Who will be the US "Big 3" in 2016?
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Re: Where did all the old Japs car go?
On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 18:40:49 -0400, "Mike Hunter"
<mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote:
>Really? I was at a major old cars show today. Loads of small British,
>German, Italian and French cars from the sixties among the Corvairs,
>Falcons, Valliants, Nash Ramblers, Hudson Jets, Henry Js, Studebaker Larks,
>****** and even some Chevettes, but only ONE Jap car, a 240Z with only 23K
>on the clock.
>
>What ever happened to all those 'superior;' Jap small cars, they're sure not
>still on the road. There were more than 30 VW bugs, nearly 40
>Nash/Hudson/AMC Metropolitan coupes and convertibles and a half dozen
>CROSLEYS for goodness sake and a couple Isettas but only ONE low mileage Jap
>car, curious.
>
>
>mike hunt
Mine is on the road....not in a car show...
--
Scott in Florida
'The Land of the Free because of the Brave'
<mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote:
>Really? I was at a major old cars show today. Loads of small British,
>German, Italian and French cars from the sixties among the Corvairs,
>Falcons, Valliants, Nash Ramblers, Hudson Jets, Henry Js, Studebaker Larks,
>****** and even some Chevettes, but only ONE Jap car, a 240Z with only 23K
>on the clock.
>
>What ever happened to all those 'superior;' Jap small cars, they're sure not
>still on the road. There were more than 30 VW bugs, nearly 40
>Nash/Hudson/AMC Metropolitan coupes and convertibles and a half dozen
>CROSLEYS for goodness sake and a couple Isettas but only ONE low mileage Jap
>car, curious.
>
>
>mike hunt
Mine is on the road....not in a car show...
--
Scott in Florida
'The Land of the Free because of the Brave'
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Re: Where did all the old Japs car go?
On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 18:40:49 -0400, "Mike Hunter"
<mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote:
>Really? I was at a major old cars show today. Loads of small British,
>German, Italian and French cars from the sixties among the Corvairs,
>Falcons, Valliants, Nash Ramblers, Hudson Jets, Henry Js, Studebaker Larks,
>****** and even some Chevettes, but only ONE Jap car, a 240Z with only 23K
>on the clock.
>
>What ever happened to all those 'superior;' Jap small cars, they're sure not
>still on the road. There were more than 30 VW bugs, nearly 40
>Nash/Hudson/AMC Metropolitan coupes and convertibles and a half dozen
>CROSLEYS for goodness sake and a couple Isettas but only ONE low mileage Jap
>car, curious.
>
>
>mike hunt
Mine is on the road....not in a car show...
--
Scott in Florida
'The Land of the Free because of the Brave'
<mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote:
>Really? I was at a major old cars show today. Loads of small British,
>German, Italian and French cars from the sixties among the Corvairs,
>Falcons, Valliants, Nash Ramblers, Hudson Jets, Henry Js, Studebaker Larks,
>****** and even some Chevettes, but only ONE Jap car, a 240Z with only 23K
>on the clock.
>
>What ever happened to all those 'superior;' Jap small cars, they're sure not
>still on the road. There were more than 30 VW bugs, nearly 40
>Nash/Hudson/AMC Metropolitan coupes and convertibles and a half dozen
>CROSLEYS for goodness sake and a couple Isettas but only ONE low mileage Jap
>car, curious.
>
>
>mike hunt
Mine is on the road....not in a car show...
--
Scott in Florida
'The Land of the Free because of the Brave'
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Re: Where did all the old Japs car go?
On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 18:40:49 -0400, "Mike Hunter"
<mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote:
>Really? I was at a major old cars show today. Loads of small British,
>German, Italian and French cars from the sixties among the Corvairs,
>Falcons, Valliants, Nash Ramblers, Hudson Jets, Henry Js, Studebaker Larks,
>****** and even some Chevettes, but only ONE Jap car, a 240Z with only 23K
>on the clock.
