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RE: supercharge

To: william.eastman@medtronic.com, morgans@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: supercharge
From: Gerry Willburn <Gerry.Willburn@trw.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 09:27:07 -0800
You do not read "Road & Track" to find out about sedans.  You read "Consumer
Reports" to find out about sedans.  

You read "Road & Track" to find out about Sports Cars (and read Dennis
Simanaitis' column).

Gerry


> -----Original Message-----
> From: William Eastman [SMTP:william.eastman@medtronic.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 9:13 AM
> To:   morgans@autox.team.net
> Subject:      Re: supercharge
> 
> Yeah, well- just remember that the Ford Fairmont made R&T's "10 Best
> Cars for a Changing World" list in 1979 or so.  To show the depth of
> their ignorance, they later wrote, after testing a Chevy Citation  X,
> "Would the Fairmont still make or 10 best list?  Not with the new
> Citation around."
> 
> I used to have a Fairmont but even I was smart enough to avoid the
> Citation.  The Fairmont was the last development of old technology so
> maybe that was its appeal.
> 
> Regards.
> Bill Eastman
> Still driving highly (well, its a relative term) developed versions of
> old (pre-war) technology as is most of this list, I reckon
> 61 MGA
> 58 XK150 fhc Jag-in-a-box
> 
> >>> <CHarris990@aol.com> 12/14/99 10:32AM >>>
> In a message dated 12/14/99 10:13:36 AM Central Standard Time, 
> MOGLOOM@aol.com writes:
> Richard 
> << Whoa!  Wasn't the Tempest that "Gem" with the bent driveshaft
> running at 
>  engine speed to the transaxle?  Sounds like fun Huh?>>
>  
>  
> Richard,
> Actually, if memory serves, the Tempest was Motor Trend and Road and
> Tracks 
> "Car of the Year."
> Harris
> Companion of Matilda the car for all seasons and all years


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