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#17796 of 18065 Re: . [jlbl] by fintail Nov 04, 2009 (11:55 am)
Replying to: jlbl (Nov 04, 2009 11:06 am) That must be it...they were wagons, too.   Diesel makes a lot of sense.
#17797 of 18065 Re: . [Mr_Shiftright] by fintail Nov 04, 2009 (11:56 am)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 04, 2009 11:50 am) Yep, Tatra 603 IIRC Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 04, 2009 5:11 pm) fintail (Nov 05, 2009 8:24 am)
#17798 of 18065 Re: . [fintail] by explorerx4 Nov 04, 2009 (3:57 pm)
Replying to: fintail (Nov 04, 2009 11:40 am) your Tatra picture reminds me of a joke. what is is orange and sleeps 5? a state DOT truck.
#17799 of 18065 Re: . [fintail] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Nov 04, 2009 (5:11 pm)
Replying to: fintail (Nov 04, 2009 11:56 am) TRIVIA -- the 40s era Tatras were called "Nazi-killers" by the Czechs because they were so tail happy that German officers would commandeer them for their own use and promptly end up on the wrong end of a tree. Replies to this message: fintail (Nov 05, 2009 8:24 am)
#17800 of 18065 Re: . [Mr_Shiftright] by fintail Nov 05, 2009 (8:24 am)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 04, 2009 5:11 pm) Yep I have heard that one too. A 1930s rear engined V8 car has to have some weird handling characteristics.   For obscure cars today, not so busy....I was in some smaller cities, I did see a 90s Caddy Fleetwood - the car I would want least to have in Europe. Also saw a late 90s Eldo and a 90s LeBaron convertible, and a mid 60s Rambler convertible. I am surprised by the amount of plain boring American cars here.
#17801 of 18065 Re: 1979 VW beetle convertible (last year) [Mr_Shiftright] by jrosasmc Nov 05, 2009 (8:43 am)
Shifty - yes, the Beetle ragtop came with Bosch injection in its final year in the U.S. (1979). However, I believe it was the crude D-Jetronic version that caused - and still causes - grief for a lot of owners. And at a base retail of $6,800 when new, I don't think it was exactly on the cheap side either.
#17802 of 18065 Fintail: by jrosasmc Nov 05, 2009 (8:44 am)
Hey - have you seen much old Swedish iron during your travels overseas? (i.e. Saabs and Volvos) Knowing me, I just had to ask Replies to this message: fintail (Nov 05, 2009 10:36 am) magnette (Nov 05, 2009 10:41 am)
#17803 of 18065 Re: Fintail: [jrosasmc] by fintail Nov 05, 2009 (10:36 am)
Replying to: jrosasmc (Nov 05, 2009 8:44 am) I have noticed a lot of 7 series Volvos in Germany and Switzerland, and a few old 2 series too. I saw one 544 in Germany and one in Switzerland. I seem to remember quite a few 900 series Saabs in Germany too, but have seen virtually no old Saabs in Switzerland.
#17804 of 18065 Re: Fintail: [jrosasmc] by magnette Nov 05, 2009 (10:41 am)
Replying to: jrosasmc (Nov 05, 2009 8:44 am) I was following a 1982 Saab 99 two-door on the way to work this morning - silver paint which looked original, ie a bit flat, but otherwise very sound. Also one of my neighbours has a 1983 twodoor but that is black, and a bit more scratched...
#17805 of 18065 huh.... by ghulet Nov 05, 2009 (3:30 pm)
.....I didn't know they still sold (built) the 99 in 1982, until I looked it up in wikipedia (they were only sold in the U.S. til 1978 or 79); they were actually built until 1984, long after the 900 was introduced in 1978 (I think they were first sold in the U.S. in '79).

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