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Article #251Re: Soldering irons: made in America but designed in Russia?
From: Phil Hobbs
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:45
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:45
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Joerg wrote: > 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). > The Airflow was Ferdinand Porsche's inspiration for the Volkswagen. That's why most people's immediate reaction on seeing it is "Whoa--a huge Beetle!" Cheers, Phil Hobbs
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