<div dir="ltr"><div>Showa used to and maybe still does the forks on Harleys... Possibly here in America but it is not an American company.<br><br></div>Kent<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 5:51 PM, rrengineer.mike via Spridgets <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net" target="_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>
<div>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."</div><div>Mike MacLean</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757">Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S® 5, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone</div></div><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: Martyn Ridley via Spridgets <<a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net" target="_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> <br>Date: 12/17/2015 1:51 PM (GMT-08:00) <br>To: <a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net" target="_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a> <br>Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Fwd: I've gone to the Dark Side- <br><br>
<div>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.<br>
And as for 'American cars', many are now made in Mexico, or
Canaada, does that devalue the "Detroit dinosaur" worse than it
already is?<br>
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There really is no 'dark side' only 'butter side down', its all
toast - really.<br>
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Cheers,<br>
Martyn<br>
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<div>We have Japanese cars made here in the USA. We don't call
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From: <a href="mailto:WeslakeMonza1330@aol.com" target="_blank">WeslakeMonza1330@aol.com</a> <br>
Date: 12/17/2015 12:49 PM (GMT-08:00) <br>
To: <a href="mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net" target="_blank">rrengineer.mike@att.net</a>, <a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net" target="_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a> <br>
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<div>The German car is made in England but owned by a Germany
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<div>In a message dated 16/12/2015 23:03:04 GMT Standard Time,
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<div>You now have an American car and a German car.</div>
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