>
>What ever happened to all those 'superior;' Jap small cars, they're sure not
>still on the road. There were more than 30 VW bugs, nearly 40
>Nash/Hudson/AMC Metropolitan coupes and convertibles and a half dozen
>CROSLEYS for goodness sake and a couple Isettas but only ONE low mileage Jap
>car, curious.
>
>
>mike hunt
Mine is on the road....not in a car show...
--
Scott in Florida
'The Land of the Free because of the Brave'
<mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote:
>Really? I was at a major old cars show today. Loads of small British,
>German, Italian and French cars from the sixties among the Corvairs,
>Falcons, Valliants, Nash Ramblers, Hudson Jets, Henry Js, Studebaker Larks,
>****** and even some Chevettes, but only ONE Jap car, a 240Z with only 23K
>on the clock.
>
>What ever happened to all those 'superior;' Jap small cars, they're sure not
>still on the road. There were more than 30 VW bugs, nearly 40
>Nash/Hudson/AMC Metropolitan coupes and convertibles and a half dozen
>CROSLEYS for goodness sake and a couple Isettas but only ONE low mileage Jap
>car, curious.
>
>
>mike hunt
Mine is on the road....not in a car show...
--
Scott in Florida
'The Land of the Free because of the Brave'
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Re: Where did all the old Japs car go?
"Tom" <tjctransport@optonline.net> wrote in
news:cAaBg.2307$9T2.1923@fe10.lga:
> most likely melted down to be put back into new jap cars.
>
> you actually saw a 240Z??? consider yourself lucky. 99.9% of the
> 240Z's made were scrapped after their frames rotted out and the cars
> split in half.
You're not exaggerating about that either. I saw just that years ago on a
240Z that was in such bad shape the owner himself took it off the road.
One day I watched my mechanic hoist that 240 so he could pull some good
parts off. The driver door was left slightly open. As the hoist took the
load and the car left the ground, the entire body emitted a loud series of
groans, creaks and pops, and the ends of the car sagged three inches. We
knew the measurement because an attempt at closing the door failed.
And remember those Macpherson struts that used to pop through the inner
fender and bend the hood? A walk through any wrecking yard during the '80s
showed you where all the '70s cars were...
> early jap cars were made about as good as the late 70's
> gm trucks were. within 5 years they rusted out so bad you were left
> with nothing but a pile of iron oxide dust.
>
They rusted very badly, no question. But then so did most '50s American
iron that is now considered classic.
But I think the main reason you don't see Japs at shows is that there's no
demand; nobody wants them. The cars were seen at the time as cheap
subsitutes for the real thing (American cars), and were treated as
appliances. Japanese cars also were rarely made into convertibles or
hardtops, typically the most valuable of collectibles.
What's most popular in the classic/collectible market at any given time
seems to be largely a function of what the owners' fathers had when they
were kids, or the first car they ever drove. I suppose in time there may be
more emotional attachment to certain Japanese models as a consquence of
that.
--
TeGGeR®
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
news:cAaBg.2307$9T2.1923@fe10.lga:
> most likely melted down to be put back into new jap cars.
>
> you actually saw a 240Z??? consider yourself lucky. 99.9% of the
> 240Z's made were scrapped after their frames rotted out and the cars
> split in half.
You're not exaggerating about that either. I saw just that years ago on a
240Z that was in such bad shape the owner himself took it off the road.
One day I watched my mechanic hoist that 240 so he could pull some good
parts off. The driver door was left slightly open. As the hoist took the
load and the car left the ground, the entire body emitted a loud series of
groans, creaks and pops, and the ends of the car sagged three inches. We
knew the measurement because an attempt at closing the door failed.
And remember those Macpherson struts that used to pop through the inner
fender and bend the hood? A walk through any wrecking yard during the '80s
showed you where all the '70s cars were...
> early jap cars were made about as good as the late 70's
> gm trucks were. within 5 years they rusted out so bad you were left
> with nothing but a pile of iron oxide dust.
>
They rusted very badly, no question. But then so did most '50s American
iron that is now considered classic.
