanwhile, let's see how many can come up with the
right answer - whatever it is.
John
>In a message dated 98-01-05 15:55:32 EST, gardner7@pilot.infi.net writes:
>
>> Well, I'd have to do more research to be sure, but I thought that
>> the delay was due to time overuns in developing the next generation
>> of Corvettes. As for whether what they did constituted "continuous
>> production", I think it's kind of a semantics game. If they had
>> continued to produce identical cars for ten years, rather than just
>> two, and sold them all as 1983 Corvettes, would you still call that
>> continous production?
>
>Scott,
>
>Yeah, you're right, but what the heck - semantics can be fun too! In fact, I
>thought that was the whole point of your question.
>
>All cars have a break in production between major model changes for re-tooling
>of the assembly line. Usually, though, it is only a matter of a few weeks at
>most, usually one or two. By that criteria, no American car has been
>continuously produced for more than just a few years - not the Mustang, the
>Thunderbird, or any of the other cars mentioned.
>
>Here are a couple of other questions good for a free beer:
>
>How many months have 30 days? answer - 11
>
>How many years did Johnny Cash spend in prison? Answer - zero
>
>This ought to be good for a few rounds on the list. Anyone else have any?
>
>Dan Masters,
>Alcoa, TN
>
>'71 TR6---------3000mile/year driver, fully restored
>'71 TR6---------undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 insertion - see:
> http://www.sky.net/~boballen/mg/Masters/
>'74 MGBGT---3000mile/year driver, original condition
>'68 MGBGT---organ donor for the '74
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