You're a sick man. Please seek help.
On 6/1/06, redghost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Went to the PnP today in search of toys. Saw that the pen held a baby
blue 914. Wonder how long that will take to strip. Bet it would make
a good platform for a 4x4
Casey
Olympia, WA
Biodiesel: "I drive
Went to the PnP today in search of toys. Saw that the pen held a baby
blue 914. Wonder how long that will take to strip. Bet it would make
a good platform for a 4x4
--
Clay
Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz
CTED]>
Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 4:25 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Porsche autobahn crash
<>
First, it's her, not him. You notice the bandaged female and two others,
one
sitting on the ground in one photo. The rear seatbacks are up because that
area was occupied. The interesting thing
<>
First, it's her, not him. You notice the bandaged female and two others, one
sitting on the ground in one photo. The rear seatbacks are up because that
area was occupied. The interesting thing is that only the car ends are
literally
shredded but the cabin is almost unbent, except fot the co
On Mar 6, 2006, at 7:01 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Not a 914-6 which was a production car.
RLE
I put a Chalon kit on my orange 1970 914-6 and transplanted a 3.0
from a 911SC into it. At first I was nervous about cutting the car
and installing the body kit but I had a body man friend
Hmmm.
Coulda sworn the six cylinder production version was badged 916 as
well, but that's been a long time ago.
Certainly, the 914 with a six cylinder was very difficult to tell from
the four cylinder.
Peter
<>
Obviously a clone, since the only one (of the 12 built) to come to the US
first went to Brumos Porsche in Florida and is now owned by Automobile Atlanta.
Looks like a 914 to the uninitiated but aside from the body shell is a
different car. Powered by a mechanical injection 911S engine. Wel
ginal Message-
From: John Berryman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 23:07:41 -0500
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Porsche Carrera GT clutch change
On Feb 26, 2006, at 9:59 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> A last observation. The policy of
On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 23:07:41 -0500 John Berryman
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Do you think it's abnormal for someone to drool while looking at car
> parts?
Thems mighty pretty car parts! And CLEAN, too! All I can say is, "Oh,
wow!"
> I bet the driver will try to be a little easier on the new
On Feb 26, 2006, at 9:59 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A last observation. The policy of Porsche is that the dealership
technician
is designated to replace body parts. So, there is no body shop work
expected
until you get into the tub sub frame. That will get the car a trip
back to the
hom
: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [MBZ] Porsche Carrera GT clutch change
You may find this interesting. It isn't often someone gets a chance to see
underneath the skin of the Carrera GT. This Carrera GT is a daily driver
(really) of the owner. He previously wore the clutch out on a twin turbo
th
You may find this interesting. It isn't often someone gets a chance to see
underneath the skin of the Carrera GT. This Carrera GT is a daily driver
(really) of the owner. He previously wore the clutch out on a twin turbo that
he
owned. He was a bit taken aback at the price of a new clutch for i
Speaking of Isuzu, they just so happen to make one heck of a tough diesel
Ed Booher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On 9/14/05, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> Steve MacSween wrote:
>> > So he then got rid of it, went out and bought one of those ghastly
>> little
>> > 3-cylinder Suzuki
Some of the later 80's cars like the Plymouths used a Mitsu build 2.6
Ed Booher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On 9/14/05, Mike Canfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> As far as I remember they Omni/Horizon only used the 1.6VW and 2.2Chrysler.
>> OH and my favorite...The GLH Turbo with
>> 2.2 Ch
And the other was an AMC Spirit rather than Eagle. Mike
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From: Ed Booher
To: Mercedes mailing list
Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 1:34 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Porsche
On 9/17/05, Ed Booher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 9
On 9/17/05, Ed Booher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
> On 9/14/05, JabbaHursty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > i thought the spirit was a competent and underrated car
> >
> > Eagle Spirit or Plymouth Spirit? The Plymouth/Dodge K twins were awesome
> with the Mitsu 3.0 6
Oops, the D
On 9/14/05, JabbaHursty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> i thought the spirit was a competent and underrated car
>
> Eagle Spirit or Plymouth Spirit? The Plymouth/Dodge K twins were awesome
with the Mitsu 3.0 6
--
Knowledge is power... Power Corrupts. Study hard... Be Evil.