But I think the main reason you don't see Japs at shows is that there's no
demand; nobody wants them. The cars were seen at the time as cheap
subsitutes for the real thing (American cars), and were treated as
appliances. Japanese cars also were rarely made into convertibles or
hardtops, typically the most valuable of collectibles.
What's most popular in the classic/collectible market at any given time
seems to be largely a function of what the owners' fathers had when they
were kids, or the first car they ever drove. I suppose in time there may be
more emotional attachment to certain Japanese models as a consquence of
that.
--
TeGGeR®
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
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Re: Where did all the old Japs car go?
"Tom" <tjctransport@optonline.net> wrote in
news:cAaBg.2307$9T2.1923@fe10.lga:
> most likely melted down to be put back into new jap cars.
>
> you actually saw a 240Z??? consider yourself lucky. 99.9% of the
> 240Z's made were scrapped after their frames rotted out and the cars
> split in half.
You're not exaggerating about that either. I saw just that years ago on a
240Z that was in such bad shape the owner himself took it off the road.
One day I watched my mechanic hoist that 240 so he could pull some good
parts off. The driver door was left slightly open. As the hoist took the
load and the car left the ground, the entire body emitted a loud series of
groans, creaks and pops, and the ends of the car sagged three inches. We
knew the measurement because an attempt at closing the door failed.
And remember those Macpherson struts that used to pop through the inner
fender and bend the hood? A walk through any wrecking yard during the '80s
showed you where all the '70s cars were...
> early jap cars were made about as good as the late 70's
> gm trucks were. within 5 years they rusted out so bad you were left
> with nothing but a pile of iron oxide dust.
>
They rusted very badly, no question. But then so did most '50s American
iron that is now considered classic.
But I think the main reason you don't see Japs at shows is that there's no
demand; nobody wants them. The cars were seen at the time as cheap
subsitutes for the real thing (American cars), and were treated as
appliances. Japanese cars also were rarely made into convertibles or
hardtops, typically the most valuable of collectibles.
What's most popular in the classic/collectible market at any given time
seems to be largely a function of what the owners' fathers had when they
were kids, or the first car they ever drove. I suppose in time there may be
more emotional attachment to certain Japanese models as a consquence of
that.
--
TeGGeR®
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
news:cAaBg.2307$9T2.1923@fe10.lga:
> most likely melted down to be put back into new jap cars.
>
> you actually saw a 240Z??? consider yourself lucky. 99.9% of the
> 240Z's made were scrapped after their frames rotted out and the cars
> split in half.
You're not exaggerating about that either. I saw just that years ago on a
240Z that was in such bad shape the owner himself took it off the road.
One day I watched my mechanic hoist that 240 so he could pull some good
parts off. The driver door was left slightly open. As the hoist took the
load and the car left the ground, the entire body emitted a loud series of
groans, creaks and pops, and the ends of the car sagged three inches. We
knew the measurement because an attempt at closing the door failed.
And remember those Macpherson struts that used to pop through the inner
fender and bend the hood? A walk through any wrecking yard during the '80s
showed you where all the '70s cars were...
> early jap cars were made about as good as the late 70's
> gm trucks were. within 5 years they rusted out so bad you were left
> with nothing but a pile of iron oxide dust.
>
They rusted very badly, no question. But then so did most '50s American
iron that is now considered classic.
But I think the main reason you don't see Japs at shows is that there's no
demand; nobody wants them. The cars were seen at the time as cheap
subsitutes for the real thing (American cars), and were treated as
appliances. Japanese cars also were rarely made into convertibles or
hardtops, typically the most valuable of collectibles.
What's most popular in the classic/collectible market at any given time
seems to be largely a function of what the owners' fathers had when they
were kids, or the first car they ever drove. I suppose in time there may be
more emotional attachment to certain Japanese models as a consquence of
that.
--
TeGGeR®
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
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Re: Where did all the old Japs car go?
"Tom" <tjctransport@optonline.net> wrote in
news:cAaBg.2307$9T2.1923@fe10.lga:
> most likely melted down to be put back into new jap cars.
