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  1. Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!gatech!concert!mcnc!theo!brooks
  3. From: brooks@mcnc.org (Ted Brooks)
  4. Subject: Re: '57 TR3 no engine go jap?
  5. Message-ID: <1992Aug17.125007.9933@mcnc.org>
  6. Sender: daemon@mcnc.org (David Daemon)
  7. Nntp-Posting-Host: alvin.mcnc.org
  8. Organization: MCNC Center for Microelectronics, RTP, NC
  9. References: <713948443.F00001@blkcat.UUCP>
  10. Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 12:50:07 GMT
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  13. In article <713948443.F00001@blkcat.UUCP> Frank.Mallory@f417.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Frank Mallory) writes:
  14. > CA> Just what don't you guys like about Lucas kit ?  Is there something
  15. > CA> in particular that has offended you, or is it just because they
  16. > CA> aren't made in the US of A ?
  17. >
  18.      
  19. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe it was a _British_ journalist who
  20. originally dubbed Mr. Lucas "the Prince of Darkness".
  21. >I think much of their bad reputation was earned from the early electric fuel
  22. >pumps, then reinforced by the XK-E starters.
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  24.  
  25. Ted Brooks
  26.  ______________________________________________________________________
  27. | Disclaimer: The opinions expressed are my own, and do not reflect    |
  28. | those of my employer. Advice is free, but you get what you pay for.  |
  29. |                               ________                               |
  30. |                         _____|  1955  |_______                       |
  31. |                        /      Chevrolet      /                       |
  32. |                       /______  BelAir  _____/                        |
  33. |                              |________|                              |
  34. |______________________________________________________________________|
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