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01-20-2009, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob x-7' post='914946' date='Jan 20 2009, 04:13 PM
a guy up the street from my shop has a Renault Alliance AND a K car, he must be some kind of sicko
I happen to know the whereabouts of what may very well be the best low-mileage example of a 1988 Dodge Aries K. It's all-original, never wrecked, and has less than 50K miles. I'm thinking Barrett-Jackson will be very interested.
01-20-2009, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by 1988RedT2' post='914955' date='Jan 20 2009, 01:39 PM
I happen to know the whereabouts of what may very well be the best low-mileage example of a 1988 Dodge Aries K. It's all-original, never wrecked, and has less than 50K miles. I'm thinking Barrett-Jackson will be very interested.
it IS an important vintage car, in ferrari, err chryslers history.....
ahh the good ole days, iacocca took a govt bailout, worked for $1 a year, and turned chrysler around
01-21-2009, 01:03 AM
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' post='914973' date='Jan 20 2009, 05:45 PM
it IS an important vintage car, in ferrari, err chryslers history.....
ahh the good ole days, iacocca took a govt bailout, worked for $1 a year, and turned chrysler around
ahh the good ole days, iacocca took a govt bailout, worked for $1 a year, and turned chrysler around
The best Iacocca moment ive heard was when he asked his head of engineering how long it would take to make a convertible for him to test. The exec basically told Mr. Iacocca it would take 3 years. Iacocca told his engineer he didn't understand - Iacocca wanted him to pull a car off the line, take a saw and cut the top off. That should take about 4 hours. The action was taken, and Mr. Iacocca took the topless sedan for a ride around the block. In less than an hour he was convinced bringing back convertibles would be a huge boost to Chrysler profits.
01-21-2009, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by cymfc3s' post='914982' date='Jan 20 2009, 11:03 PM
The best Iacocca moment ive heard was when he asked his head of engineering how long it would take to make a convertible for him to test. The exec basically told Mr. Iacocca it would take 3 years. Iacocca told his engineer he didn't understand - Iacocca wanted him to pull a car off the line, take a saw and cut the top off. That should take about 4 hours. The action was taken, and Mr. Iacocca took the topless sedan for a ride around the block. In less than an hour he was convinced bringing back convertibles would be a huge boost to Chrysler profits.
thats funny, i betcha, except making a top, thats all they did too
01-21-2009, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' post='914993' date='Jan 21 2009, 01:00 PM
thats funny, i betcha, except making a top, thats all they did too
No, no. That's ludicrous. If they did that, the car would lack structural integrity and suffer from a harsh, noisy ride and the dreaded "cowl shake" much like the Sebring convertible.... Um....,wait.....
01-21-2009, 03:23 PM
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You've never seen the Top Gear where they chop the top off a minivan called the Renault Espace and since it had a plastic roof anyway, the thing still held together really well at highway speeds. Their top hand-made with material for tweed pants didnt exactly work though..or their lexan windows.