>
> you actually saw a 240Z??? consider yourself lucky. 99.9% of the
> 240Z's made were scrapped after their frames rotted out and the cars
> split in half.
You're not exaggerating about that either. I saw just that years ago on a
240Z that was in such bad shape the owner himself took it off the road.
One day I watched my mechanic hoist that 240 so he could pull some good
parts off. The driver door was left slightly open. As the hoist took the
load and the car left the ground, the entire body emitted a loud series of
groans, creaks and pops, and the ends of the car sagged three inches. We
knew the measurement because an attempt at closing the door failed.
And remember those Macpherson struts that used to pop through the inner
fender and bend the hood? A walk through any wrecking yard during the '80s
showed you where all the '70s cars were...
> early jap cars were made about as good as the late 70's
> gm trucks were. within 5 years they rusted out so bad you were left
> with nothing but a pile of iron oxide dust.
>
They rusted very badly, no question. But then so did most '50s American
iron that is now considered classic.
But I think the main reason you don't see Japs at shows is that there's no
demand; nobody wants them. The cars were seen at the time as cheap
subsitutes for the real thing (American cars), and were treated as
appliances. Japanese cars also were rarely made into convertibles or
hardtops, typically the most valuable of collectibles.
What's most popular in the classic/collectible market at any given time
seems to be largely a function of what the owners' fathers had when they
were kids, or the first car they ever drove. I suppose in time there may be
more emotional attachment to certain Japanese models as a consquence of
that.
--
TeGGeR®
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
news:cAaBg.2307$9T2.1923@fe10.lga:
> most likely melted down to be put back into new jap cars.
>
> you actually saw a 240Z??? consider yourself lucky. 99.9% of the
> 240Z's made were scrapped after their frames rotted out and the cars
> split in half.
You're not exaggerating about that either. I saw just that years ago on a
240Z that was in such bad shape the owner himself took it off the road.
One day I watched my mechanic hoist that 240 so he could pull some good
parts off. The driver door was left slightly open. As the hoist took the
load and the car left the ground, the entire body emitted a loud series of
groans, creaks and pops, and the ends of the car sagged three inches. We
knew the measurement because an attempt at closing the door failed.
And remember those Macpherson struts that used to pop through the inner
fender and bend the hood? A walk through any wrecking yard during the '80s
showed you where all the '70s cars were...
> early jap cars were made about as good as the late 70's
> gm trucks were. within 5 years they rusted out so bad you were left
> with nothing but a pile of iron oxide dust.
>
They rusted very badly, no question. But then so did most '50s American
iron that is now considered classic.
But I think the main reason you don't see Japs at shows is that there's no
demand; nobody wants them. The cars were seen at the time as cheap
subsitutes for the real thing (American cars), and were treated as
appliances. Japanese cars also were rarely made into convertibles or
hardtops, typically the most valuable of collectibles.
What's most popular in the classic/collectible market at any given time
seems to be largely a function of what the owners' fathers had when they
were kids, or the first car they ever drove. I suppose in time there may be
more emotional attachment to certain Japanese models as a consquence of
that.
--
TeGGeR®
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
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Re: Who will be the US "Big 3" in 2016?
"Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote in message
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> Only in your small world LOL
>
>
> mike hunt
It can be a small world, but like the Budweiser Clivesdale, you have
blinders on, bigtime.
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Re: Who will be the US "Big 3" in 2016?
"Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote in message
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> Only in your small world LOL
>
>
> mike hunt
It can be a small world, but like the Budweiser Clivesdale, you have
blinders on, bigtime.
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Re: Who will be the US "Big 3" in 2016?
"Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote in message
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> Only in your small world LOL
>
>
> mike hunt
It can be a small world, but like the Budweiser Clivesdale, you have
blinders on, bigtime.
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Re: Who will be the US "Big 3" in 2016?
"Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote in message
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> That is easy. Because of CAFE, date certain deadlines, the domestics had to spend
> billions to change their manufacturing facilities over from RWD, to build the more
> costly. less safe FWD vehicles to make vehicles smaller and lighter, yet still have
> sufficient room for five people that American wanted.
