Brian
 
Can I ask why you've changed Jerry's question?
 
As far as I recall (and we can look back up the thread if you wish), he didn't 
actually ask the question you ascribe to him in quotation marks.
 
The two questions I recall him asking Stephen were in the present tense. I 
don't remember either question referring to measurement units that cars were 
made during the last century.
 
It's pretty obvious that historic US & UK cars were likely to use imperial 
units. I would expect discussion on this thread to relate to the situation 
today unless SPECIFICALLY pointed out as about historical unit use.
 
But yes. You're right. This subject has been debated to death. Modern cars are 
built in metric.

--- On Sun, 15/3/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:


From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: [USMA:43940] Re: Jerry's questions regarding "imperial" fuel & fish 
sales in the UK.
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Cc: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Date: Sunday, 15 March, 2009, 11:05 PM



Jerry...I gotta call this one in Stephen's favor.  You asked the question "Do 
you talk cars in metric because they're all made in metric."


Which of course, is an incorrect statement.  Stephen was egging you on a little 
bit by not coming clean with the type of car, but still.   He's not pawning an 
old Mini off as something modern, he simply said not all cars are made in 
metric.   There was no timeframe attached to that statement.  


      

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