Damn! We sold Jeep to al Qaeda??????

L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:

> And selling Jeep to our enemies was smarter?
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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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.

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Damn! We sold Jeep to al Qaeda??????

L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:

> And selling Jeep to our enemies was smarter?
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/


--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

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.

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Matt Macchiarolo <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote:
> Nice bit of history. I only knew that because my sister in law (until
> recently) lived in Kenosha (husband worked for DeLuxe) and when we visited
> we went down to the lakefront, that's when I learned it was the site of the
> AMC engine plant.

Kenosha is a real "interesting city". There's quite a bit of history for a
city that's overshadowed by both Milwaukee and Chicago. Kenosha is also the
home of both Snap-On and Jockey.

I had the opportunity to tour AMC's former proving grounds this summer with
the American Motors Owner's group. It's currently owned by a company called
MGA Research. Here's the test track and facilities that we got to drive on:

http://www.mgaresearch.com/Facility_...ctivemapwi.htm

Unfortunately, I didn't take too many pictures.

The do have an off road track where they claimed that AMC used to test Jeeps
at. We didn't get to tour that, though. I wonder if they'd be receptive to
renting the facility out to Jeep groups? :)

-John

 

Matt Macchiarolo <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote:
> Nice bit of history. I only knew that because my sister in law (until
> recently) lived in Kenosha (husband worked for DeLuxe) and when we visited
> we went down to the lakefront, that's when I learned it was the site of the
> AMC engine plant.

Kenosha is a real "interesting city". There's quite a bit of history for a
city that's overshadowed by both Milwaukee and Chicago. Kenosha is also the
home of both Snap-On and Jockey.

I had the opportunity to tour AMC's former proving grounds this summer with
the American Motors Owner's group. It's currently owned by a company called
MGA Research. Here's the test track and facilities that we got to drive on:

http://www.mgaresearch.com/Facility_...ctivemapwi.htm

Unfortunately, I didn't take too many pictures.

The do have an off road track where they claimed that AMC used to test Jeeps
at. We didn't get to tour that, though. I wonder if they'd be receptive to
renting the facility out to Jeep groups? :)

-John

 

Matt Macchiarolo <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote:
> Nice bit of history. I only knew that because my sister in law (until
> recently) lived in Kenosha (husband worked for DeLuxe) and when we visited
> we went down to the lakefront, that's when I learned it was the site of the
> AMC engine plant.

Kenosha is a real "interesting city". There's quite a bit of history for a
city that's overshadowed by both Milwaukee and Chicago. Kenosha is also the
home of both Snap-On and Jockey.

I had the opportunity to tour AMC's former proving grounds this summer with
the American Motors Owner's group. It's currently owned by a company called
MGA Research. Here's the test track and facilities that we got to drive on:

http://www.mgaresearch.com/Facility_...ctivemapwi.htm

Unfortunately, I didn't take too many pictures.

The do have an off road track where they claimed that AMC used to test Jeeps
at. We didn't get to tour that, though. I wonder if they'd be receptive to
renting the facility out to Jeep groups? :)

-John