>
> At the some time, because of date certain deadlines, we had to do required emission
> and crash improvements, sucking up mope millions of dollars of capital.
Have you forgotten where those millions/billions of dollars went?
Into the pockets of American workers!
jim menning
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Re: Who will be the US "Big 3" in 2016?
"Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote in message
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> That is easy. Because of CAFE, date certain deadlines, the domestics had to spend
> billions to change their manufacturing facilities over from RWD, to build the more
> costly. less safe FWD vehicles to make vehicles smaller and lighter, yet still have
> sufficient room for five people that American wanted.
>
> At the some time, because of date certain deadlines, we had to do required emission
> and crash improvements, sucking up mope millions of dollars of capital.
Have you forgotten where those millions/billions of dollars went?
Into the pockets of American workers!
jim menning
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Re: Who will be the US "Big 3" in 2016?
"Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote in message
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> That is easy. Because of CAFE, date certain deadlines, the domestics had to spend
> billions to change their manufacturing facilities over from RWD, to build the more
> costly. less safe FWD vehicles to make vehicles smaller and lighter, yet still have
> sufficient room for five people that American wanted.
>
> At the some time, because of date certain deadlines, we had to do required emission
> and crash improvements, sucking up mope millions of dollars of capital.
Have you forgotten where those millions/billions of dollars went?
Into the pockets of American workers!
jim menning
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Re: Where did all the old Japs car go?
On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 18:40:49 -0400, "Mike Hunter"
<mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote:
>Really? I was at a major old cars show today. Loads of small British,
>German, Italian and French cars from the sixties among the Corvairs,
>Falcons, Valliants, Nash Ramblers, Hudson Jets, Henry Js, Studebaker Larks,
>****** and even some Chevettes, but only ONE Jap car, a 240Z with only 23K
>on the clock.
>
>What ever happened to all those 'superior;' Jap small cars, they're sure not
>still on the road. There were more than 30 VW bugs, nearly 40
>Nash/Hudson/AMC Metropolitan coupes and convertibles and a half dozen
>CROSLEYS for goodness sake and a couple Isettas but only ONE low mileage Jap
>car, curious.
>
>
>mike hunt
>
I don't know about car shows but there are many vintage Japanese cars
in private collections. Here are a few links:
http://www.honda600coupe.com/Honda_6..._22_Honda.html
http://www.thisoldhonda.org/collectors.php
http://www.solace.net/240Z-forsale/ebay/IMG_2328.jpg
http://www.240sxmotoring.com/19da28fure.html
http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbu...cat.php?cid=32
http://sb1.honda-perf.org/mysb1web/pages/rear.htm
http://www.honda600coupe.com/
http://www.honda600owners.com/
http://www.war-eagles-air-museum.com/72-honda_1.html
>
>"Lee Florack" <lflorack@rochester.rr.com> wrote in message
>news:4t1Bg.29091$1Z5.28403@twister.nyroc.rr.com.. .
>
>>> Overall, their problem is they are too slow in responding to the
>>> marketplace and seem to clueless in designing cars with appeal.
>>> John
>>
>> and that their cars have been and in some cases are still less reliable
>> than their Japanese competitors.
>
<mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote:
>Really? I was at a major old cars show today. Loads of small British,
>German, Italian and French cars from the sixties among the Corvairs,
>Falcons, Valliants, Nash Ramblers, Hudson Jets, Henry Js, Studebaker Larks,
>****** and even some Chevettes, but only ONE Jap car, a 240Z with only 23K
>on the clock.
>
>What ever happened to all those 'superior;' Jap small cars, they're sure not
>still on the road. There were more than 30 VW bugs, nearly 40
>Nash/Hudson/AMC Metropolitan coupes and convertibles and a half dozen
>CROSLEYS for goodness sake and a couple Isettas but only ONE low mileage Jap
>car, curious.
