Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site zinfandel.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!intelca!qantel!dual!zehntel!zinfandel!berry From: berry@zinfandel.UUCP (Berry Kercheval) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: oldest design sold in the US Message-ID: <280@zinfandel.UUCP> Date: Wed, 19-Dec-84 12:50:59 EST Article-I.D.: zinfande.280 Posted: Wed Dec 19 12:50:59 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 23-Dec-84 07:54:34 EST References: <1151@akgua.UUCP> Reply-To: berry@zinfandel.UUCP (Berry Kercheval) Organization: Zehntel Inc., Walnut Creek CA Lines: 23 In article <1151@akgua.UUCP> dlp@akgua.UUCP (D.L. Philen [Dan]) writes: > > As for the oldest design car *SOLD* in the U.S., both Porsche >and Studebaker are wrong. [...] My answer is the Morgan. Here we see the classic problem of definition of terms. What do we mean by "sold in the US"? I would venture to say we are talking about cars sold AS NEW in the US by the manufacturer or their representative, the independent dealer. My understanding of the Morgan situation is that they are imported into Canada, modified to run on propane and then ferried down to the US through Seattle, whereupon they are sold as USED cars, thus managing to avoid a host of picky NHTSA regulations. I could be wrong, though. Morgans are neat cars, no matter how many nits you pick :-) -- "Take this //JOB and run it!" Berry Kercheval Zehntel Inc. (ihnp4!zehntel!zinfandel!berry) (415)932-6900