On 9/14/05, Mike Canfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> As far as I remember they Omni/Horizon only used the 1.6VW and 2.2Chrysler.
> OH and my favorite...The GLH Turbo with
> 2.2 Chrysler Turbo engine. Mike
>
With all the talk of the Chrysler 2.2 engines does anyone remember the 2.2Hemi?
-
On 9/14/05, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Steve MacSween wrote:
> > So he then got rid of it, went out and bought one of those ghastly
> little
> > 3-cylinder Suzukis badged as a Pontiac,
>
>
> Firefly?
> I saw one of those in Sault St Marie about ten years ago, and thought
> "why
Mitch Haley wrote:
> The Dodge Rampage and Plymouth Scamp (both names used on other vehicles
> at other times) were the pickups. Kind of like a VW Rabbit pickup but
> pretty.
The Dodge Rampage always reminds me strongly of the Subaru Brat.
http://world.honda.com/jet/
Kevin,
I'll bet it was VERY fast...IIRC the Shelby Chargers were discontinued
because they were TOO fast. Mike
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From: "Kevin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, Septemb
On Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 11:52:17AM -0400, Mike Canfield wrote:
> I had a similar idea.A Shelby Chargerized Rampage would be a
> blastMike
Seen one. There wasn't much that could keep up with it. Surprised a LOT
at stoplights.
K
This is a old practice, since VW could not produce convertivles at it own plant
at the begining all the VW cabriolet produced where made by a carrocerie
company named Karmann in Germany (that is why all of them have a small plate
with a karmann logo in one side of the vehicle), they also desing
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> It mentioned that the first
> Chinese made cars are being imported into Europe.
I saw a pic of one valued at $4900 in my local paper today.
Now you're talking my kind of price.
> someone claiming to be [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Just read an article in the Economist about the auto industry and it claimed
> that the Porsche Boxter is not manufactured by Porsche but contracted out to
> engineering firms because of its limited production. It also went on to say
> that th
Just read an article in the Economist about the auto industry and it claimed
that the Porsche Boxter is not manufactured by Porsche but contracted out to
engineering firms because of its limited production. It also went on to say
that this is likely to be more and more common with auto manufac
I think this is what you want Don
http://makeashorterlink.com/?D6A211CCB
On Tuesday, September 13, 2005, at 03:28 PM, Don & Teresa Merriman
wrote:
Larger displacement, higher compression, dual port heads, and some had
roller bearing cranks, plus a sencro low gear tranny. I still have a
Por
One of the better GM cars I owned was a Monte Carlo, a 87 Monte SS
Steve MacSween <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>>
>> The coupes (first gen) were called Horizon TC3 and Omni 024 down here.
>> When they replaced the rear side glass with steel and modernized it a
>> bit,
ember 14, 2005 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Porsche
Mike Canfield wrote:
The Omni had enough room in the back for a 1973 Pontiac 455 engine and
TH400
tranny...A bit light on traction but it CAN be done..Mike
Installed or just using the car to haul an extra motor?
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A CheckerBenz would be the last car you would ever have to buy.Mike
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From: "Steve MacSween" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Po
>Mercedes mailing list
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 10:38 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Porsche
> someone claiming to be <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> ah, you see so few of those on the road now, but i remember when the
world was
> littered with shiny new d
> Mike Canfield wrote:
>
> The Omni had enough room in the back for a 1973 Pontiac 455 engine and TH400
> tranny...A bit light on traction but it CAN be done..Mike
Installed or just using the car to haul an extra motor?
