[Spridgets] Darts, GTO's and GTI's...

[Mike/Donna Carpenter]

Nope, you win ;^).

MC

-----Original Message-----
>From: David Booker <tncarnut1 at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Oct 15, 2007 9:27 AM
>To: Spridgets <Spridgets at autox.team.net>
>Subject: [Spridgets]  Darts, GTO's and GTI's...
>
>Don't want to detract from the discussion on all the various Darts, but this sounds like a fun excuse to play gear-head trivia.  
>   
>  How about the Gran Turismo Omologato (GTO) from both Ferrari & Pontiac.  Did anybody ever get upset or sue anybody else over that one?  
>   
>  While we're on the subject, how about the Lancia Monte Carlo?  It was renamed to Scorpion for the US market because Chevrolet already had the name Monte Carlo here. 
>   
>  Of course, there is the Suzuki Swift GTi vs. Volkswagen GTI.
>   
>  Then there's the old story of how Fiat named their new car the "8V" because they were afraid Ford had the name "V8" patented.  
>   
>  Anybvody else want to play?
>   
>   - David
>   
>   
>  
>
>Mike/Donna Carpenter <mail4carpenters at peoplepc.com> wrote:
>  Here is one for you guys. In the early '60s, there was a sports car made in Africa but designed in England. It was the Delta Dart if I remember correctly. A really nice race car also. It had E. Ford pre-crossflow power.
>
>Mike C
>
>-----Original Message-----
>>From: uniquelittlecars at yahoo.com
>>Sent: Oct 14, 2007 10:59 PM
>>To: Frank Clarici , b-evans at earthlink.net
>>Cc: Spridgets 
>>Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Darts--Daimler and Dodge
>>
>>What about the GOGO Dart made in Australia? That was late 50's too.
>>
>>Frank Clarici wrote: Robert Bruce Evans wrote:
>>
>>> Now, the name "Dart" first appeared on the public scene in 1959 when
>>> Daimler introduced its first "Dart". However, within a year, Dodge brought
>>> out its own "Dart"! 
>>
>>But now that it's Daimler/Chrysler.......who cares?
>>-- 
>>Frank Clarici
>>Toms River, NJ
>
>


________________________________________
PeoplePC Online
A better way to Internet
http://www.peoplepc.com