>
>
>mike hunt
>
I don't know about car shows but there are many vintage Japanese cars
in private collections. Here are a few links:
http://www.honda600coupe.com/Honda_6..._22_Honda.html
http://www.thisoldhonda.org/collectors.php
http://www.solace.net/240Z-forsale/ebay/IMG_2328.jpg
http://www.240sxmotoring.com/19da28fure.html
http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbu...cat.php?cid=32
http://sb1.honda-perf.org/mysb1web/pages/rear.htm
http://www.honda600coupe.com/
http://www.honda600owners.com/
http://www.war-eagles-air-museum.com/72-honda_1.html
>
>"Lee Florack" <lflorack@rochester.rr.com> wrote in message
>news:4t1Bg.29091$1Z5.28403@twister.nyroc.rr.com.. .
>
>>> Overall, their problem is they are too slow in responding to the
>>> marketplace and seem to clueless in designing cars with appeal.
>>> John
>>
>> and that their cars have been and in some cases are still less reliable
>> than their Japanese competitors.
>
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Re: Where did all the old Japs car go?
On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 18:40:49 -0400, "Mike Hunter"
<mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote:
>Really? I was at a major old cars show today. Loads of small British,
>German, Italian and French cars from the sixties among the Corvairs,
>Falcons, Valliants, Nash Ramblers, Hudson Jets, Henry Js, Studebaker Larks,
>****** and even some Chevettes, but only ONE Jap car, a 240Z with only 23K
>on the clock.
>
>What ever happened to all those 'superior;' Jap small cars, they're sure not
>still on the road. There were more than 30 VW bugs, nearly 40
>Nash/Hudson/AMC Metropolitan coupes and convertibles and a half dozen
>CROSLEYS for goodness sake and a couple Isettas but only ONE low mileage Jap
>car, curious.
>
>
>mike hunt
>
I don't know about car shows but there are many vintage Japanese cars
in private collections. Here are a few links:
http://www.honda600coupe.com/Honda_6..._22_Honda.html
http://www.thisoldhonda.org/collectors.php
http://www.solace.net/240Z-forsale/ebay/IMG_2328.jpg
http://www.240sxmotoring.com/19da28fure.html
http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbu...cat.php?cid=32
http://sb1.honda-perf.org/mysb1web/pages/rear.htm
http://www.honda600coupe.com/
http://www.honda600owners.com/
http://www.war-eagles-air-museum.com/72-honda_1.html
>
>"Lee Florack" <lflorack@rochester.rr.com> wrote in message
>news:4t1Bg.29091$1Z5.28403@twister.nyroc.rr.com.. .
>
>>> Overall, their problem is they are too slow in responding to the
>>> marketplace and seem to clueless in designing cars with appeal.
>>> John
>>
>> and that their cars have been and in some cases are still less reliable
>> than their Japanese competitors.
>
<mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote:
>Really? I was at a major old cars show today. Loads of small British,
>German, Italian and French cars from the sixties among the Corvairs,
>Falcons, Valliants, Nash Ramblers, Hudson Jets, Henry Js, Studebaker Larks,
>****** and even some Chevettes, but only ONE Jap car, a 240Z with only 23K
>on the clock.
>
>What ever happened to all those 'superior;' Jap small cars, they're sure not
>still on the road. There were more than 30 VW bugs, nearly 40
>Nash/Hudson/AMC Metropolitan coupes and convertibles and a half dozen
>CROSLEYS for goodness sake and a couple Isettas but only ONE low mileage Jap
>car, curious.
>
>
>mike hunt
>
I don't know about car shows but there are many vintage Japanese cars
in private collections. Here are a few links:
http://www.honda600coupe.com/Honda_6..._22_Honda.html
http://www.thisoldhonda.org/collectors.php
http://www.solace.net/240Z-forsale/ebay/IMG_2328.jpg
http://www.240sxmotoring.com/19da28fure.html
http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbu...cat.php?cid=32
http://sb1.honda-perf.org/mysb1web/pages/rear.htm
http://www.honda600coupe.com/
http://www.honda600owners.com/
http://www.war-eagles-air-museum.com/72-honda_1.html
>
>"Lee Florack" <lflorack@rochester.rr.com> wrote in message
>news:4t1Bg.29091$1Z5.28403@twister.nyroc.rr.com.. .