Re: [MBZ] PorscheThat is CARRYING the Pontiac engine not running the Omni with
it by the wayMike
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From: Steve MacSween
To: Mercedes mailing list
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 10:38 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Porsche
> someone claiming to be [EM
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> The coupes (first gen) were called Horizon TC3 and Omni 024 down here.
> When they replaced the rear side glass with steel and modernized it a
> bit, they were called Dodge Charger and Plymouth Duster.
> The Dodge Rampage and Plymouth Scamp (both names used on other v
hrysler Turbo engine. Mike
> - Original Message -
> From: JabbaHursty
> To: Mercedes mailing list
> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 9:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Porsche
>
>
> ah, you see so few of those on the road now, but i remember when the world
>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Porsche
> someone claiming to be [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> ah, you see so few of those on the road now, but i remember when the
world was
> littered with shiny new dodge omnis
>
> the car looked largely to be a rabbit knockoff and t
I had a similar idea.A Shelby Chargerized Rampage would be a
blastMike
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From: "Mitch Haley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ]
: [MBZ] Porsche
ah, you see so few of those on the road now, but i remember when the world
was littered with shiny new dodge omnis
the car looked largely to be a rabbit knockoff and the early ones came with a
rabbit engine. this engine proved troublesome for chrysler and was replaced
with the
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Love to have
> a Lupo 1.2L diesel with computer, tranny, clutch pedal etc. Do you guys
> have the Lupo up there?
Negative but the government is testing the lupo and some Jap mini-cars for
compliance now, trying to assess if they should relax some requirements in
order t
No Lupo's here yet, although there are a lot of Canadian TDI
enthusiasts that would love to see it sold here.
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
On 9/14/05, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> a Lupo 1.2L diesel with computer, tranny, clutch pedal etc. Do you guys
> have the Lupo up there?
Dodge did make a 2 door version of the Omni called the Omni 024. I think there
was a Plymouth version of the car as well
Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Steve MacSween wrote:
>>
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>> > I used to want to get a rustfree Rampage or Plymouth Scamp and put the
Steve MacSween wrote:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > I used to want to get a rustfree Rampage or Plymouth Scamp and put the old
> > turbo VW diesel
> > in it. Should be relatively straightforward with motor mounts, axles & shift
> > linkage from
> > an early
> > VW engined Omni.
>
> Were tho
Steve MacSween wrote:
> So he then got rid of it, went out and bought one of those ghastly little
> 3-cylinder Suzukis badged as a Pontiac,
Firefly?
I saw one of those in Sault St Marie about ten years ago, and thought
"why can't we get neat little cars like that in the USA?"
Just this summer,
Audi acutally, much bemoaned by postal jeep owners. Theres a kit to replace it
with the 232 I6.
-Curt
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 22:26:25 -0700
From: Rory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Porsche
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mercedes mailing list
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I used to want to get a rustfree Rampage or Plymouth Scamp and put the old
> turbo VW diesel
> in it. Should be relatively straightforward with motor mounts, axles & shift
> linkage from
> an early
> VW engined Omni.
Were those the two-door coupes? They used different n
> someone claiming to be [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> ah, you see so few of those on the road now, but i remember when the world was
> littered with shiny new dodge omnis
>
> the car looked largely to be a rabbit knockoff and the early ones came with a
> rabbit engine.
In the day they became sor
Mitch Haley wrote:
> There was an Omni GLS or GLH-S and Shelby Charger with turbo 2.2 from
> 1985-1987.
Oops, no such thing as GLS, it was GLH and GLH-S (S for Shelby). In 1988, the
turbo was in the Shadow, along with the new Garrett variable nozzle turbo.
I forget what they called the turbo Shad
Steve MacSween wrote:
>
> The very early Dodge Omnis / Plymouth Horizons used the entire VW engine and
> transaxle,
> though for some reason this was not promoted. Later they had Mitsu and then
> Chrysler
> power, right? I am digging far back into the sands of time here, so I may be
> like Wile
14, 2005 8:57 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Porsche
I thought it was the Dodge Omni; however, it may have been the Gremlin.
