Man, are you out to lunch. I implied nothing, my statement was clear, there is nothing to read between the lines.
Ciao, Graywolf ---------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr E D F Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 12:20 AM Subject: OT: Nasty bigotry - was Car keys - was Survival Kit > GW, > > Do you mean to imply that 'English' (UK) publications are inaccurate when > compared > to American (US) ones? That the English don't care about accuracy? Do you > mean > this as an expression of anti-British sentiment? I think you do. But it may > be a joke? > > This below ... > > "The article was in an English paper for English consumption, I don't think > they gave a > damn about accuracy." > > is about the most inaccurate (and nasty) piece of crap I've ever seen on > this list for some time. > > Are you going to apologise? It might help a little. > > Don > _______________ > Dr E D F Williams > http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams > Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery > Updated: July 31, 2003 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "T Rittenhouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Pentax Discussion Malling List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 2:15 AM > Subject: Re: OT: Car keys - WAS Survival Kit > > > > My point was that they are not even talking about the same vehicle. The > > first Land Rover (80) was a rebodied US Military Jeep. The Landrover 88 > was > > the first with its own chassis. The Defender is a (somewhat) look alike > that > > has nothing in common with the original. By that standard the current Jeep > > has be in production since 1941. And as you said the VW Bug has continued > in > > production in Brazil until very recently. I think the prototype "Peoples > > Car" was shown in 1935 as you said. It went into production just prior to > > WWII, then production was changed over to the Kubalwagen (the world's > first > > jeep like vehicle?) after only one year. Continuous production of the Bug > > IIRC would be 1949-200x. > > > > The article was in an English paper for English consumption, I don't think > > they gave a damn about accuracy. > > > > Ciao, > > Graywolf > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 6:54 PM > > Subject: Re: OT: Car keys - WAS Survival Kit > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "T Rittenhouse" > > > Subject: Re: OT: Car keys - WAS Survival Kit > > > > > > > > > > Lets see, they are saying the current Defender is basically the same > > > vehicle > > > > as the original Land Rover? Why I bet it still has a 1941 Jeep chassis > > too > > > > > > > > > "The Land Rover Defender was voted second coolest. First built in 1950, > it > > > has outlasted the VW Beetle to become the world's oldest production > car." > > > > > > > > > > > > Wasn't the Beetle first built around 1935 or something though? I know it > > was > > > only in production for a very short while prior to WWII. > > > > > > I believe it JUST finally went out of production in Brazil in the past > few > > > weeks. > > > > > > > > > William Robb > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.514 / Virus Database: 312 - Release Date: 8/28/03 > > > > > > > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.514 / Virus Database: 312 - Release Date: 8/28/03
