Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 08:06:23 -0500 From: Don Allen <w9cwnospamo.com> Subject: Re: Saabaru
In article <n2dch09m5n05g7la2r9o6skcobs5ph7lr5nospamcom>, nonamenospamace.com says... > On Sat, 07 Aug 2004 17:54:37 GMT, "James Sweet" > <jamessweetnospamail.com> wrote: > > > > >Seems kind of ironic since as far as I know you can't even buy a Vauxhall > >over here. > > I'd have to agree. I don't think I've even heard of any being > imported. > > Of course, I'm dating myself here but, . . . Vauxhall's were imported here in the USA back in the '50s and '60s. I remember the '60s as being (in a sense) the golden era of European car availability as practically all marques were available here in the USA, unlike today. Just to name a few . . . all BMC products, Triumph, Rover, Citroen, Peugeot, Renault, Simca, Mercedes, Porsche, BMW, NSU, FIAT, SEAT, Vauxhall, Hillman, Sunbeam, Daimler, Facel-Vega, and others - and, of course, SAAB with the 92/93 and Volvo with the 444/544/and 122S (Amazon). It was a fun time for an American automobile enthusiast, especially since most of the marques could be purchased for less than 3,000 USD! Don