Had a fast-talking friend named Harlan who sold Tuckers in Florida in 1948. A dyslexic. Went on about Florididians and reeving up the engine and chronolobstacle order.
A good account and photos at http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/showroom/1948/tucker.html
Ralph
Dan Scanlan wrote:
I have a friend who owns an Edsel. He tells me that some 80 percent of the Edsels are still on the road. The rest of them made it home.
Dan
On May 15, 2005, at 7:16 AM, Eugene Coyle wrote:
Ford had a car called the Edsel and its bonds were just downgraded.
Carl Remick wrote:
From: Jim Devine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
... the effort by the US in Western Iraq is called "Operation Matador," where the latter word literally means "Killer."
(The now-defunct American Motors Corporation once had a car called the Matador, I believe.)
AMC also had a car called the Gremlin, named after an imaginary gnomelike creature that causes mechanical problems. (I actually had a Gremlin and thought it was a pretty good car; I was in the distinct minority though.) Considering AMC's felicitous way with model names, it's not surprising the company is now defunct.
Carl
"I uke, therefore I am." --Cool Hand Uke http://www.coolhanduke.com
