dlp@akgua.UUCP (D.L. Philen [Dan]) (12/17/84)
As for the oldest design car *SOLD* in the U.S., both Porsche and Studebaker are wrong. Anyone want to make a guess for this trivia question? My answer is the Morgan. The Morgan body is basically unchanged from the dseign from the 30's. It stil has a leather strap across the bonnet. The engine however has changed over the years, and the new ones run on propane to meet emission requirements. Anyone with a thought of taking on one of these cars - think again. They may look old but the modern ones are HOT. The design however is right out of the 30's. Anyone got an older answer. For enthusiasts, see the Nov or Dec, (not sure which) Road and Track. They have a feature article on 75th anniversary of the car.
berry@zinfandel.UUCP (Berry Kercheval) (12/19/84)
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