New 2005 GC
11-02-2004, 05:20 AM
#51
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Re: New 2005 GC
Longer.... Lower.... Wider.... The '48 Hudson is the car for you.
Their strappin' straight eight won all the road races until about 54
when Lincoln overhead V8 took over and killed about three hundred
Mexicans in one shot. A picture of me polishing mine:
http://www.----------.com/hudson.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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Lon wrote:
>
> Should we tell him that most native Germans consider the Mercedes to
> be nothing more than a glorified taxicab? Not that any of the
> superior Nash/Hudson engineering remained after being gobbled up
> by AMC. Hell, Bill is probably old enough to remember the old
> Hudson racing cars.
Their strappin' straight eight won all the road races until about 54
when Lincoln overhead V8 took over and killed about three hundred
Mexicans in one shot. A picture of me polishing mine:
http://www.----------.com/hudson.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
Lon wrote:
>
> Should we tell him that most native Germans consider the Mercedes to
> be nothing more than a glorified taxicab? Not that any of the
> superior Nash/Hudson engineering remained after being gobbled up
> by AMC. Hell, Bill is probably old enough to remember the old
> Hudson racing cars.
11-02-2004, 05:20 AM
#52
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Re: New 2005 GC
Longer.... Lower.... Wider.... The '48 Hudson is the car for you.
Their strappin' straight eight won all the road races until about 54
when Lincoln overhead V8 took over and killed about three hundred
Mexicans in one shot. A picture of me polishing mine:
http://www.----------.com/hudson.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
Lon wrote:
>
> Should we tell him that most native Germans consider the Mercedes to
> be nothing more than a glorified taxicab? Not that any of the
> superior Nash/Hudson engineering remained after being gobbled up
> by AMC. Hell, Bill is probably old enough to remember the old
> Hudson racing cars.
Their strappin' straight eight won all the road races until about 54
when Lincoln overhead V8 took over and killed about three hundred
Mexicans in one shot. A picture of me polishing mine:
http://www.----------.com/hudson.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
Lon wrote:
>
> Should we tell him that most native Germans consider the Mercedes to
> be nothing more than a glorified taxicab? Not that any of the
> superior Nash/Hudson engineering remained after being gobbled up
> by AMC. Hell, Bill is probably old enough to remember the old
> Hudson racing cars.
11-02-2004, 05:35 AM
#53
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Re: New 2005 GC
Can you name a new hybrid that looks better than a 35 year old
Gremlin? http://www.arcticboy.com/AMCDTP/AMCA...m70800x600.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
RJ wrote:
>
> Not on planet Earth.
Gremlin? http://www.arcticboy.com/AMCDTP/AMCA...m70800x600.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
RJ wrote:
>
> Not on planet Earth.
11-02-2004, 05:35 AM
#54
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Re: New 2005 GC
Can you name a new hybrid that looks better than a 35 year old
Gremlin? http://www.arcticboy.com/AMCDTP/AMCA...m70800x600.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
RJ wrote:
>
> Not on planet Earth.
Gremlin? http://www.arcticboy.com/AMCDTP/AMCA...m70800x600.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
RJ wrote:
>
> Not on planet Earth.
11-02-2004, 05:35 AM
#55
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Re: New 2005 GC
Can you name a new hybrid that looks better than a 35 year old
Gremlin? http://www.arcticboy.com/AMCDTP/AMCA...m70800x600.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
RJ wrote:
>
> Not on planet Earth.
Gremlin? http://www.arcticboy.com/AMCDTP/AMCA...m70800x600.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
RJ wrote:
>
> Not on planet Earth.
11-02-2004, 08:19 AM
#56
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Re: New 2005 GC
I have attnews's posts filtered, but now I regret it, this has got to be the
funniest post to Usenet in the last year or so....
"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
news:u0Ehd.14765$Al3.1781@newssvr30.news.prodigy.c om...
> LOL!