>
>>> Overall, their problem is they are too slow in responding to the
>>> marketplace and seem to clueless in designing cars with appeal.
>>> John
>>
>> and that their cars have been and in some cases are still less reliable
>> than their Japanese competitors.
>
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Re: Where did all the old Japs car go?
On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 18:40:49 -0400, "Mike Hunter"
<mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote:
>Really? I was at a major old cars show today. Loads of small British,
>German, Italian and French cars from the sixties among the Corvairs,
>Falcons, Valliants, Nash Ramblers, Hudson Jets, Henry Js, Studebaker Larks,
>****** and even some Chevettes, but only ONE Jap car, a 240Z with only 23K
>on the clock.
>
>What ever happened to all those 'superior;' Jap small cars, they're sure not
>still on the road. There were more than 30 VW bugs, nearly 40
>Nash/Hudson/AMC Metropolitan coupes and convertibles and a half dozen
>CROSLEYS for goodness sake and a couple Isettas but only ONE low mileage Jap
>car, curious.
>
>
>mike hunt
>
I don't know about car shows but there are many vintage Japanese cars
in private collections. Here are a few links:
http://www.honda600coupe.com/Honda_6..._22_Honda.html
http://www.thisoldhonda.org/collectors.php
http://www.solace.net/240Z-forsale/ebay/IMG_2328.jpg
http://www.240sxmotoring.com/19da28fure.html
http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbu...cat.php?cid=32
http://sb1.honda-perf.org/mysb1web/pages/rear.htm
http://www.honda600coupe.com/
http://www.honda600owners.com/
http://www.war-eagles-air-museum.com/72-honda_1.html
>
>"Lee Florack" <lflorack@rochester.rr.com> wrote in message
>news:4t1Bg.29091$1Z5.28403@twister.nyroc.rr.com.. .
>
>>> Overall, their problem is they are too slow in responding to the
>>> marketplace and seem to clueless in designing cars with appeal.
>>> John
>>
>> and that their cars have been and in some cases are still less reliable
>> than their Japanese competitors.
>
<mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote:
>Really? I was at a major old cars show today. Loads of small British,
>German, Italian and French cars from the sixties among the Corvairs,
>Falcons, Valliants, Nash Ramblers, Hudson Jets, Henry Js, Studebaker Larks,
>****** and even some Chevettes, but only ONE Jap car, a 240Z with only 23K
>on the clock.
>
>What ever happened to all those 'superior;' Jap small cars, they're sure not
>still on the road. There were more than 30 VW bugs, nearly 40
>Nash/Hudson/AMC Metropolitan coupes and convertibles and a half dozen
>CROSLEYS for goodness sake and a couple Isettas but only ONE low mileage Jap
>car, curious.
>
>
>mike hunt
>
I don't know about car shows but there are many vintage Japanese cars
in private collections. Here are a few links:
http://www.honda600coupe.com/Honda_6..._22_Honda.html
http://www.thisoldhonda.org/collectors.php
http://www.solace.net/240Z-forsale/ebay/IMG_2328.jpg
http://www.240sxmotoring.com/19da28fure.html
http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbu...cat.php?cid=32
http://sb1.honda-perf.org/mysb1web/pages/rear.htm
http://www.honda600coupe.com/
http://www.honda600owners.com/
http://www.war-eagles-air-museum.com/72-honda_1.html
>
>"Lee Florack" <lflorack@rochester.rr.com> wrote in message
>news:4t1Bg.29091$1Z5.28403@twister.nyroc.rr.com.. .
>
>>> Overall, their problem is they are too slow in responding to the
>>> marketplace and seem to clueless in designing cars with appeal.
>>> John
>>
>> and that their cars have been and in some cases are still less reliable
>> than their Japanese competitors.
>