Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 10:20:48 +0100 From: MeatballTurbo <carl.robsonnospamcing-czechs.com> Subject: Re: I saw this and thought of you ...
In article <4115188F.7A75376Fnospamccueuesizefitterwruovweswernuao.com>, johsnospamccueuesizefitterwruovweswernuao.com says... > > > MeatballTurbo wrote: > > > [...] > > > > > I knew dat. > > > > I can just imagine the scene with the work shop manager and the company > > boss, > > > > company boss "Every car of quality is named after the company owner, > > Look at Ford, And Rolls Royce, and Bentley, and thats what we are going > > to do". > > > > Work shop manager "It'll never sell, I don't care what you think, Nobody > > will ever buy a car called bloody 'Trevor'". > > > > Everytime I hear that story I always think of a conversation along those > > lines. > > Relevance: Unusual cars (e.g. Saabs) > > Went to a London underground car park. There were two! Tatra 603 (~1955-75) > parked next to each other, one was red. They were fairly dusty, suggesting > long term storage. But what an impressive looking car that is, wow! It is > quite a substantial size car, probably only few were made for the party > apparatzia and even fewer left by now. http://www.tatra.demon.nl/cars-T603.htm > Very nice cars. Air cooled rear mounted 8 and 6 cylinder engines depending on which tatra, with a petrol fueled heater system. Would love one of those -- The poster formerly known as Skodapilot. http://www.bouncing-czechs.com