>
> attnews wrote:
>
> > almost everything you believe is wrong. the gremlin was a superior
design
> > then and now: no rack and pinion, no struts, no frame. just like many
> > foreign sports sedans. ha. the gremlin had a large, torquey,
> > understressed engine...and superior front-to-rear balance. It had
> > relatively large wheels and brakes, and full size pedals on the floor,
> > unlike the big 3's small sxxt box cars. You are so wrong about most of
your
> > beliefs, concerning cars., I think you must have missed out on the
having
> > the fun and enjoyment that comes with having an open mind...yours,
> > obviously, being closed to any idea or thought that you previously never
had
> > held. any questions? of course,I could be wrong....the rambler's
styling
> > was copied by mercedes for about l5 years, much longer than other
> > manufacturers copied it. I could go on....
>
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
>
> 71 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
> 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp
> Function: noun
> Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> World War II.
>
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________
funniest post to Usenet in the last year or so....
"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
news:u0Ehd.14765$Al3.1781@newssvr30.news.prodigy.c om...
> LOL!
>
> attnews wrote:
>
> > almost everything you believe is wrong. the gremlin was a superior
design
> > then and now: no rack and pinion, no struts, no frame. just like many
> > foreign sports sedans. ha. the gremlin had a large, torquey,
> > understressed engine...and superior front-to-rear balance. It had
> > relatively large wheels and brakes, and full size pedals on the floor,
> > unlike the big 3's small sxxt box cars. You are so wrong about most of
your
> > beliefs, concerning cars., I think you must have missed out on the
having
> > the fun and enjoyment that comes with having an open mind...yours,
> > obviously, being closed to any idea or thought that you previously never
had
> > held. any questions? of course,I could be wrong....the rambler's
styling
> > was copied by mercedes for about l5 years, much longer than other
> > manufacturers copied it. I could go on....
>
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
>
> 71 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
> 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp
> Function: noun
> Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> World War II.
>
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________
11-02-2004, 08:19 AM
#57
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Posts: n/a
Re: New 2005 GC
I have attnews's posts filtered, but now I regret it, this has got to be the
funniest post to Usenet in the last year or so....
"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
news:u0Ehd.14765$Al3.1781@newssvr30.news.prodigy.c om...
> LOL!
>
> attnews wrote:
>
> > almost everything you believe is wrong. the gremlin was a superior
design
> > then and now: no rack and pinion, no struts, no frame. just like many
> > foreign sports sedans. ha. the gremlin had a large, torquey,
> > understressed engine...and superior front-to-rear balance. It had
> > relatively large wheels and brakes, and full size pedals on the floor,
> > unlike the big 3's small sxxt box cars. You are so wrong about most of
your
> > beliefs, concerning cars., I think you must have missed out on the
having
> > the fun and enjoyment that comes with having an open mind...yours,
> > obviously, being closed to any idea or thought that you previously never
had
> > held. any questions? of course,I could be wrong....the rambler's
styling
> > was copied by mercedes for about l5 years, much longer than other
> > manufacturers copied it. I could go on....
>
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
>
> 71 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
> 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp
> Function: noun
> Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> World War II.
>
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________
funniest post to Usenet in the last year or so....
"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
news:u0Ehd.14765$Al3.1781@newssvr30.news.prodigy.c om...
> LOL!
>
> attnews wrote:
>
> > almost everything you believe is wrong. the gremlin was a superior
design
> > then and now: no rack and pinion, no struts, no frame. just like many
> > foreign sports sedans. ha. the gremlin had a large, torquey,
> > understressed engine...and superior front-to-rear balance. It had
> > relatively large wheels and brakes, and full size pedals on the floor,
> > unlike the big 3's small sxxt box cars. You are so wrong about most of
your
> > beliefs, concerning cars., I think you must have missed out on the
having
> > the fun and enjoyment that comes with having an open mind...yours,
> > obviously, being closed to any idea or thought that you previously never
had
> > held. any questions? of course,I could be wrong....the rambler's
styling
> > was copied by mercedes for about l5 years, much longer than other
> > manufacturers copied it. I could go on....
