Alex Travek may have been referring to another hybrid car the "Italia" bodied in
Italy (possibly by Frua) and powered by a Ford V8.
Lenny Seidman
Herald948@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 10/29/00 6:01:20 PM EDT, suhring@lancnews.infi.net writes:
>
> > ...Alex then commented that he can appreciate
> > that since he owns a red Italia. My wife swears that this is
> > what he said.
> >
> > Can anyone verify this? Is Mr. Travek a Triumph enthusiast?
> >
> > Please respond in the form of a question!
>
> Hmmm, that would give many of us SOMETHING to like about him. Of course,
> there have been other cars that bore in whole or in part the "Italia" name.
> Most notably there was a pretty slick-looking Hudson in the mid-1950s, but
> most of those (all 26 or so) were -- originally -- white.
>
> I know that Dave Garroway, early host of the "Today" show, had a Herald
> convertible (he said, hoping against hope this wouldn't start ANOTHER silly
> thread :-) ).
>
> --Andy "I'll take 'Exotic Hybrids' for $600, Alex" Mace
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Lenny Seidman
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA
email: lseidman@erols.com
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