I agree with Ryan, though AOL and Time Warner "unmerged".
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ryan Stewart" <dapurplert@dakota-durango.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 9:27 PM
Subject: RE: DML: OT: Dodge Charger
>
> Just because AOL and TimeWarner merged doesn't mean either one no longer
> exists, same as ChryCo and MB. It's a MERGER, so what if some higher-ups
> from Germany were put in charge of ChryCo? They finally with their
> second attempt got someone in there who did what no American was doing
> by turning it around and making some cool ass cars again finally. I am
> not racist so I could care less if the guy who did it came from Germany,
> Russia, or France (OK, maybe France....) as long as he has a true
> passion for the car he is developing, and I truly believe Dieter does.
>
> I am tired of hearing this BS that ChryCo is gone when truth is it's
> doing the best it has in DECADES.....
>
> -Ryan
> 99 DA RC R/T
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of
> jon@dakota-truck.net
> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 7:28 PM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: Re: DML: OT: Dodge Charger
>
>
> david.clement@verizon.net wrote:
>
> : I find all this hopla about the new Charger very interesting and quite
> amusing.
> : Dodge has used the Charger name on a whole raft of very different
> vehicles. The
> : 66-67 Charger was a Coronet with a fastback roof line (not my cup of
> tee at
> : all), 68-70 it bacame it's own body style and carried the performance
> banner
> : for Dodge (my favorite is 70), 71-73 it again shared it's basic sheet
> metal
> : with the Plymouth Satellite and Dodge Sebring (nice looking cars but I
> would
> : rather have an e-body),in 74-77 the car became Dodge's answer to the
> Monte
> : Carlo and shared it's look with the Chrysler Cordoba (wouldn't want it
> even if
> : it was given to me), it disappeared for awhile and in 83/84 Dodge took
> the Omni
> : 024 and slapped sheet metal over the rear quarter windows and added a
> spoiler
> : to the front and called it a Charger (I purchased a Daytona instead).
>
>
> Agreed. Heck, for that matter, DC isn't really even "Chrysler"
> (or "Dodge") any more. Its a foreign company that essentially
> purchased the trademarks, patent rights, tooling and real estate
> that were owned by the company formerly known as Chrysler. Since
> "Chrysler" is merely a facade of the entity it once was, does it
> really come as a surprise that the Charger is as well? ;-) :-(
>
>
>
> (Yeah, I'm definitely in "crusty old codger" mode today...) ;-)
>
> --
> -Jon-
>
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