>
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
>
> 71 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
> 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp
> Function: noun
> Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> World War II.
>
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________
11-02-2004, 08:19 AM
#58
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: New 2005 GC
I have attnews's posts filtered, but now I regret it, this has got to be the
funniest post to Usenet in the last year or so....
"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
news:u0Ehd.14765$Al3.1781@newssvr30.news.prodigy.c om...
> LOL!
>
> attnews wrote:
>
> > almost everything you believe is wrong. the gremlin was a superior
design
> > then and now: no rack and pinion, no struts, no frame. just like many
> > foreign sports sedans. ha. the gremlin had a large, torquey,
> > understressed engine...and superior front-to-rear balance. It had
> > relatively large wheels and brakes, and full size pedals on the floor,
> > unlike the big 3's small sxxt box cars. You are so wrong about most of
your
> > beliefs, concerning cars., I think you must have missed out on the
having
> > the fun and enjoyment that comes with having an open mind...yours,
> > obviously, being closed to any idea or thought that you previously never
had
> > held. any questions? of course,I could be wrong....the rambler's
styling
> > was copied by mercedes for about l5 years, much longer than other
> > manufacturers copied it. I could go on....
>
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
>
> 71 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
> 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp
> Function: noun
> Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> World War II.
>
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________
funniest post to Usenet in the last year or so....
"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
news:u0Ehd.14765$Al3.1781@newssvr30.news.prodigy.c om...
> LOL!
>
> attnews wrote:
>
> > almost everything you believe is wrong. the gremlin was a superior
design
> > then and now: no rack and pinion, no struts, no frame. just like many
> > foreign sports sedans. ha. the gremlin had a large, torquey,
> > understressed engine...and superior front-to-rear balance. It had
> > relatively large wheels and brakes, and full size pedals on the floor,
> > unlike the big 3's small sxxt box cars. You are so wrong about most of
your
> > beliefs, concerning cars., I think you must have missed out on the
having
> > the fun and enjoyment that comes with having an open mind...yours,
> > obviously, being closed to any idea or thought that you previously never
had
> > held. any questions? of course,I could be wrong....the rambler's
styling
> > was copied by mercedes for about l5 years, much longer than other
> > manufacturers copied it. I could go on....
>
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
>
> 71 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
> 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp
> Function: noun
> Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> World War II.
>
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________
11-02-2004, 08:32 AM
#59
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Re: New 2005 GC
The 2005 Accord hybrid isn't too shabby.
On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 02:35:08 -0800, L.W.(ßill) ------ III
<----------@***.net> wrote:
> Can you name a new hybrid that looks better than a 35 year old
>Gremlin? http://www.arcticboy.com/AMCDTP/AMCA...m70800x600.jpg
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
>
>RJ wrote:
>>
>> Not on planet Earth.
On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 02:35:08 -0800, L.W.(ßill) ------ III
<----------@***.net> wrote:
> Can you name a new hybrid that looks better than a 35 year old
>Gremlin? http://www.arcticboy.com/AMCDTP/AMCA...m70800x600.jpg
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
>
>RJ wrote:
>>
>> Not on planet Earth.
11-02-2004, 08:32 AM
#60
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Re: New 2005 GC
The 2005 Accord hybrid isn't too shabby.
On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 02:35:08 -0800, L.W.(ßill) ------ III
<----------@***.net> wrote:
> Can you name a new hybrid that looks better than a 35 year old
>Gremlin? http://www.arcticboy.com/AMCDTP/AMCA...m70800x600.jpg
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
>
>RJ wrote:
>>
>> Not on planet Earth.
On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 02:35:08 -0800, L.W.(ßill) ------ III
<----------@***.net> wrote:
> Can you name a new hybrid that looks better than a 35 year old
>Gremlin? http://www.arcticboy.com/AMCDTP/AMCA...m70800x600.jpg
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
>
>RJ wrote:
>>
>> Not on planet Earth.
