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From: [email protected] (Nick Pettefar)
Subject: Re: Happy Easter!
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Dave Edmondson, on the Wed, 21 Apr 1993 12:05:41 GMT wibbled:
: Nick Pettefar ([email protected]) wrote:
: : kevinh, on the Tue, 20 Apr 1993 13:23:01 GMT wibbled:

: Jonathan Quist bemoaned:

: : : |> Yes, it's a minor blasphemy that U.S. companies would ?? on the likes 
: of A.M.,
: : : |> Jaguar, or (sob) Lotus.  It's outright sacrilege for RR to have 
: non-British
: : : |> ownership.  It's a fundamental thing

: Lotus looks set for a management buyout. GM weren't happy that the Elan was 
: late and too pricey.  If they can write off the Elan development costs the may 
: be able to sell them for a sensible price.


: : : I think there is a legal clause in the RR name, regardless of who owns it
: : : it must be a British company/owner - i.e. BA can sell the company but not
: : : the name.

: : : [email protected]

: : I don't believe that BA have anything to do with RR.  It's a seperate
: : company from the RR Aero-Engine company. 

: It's Vickers who own Rolls Royce cars. 

: And yes Kevin it is posts, Morgan use a sliding pillar front suspension.

: Ob Bike (at long bleeding last): When will that Pettefar bloke get a mail 
: address so we can bung him on the Ogri list?

: dave
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: David Edmondson                 [email protected]
: Queen Mary & Westfield College  DoD#0777 Guzzi Le Mans 1000
: "This means the end of the horse-drawn Zeppelin."


What, you mean like the one in my bleedin' signature?!

HELLO!

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