[6pack] Karmann declares bankruptcy

[Navarrette, Vance]

	I noticed the Rostyle wheels, and the hard top with wrap around glass. Some
interesting styling differences. Also the file photo is named "TR5.JPG".
Presumably Leyland wanted to name the car the TR5, but by the time they got it
into production, that name had been assigned to the TR4 with the 6 cylinder PI
motor in the UK. In the US, that model was called the TR250. Anyway, the TR5
moniker was already in use.

	Vance

    Vance Navarrette
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-----Original Message-----
From: Blake J. Discher [mailto:bdischer.lists at blakedischer.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 12:22 PM
To: Navarrette, Vance; 6 Digest; Triumph List; Mike Cook
Subject: Karmann declares bankruptcy


On Apr 8, 2009, at 1:28 PM, Navarrette, Vance wrote:
Just saw that Karmann, the folks who styled the TR6, declared
bankruptcy.



Hey Vance,
Sad news, the industry is getting smaller indeed.  I snooped around
the Karmann site, it's in German so I didn't see much except for this
very cool photo of a TR6.  Note the front grille badge, I'd never seen
that before:

http://www.karmann.com/__C1256DF70051CC3B.nsf/html/TR5.jpg/$FILE/TR5.jpg

Cheers,
Blake Discher
Detroit