I seem to remember something about Kaiser/Fraser using large number of parts from other sources rather than manufacturing them in-house. I remember that they used Continental Red Seal engines, but I never knew what they were used for otherwise. Seems like they were manufactured in Minnesota or Wisconsin. Gerry
On Thu, 26 Apr 2018 16:46:02 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Understood, but the concept of a car being assembled from disparate parts > from other suppliers, that is, having a Ford engine and a C4 transmission > clearly identified as such, for example, but it not being in a Ford, was a > concept alien to me at the time. Certainly I knew there were kit cars, but > manufacturing on the scale of AMC with that approach was something I had > never considered, that’s all. > > That and having been raised in an all General Motors household, too. At > least until Dad left GMAC in 1969 and immediately bought a Dodge Monaco. > > > -D > > On Apr 26, 2018, at 4:37 PM, G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > > Many of the component parts used by the "Big 3" were outsourced and > > supplied by component manufacturers.... Those same outsource suppliers sold > > parts to other car companies, including foreign car companies, routinely. > > > > No big surprises there. > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 1:08 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> With a father who was a former GM VP, I knew nothing about AMC vehicles > >> until my buddy’s family got them. I remember being amazed that they were > >> made up of components from the Big Three in some cases. I had no ideal > >> that the Big Three would sell component parts or that another company would > >> assemble a car made out of other people’s stuff. > >> > >> -D > >> > >>> On Apr 26, 2018, at 4:03 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> My in-laws had 2 different Gremlins and a Pacer. One of the Gremlins was > >> green. The other, and the Pacer were that sort of caramel colour. > >>> I don't think any of them were really bad cars. Just cheap > >> transportation. > >>> > >>> RB > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
