<br><tt><font size=2>Hi Steve,</font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>I'd like to hear what he had to say about Rootes development
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<br><tt><font size=2>what he thought their strengths were.</font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>thanks,</font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>Paul</font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>> Believe it or not, Peter Horbury, who's now the
executive design <br>
> director at Ford (and formerly of Volvo during the visual <br>
> transistion they have made)? was once a Rootes designer.??? I talked<br>
> with Peter regarding Rootes and he made an interesting case where
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> Rootes could have been the "BMW" of today.?? Of couse this
is a <br>
> stretch as he stated?but he pointed out some of the strengths <br>
> Rootes' Sedans had.? ? <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> I bet Roy would be a facinating person to hear talk. <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Steve Silverstein <br>
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