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Re: Rootes and Science Fiction

To: alpines@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: Rootes and Science Fiction
From: Russell Maddock <rmaddock@petrie.starway.net.au>
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 1997 15:49:25 +1100
You just reminded me that a little while back I was watching the film of Ray
Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 and was surprised to find a Commer Imp Van featuring
every now and than.

Marc James Small wrote:

> Rootes Group cars were a common feature in science fiction of the '50's and
> '60's.  Laumer frequently has a Humber somewhere in the action, and
> Heinlein begins STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND with Ben Caxton sending a
> 'Talbot' taxi to pick up a nurse.  Science fiction authors are exceedingly
> careful to remind their readers that they are NOT prophets, so I guess
> their inability to see what was soon going to happen to the Rootes Group is
> understandable!
>
> Marc
>
> msmall@roanoke.infi.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
> Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!




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