INFIDEL!!! On 12/8/06, Michael Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 12/8/06, Steve MacSween <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > on 12/7/06 5:59 PM, Michael Hall at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >> he is quite an authority on > >> Iacocca-ero Mopars and vintage Volvos. > > > > > > Iacocca-era Mopars? Like the Dodge Omni and Plymouth Horizon, or the > > K-Car's? Am I missing something - who would WANT to be an expert on > those? > > Google Dodge Spirit R/T. Again, who would want to be an authority on Dodge Sprints, turbo or not? Relatively unknown Taurus SHO killer, made only for two years and in small > numbers. Special turbocharger setup and reworked head by Lotus, suspension > by Carroll Shelby. Velly nice kah. > > Okay, that's the high-end supermarket ice cream store flavour. > > Stern has the Ben & Jerry's one, an actual Mexican Highway Patrol version > that was way beyond the R/T. The cops loved them better than anything > before > or since. Rare as geese in Nevada. Maybe only two or three in the U.S. > (technically not legal). No way - not a REAL MEXICAN HIGHWAY PATROL CAR! If that bores you, Google the videos of slightly massaged Plymouth Voyager > Turbos beating everything else into the ground at drag strips. Yawn, still bored of 80's Chrysler products. Though Chrysler turned out some pretty sad stuff back then, there were small > glimmers of hope here and there. > > Actually I currently own a '94 Dodge Grand Caravan beater that I acquired > for the princely sum of $300 and whose virtues I will defend against all > who > want to step up to the plate. For what it is, I think it's PDG. Congrats - I bet the women go crazy when you pull into the daycare and you can fit 6 car seats. I can argue the merits of my 300CD all day too, but at the end of the day, its just a solid old car. Mac > Closet Mopar Guy since the 1970s (loved them Gran Furys) > Nothing against Mopar or Chrysler, but the 80's were sad - might have been profitable, but I mean, come on... Mike _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com