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Article #246Re: Soldering irons: made in America but designed in Russia?
From: Joerg
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:44
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:44
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William Sommerwerck wrote: >>>> I thought the Miata was ugly, until I saw a PT Cruiser. ;-) > >>> The design is reminiscent of the Chrysler Airstream, which was >>> a major flop 70+ years ago. > >> AFAIK the Airstream was not a major flop. The Airflow was, but >> mostly due to really bad manufacturing defects. > > I might have gotten the name wrong, as I was in a rush. Regardless, Chrysler > produced a "streamlined" car that the public didn't warm to. > Reason I mentioned it was that the Airflow doesn't look similar to the PT Cruiser at all while the Airstream does (with the PT Cruiser being a whole lot smaller). -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM.
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