One of the auto magazines did an article on modifying this engine 10-15
years ago.
Thomas E. Potter
Telephone: (713) 215-2877
Fax: (713) 215-2551
Mobile: (832) 794-0536
-Original
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To: Mercedes mailing list <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 8:57 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Porsche
I thought it was the Dodge Omni; however, it may have been the Gremlin. One
of the auto magazines did an article on modifying this engine 10-
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 8:57 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Porsche
I thought it was the Dodge Omni; however, it may have been the Gremlin. One
of the auto magazines did an article on modifying this engine 10-15 years ago.
Thomas E. Potter
Telephone: (713) 215-2877
Fax: (713
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 7:56 PM
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Subject: [MBZ] Porsche
<>
You are correct. My previous arguments referred to the vertical fan fours which
do resemble VWs externally. BTW, which American car used the Au
<>
You mean the Porsche Diesel tractor, don't you, you rascal? There were about
five of them (restored) at the recent Porsche Parade in Hershey PA. As I
recall, you had a choice of 1, 2, or 3 cylinders.
Without researching it, I think they were made by someone else using the name
but a lot of
My dad is an Indy general mechanic in Cloverdale, OR. He told me of the AM
General postal delivery vehicle which he had worked on. I was amazed to hear
that this vehicle was a conglomeration of parts from different
manufacturers, the engine being supplied by Porsche, a 2.4l four cyl.
--
Rory M
<>
I am not sure what this means but, after Porsche of America Corp. went away,
Porsche contracted with VW of America to distribute their cars and parts.
Except in the Northwest where Riviera Motors of Beaverton OR (later Porsche
Cars
Northwest) remained as the last independent Porsche distrib
The Omni/Horizons used a VW 1.7L engine. I encountered an AMC logo'd
version of the 924 engine in a wrecking yard some 15 years ago and
have been puzzled by it ever since. The engine was already pulled, so
I couldn't figure out it's source vehicle.
You are correct. My previous arguments referred
I have to agree that Porsche went through the dumper with the 911 and the 928
as well. Nobody was really ready for a high priced water cooled Porsche with
the engine in front and being a V8. Decent sales of the 924, 924 turbo and the
944 helped alot.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
><>
>
>Except for
Dern itTOO LATE, Mike
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To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 10:23 PM
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Opps, just noticed someone else menti
YEPRead it earlier in this post too...LOL, Mike
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To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Porsche
Did
From: "Tom Hargrave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "'Mercedes mailing list'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 9:54 PM
>Subject: Re: [MBZ] Porsche
>
>
>>I remember the VW engine. I drove a Dodge Omni with a VW engine. So,
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>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>On Behalf Of Mike Canfield
>Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 9:13 PM
>To: Mercedes mailing list
>Subject: Re: [MBZ] Porsche
>
>I too had an Omni with the 1.6 motor...Was a pretty good little car reall
mailing list
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Porsche
I too had an Omni with the 1.6 motor...Was a pretty good little car really
for what it was. Mike
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From: "Tom Hargrave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Mercedes mailing list'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]&
I too had an Omni with the 1.6 motor...Was a pretty good little car really
for what it was. Mike
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From: "Tom Hargrave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Mercedes mailing list'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 20
As far as I know the Porche 914 was a VW & Porche project that Porche finaly
got as own, but the engine was a VW T4 farly used in the VW buses and a few
other cars.
In the same subject VW and Porche share the same founder Ferdinad Porche and is
not a surprise that thisproduce very simylar produc
, 2005 8:41 PM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Porsche
> Tom Hargrave wrote:
>
> So, which American car used the Audi/924 block? Was it the original
Chrysler K car?
Nope, Mitsubishi 2.6L or Mopar 2.2L in the K.
