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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G845or.Cq0@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) Ford Scorpio, now there was a car that Ford got so impressively wrong that they just gave up with big saloons in Europe badged as Fords after (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Fear, Uncertainty, and Tribulation? I doubt it. Steve (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I'm still amazed at some of the Aussie utes I saw... the one I think was most amazing was a Falcon with a tray bed (instead of the streamlined kind) and tandem rear axles. But ya, a Commy SS is a gofast car and it handles well too. My favorite (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I've seen the Marlin. (remember, I was born in DEEtroit, still have some motor oil in my veins, and at one point I had 8 cars within my control (although not pinkslip to all of them)... I've cut way back and only have 4 now) It's but-ugh!-ly. (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) My father says the ugliest car he has ever seen was the Marlin, made sometime between 1965 and 1968, by the same people who made the Gremlin (American Motors?). Neither of us have been able to find any pictures of it, though... Jeff "I'm (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Unfortunately, like the Titanic, they plowed ahead and produced the thing even after they received poor public reaction at the NAIAS last year. (...) There were some pretty heinous ones back in the 70's, thought this one looks like a cross (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Now ya talking. If I could own any car in the world it would be a red holden comodore SS UTE (like the one I attempted to build out of technic) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yea, verily. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the first preprod at the auto show, and the production version is, if anything, even uglier. I'd say it was the worst (looking) vehicle the General has ever foisted on the public, but there (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.loc.au)
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Patents are just a Civil government's way of playing the same game the Monarch's had with Royal Grants and Monopolies. Only thing that has changed is who gets the kickbacks. A little quote that makes me laugh "The examination of applictions for (...) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Nonsense! Why, just last week I saw lightning. How can you explain it other than Zeus? For that matter, I suppose you're going to suggest that the accompanying rain was *not* Zeus urinating through a seive? Dave! (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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