[Spridgets] Fwd: I've gone to the Dark Side-

[CosmicMag1380]

Showa used to and maybe still does the forks on Harleys... Possibly here in
America but it is not an American company.

Kent

On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 5:51 PM, rrengineer.mike via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> My 2012 Accord is built in Ohio with American and Japanese parts, but
> everyone still calls it a Japanese car. My 2000 F 150 is made in America,
> but the engine is built in Canada and I found "Made in Mexico" on the rear
> leaf springs. That's called an American truck.  Now I have been told my
> Harley Davidson has Japanese parts on it.  I hope not.  The only pure
> design I have is my Bugeye and my BN2.  Conceived, built and parts sourced
> from one country.  That's why you can say, "they don't make 'em like that
> anymore."
> Mike MacLean
>
>
>
> Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S® 5, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Martyn Ridley via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net>
> Date: 12/17/2015 1:51 PM (GMT-08:00)
> To: spridgets at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Fwd: I've gone to the Dark Side-
>
> So I have a an "American" car (Jaguar - owned by Ford at the time) made in
> England, I still think its British, as is my Japanese car (Honda SiR) made
> in England (where my MGB body came from).  Who gives a 'flying puck'? (note
> CDN reference to keep tone civil).  But to be honest, not all Minis come
> from Blighty, the ones on steroids are made in Austria.
> And as for 'American cars', many are now made in Mexico, or Canaada, does
> that devalue the "Detroit dinosaur" worse than it already is?
>
> There really is no 'dark side' only 'butter side down', its all toast -
> really.
>
> Cheers,
> Martyn
>
> On 12/17/2015 3:58 PM, rrengineer.mike via Spridgets wrote:
>
> We have Japanese cars made here in the USA. We don't call them American
> cars.
> Mike MacLean
>
>
>
> Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S® 5, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com
> Date: 12/17/2015 12:49 PM (GMT-08:00)
> To: rrengineer.mike at att.net, spridgets at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Fwd: I've gone to the Dark Side-
>
> The German car is made in England but owned by a Germany company.
>
> In a message dated 16/12/2015 23:03:04 GMT Standard Time,
> spridgets at autox.team.net writes:
>
> You now have an American car and a German car.
> Mike MacLean
>
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-- 
Kent
1960 Bugeye
1983 Garage full of spridget parts!
2010 Arrow shed full of excess spridget parts!!!
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