Horizon got VW 1.7, Peugot 1.6L, or Mopar 2.2L, all 1978-19
> Tom Hargrave wrote:
>
> So, which American car used the Audi/924 block? Was it the original Chrysler
> K car?
Nope, Mitsubishi 2.6L or Mopar 2.2L in the K.
Horizon got VW 1.7, Peugot 1.6L, or Mopar 2.2L, all 1978-1981 had VW.
Was that the one used in the 78-9 AMC Spirit GT? Mike
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 8:56 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Porsche
<>
You are correct. My previous arguments referred to the vertical fan fours
]
Subject: [MBZ] Porsche
<>
You are correct. My previous arguments referred to the vertical fan fours
which do resemble VWs externally. BTW, which American car used the Audi/924
block? 924 owners are still trying to live that down.
RLE
<>
If you go back to 1956 and look at what was being coming out of England and
Italy and then look at the 356A which even then could be a daily driver, they
seemed so far advanced. Corvette was just getting started but...
RLE
<>
You are correct. My previous arguments referred to the vertical fan fours
which do resemble VWs externally. BTW, which American car used the Audi/924
block? 924 owners are still trying to live that down.
RLE
<>
Except for the early fifties, Porsche had done pretty well until the early
eighties when 911 sales were in the dumper due to prices the public finally
balked at. Porsche freely admits that the 944 saved the company and that after
that period there have been more watercooled Porsches on the r
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> <.
>
> Are not and never were. Where DO you get this stuff?
I was pretty sure that VW/Porsche/Audi was a company in the 1970's,
much like General Motors or British Leyland.
these were
not 100% VW. The drive lines were VW based.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924
www.kegkits.com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 4:40 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [MBZ] Porsche and VW
I'm willing to be crucified if needed, but I'm fairly positive that
the only VW sourced engines ever to show up in a Porsche product were
the 914 and 912E (same flat four T4 engine) and the early version of
the Porsche 924, with that oldball amalgam of the Audi 100LS block and
weird overhead cam he
y " M.)"
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 5:14 PM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Porsche and VW group
The 356 did in fact have a VW aircooled 4 in it, but it had a hotter cam and
twin carbs.
Sunil Hari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Didn't the 356 have a VW
Well I didn't know about the 356 but I was getting it from the latter. Mike
- Original Message -
From: Sunil Hari
To: Mercedes mailing list
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 5:54 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Porsche and VW group
Didn't the 356 have a VW engine in it?
You are forgetting something there, while Porsche has survived alot and
considers themselves very independent. VW on the other hand has taken companies
like Bentley which hasn't made a profit in years, turned them around and make
money from them. VW was the deep pockets for which helped Porsche
Larger displacement, higher compression, dual port heads, and some had
roller bearing cranks, plus a sencro low gear tranny. I still have a Porsche
shop manual for the 356 models, in primo condition, that I paid $30 bucks
for in 1957, that was big bucks in those days for a shop manual, that I
w
Ferry Porsche choose to keep his company separate from the rest. In a general
sense they are of the same automotive group, but share parts on a limited
basis. Like for example, the Cayenne was designed by VW as the Touareg but with
the exception of the engine they have very few interchangable pa
The 356 did in fact have a VW aircooled 4 in it, but it had a hotter cam and
twin carbs.
Sunil Hari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Didn't the 356 have a VW engine in it? And Ferdi Porsche designed both the
>911 and the Beetle. Maybe that's where he's getting it from ...
>
>On 9/13/05, [EMAIL PROT
Didn't the 356 have a VW engine in it? And Ferdi Porsche designed both the
911 and the Beetle. Maybe that's where he's getting it from ...
On 9/13/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> <.
>
> Are not and never were. Where DO you get this stuff?
>
> RLE
> ___
<.
Are not and never were. Where DO you get this stuff?
RLE
<>
Porsche is the most profitable car manufacturer on the planet. Their pre-tax
profit last year was higher than Ford, GM, or DC.
Which is why I can't afford a new Boxster S.
RLE
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