Ferrari Mailing List: Re: GM & Corvette NFC

[Brian E. Buxton (BrianBuxton]

There were no 83's registered on the road, but several still exist.  Not 
all were destroyed and buried as ordered by GM!

B



Doug and Terri Anderson wrote:

> Corvette - the car that died, revived, died, revived, died and finally 
> revived.  All that and the public didn't feel the hitch sorta.  What is it, 
> no 1983 or was it an 84 Corvette.
> DOUG
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michael James" <cavallino_rapante [at] yahoo.com>
> To: "DOUG" <dnt [at] dock.net>
> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 9:01 AM
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] GM & Corvette NFC
>
>
> "Corvette" is a Chevy product, which is a subsidiary of GM....so yes. Chevy 
> is part of the "Good GM", so will survive the bankrupcy.
>
> If you saw a 'Smart' Car on a US Highway, then it passed the EPA/DOT minimum 
> crash-safety standards prior to US importation by MB. The 'Smart' is 
> more-safe than any motorcycle, MG, Triumph, etc. Its not something you want 
> to be driving if your goal is to walk-away from a head-on collision with a 
> Suburban travelling at 80 mph, but then show me a Ferrari with the same 
> crash-protection...
>
> M
>
> --- On Thu, 6/4/09, LarryT <l02turner [at] comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
> From: LarryT <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
> Subject: [Ferrari] GM & Corvette NFC
> To: "Michael" <Cavallino_Rapante [at] yahoo.com>
> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Date: Thursday, June 4, 2009, 11:03 AM
>
>
> Hey Gang - \
> Just curious, is Corvette included in the GM bankruptcy? Hoping it's not 
> included in the govt mess but I guess Corvette needs the rest of the GM line 
> to meet CAFE mandates.
>
> BTW< saw a MB miniture car yesterday (can't recall the name - could it be 
> called "Smart"??) - looks like a egg on wheels. Yard to imagine more than 2 
> people in that thing. Would really hate to see one in an accident!
>
> Thx
> LarryT (getting a new knee this month!! - any suggesions?)
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