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HISTORY LESSON, I need a history critic / english major |
ninefourteener |
Aug 5 2003, 02:27 PM
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Perfectly Normal Guy :) Group: Members Posts: 1,216 Joined: 3-June 03 From: St. Louis, MO Member No.: 779 |
914 club....
Get this, Scott Air Force Base is having a base-wide picnic this Friday, and I was asked to show my teener at a very small car-show for military only. Here's the kicker..... I get the day off, but I have to write a brief, 1 page "history" on the car. I think this is because several schools will be visiting... not sure. Anyway... I AM NOT AN EXPERT. This is what I came up with. Some things might be right, some things might be completely wrong.... but I did the best I could. I know.. kinda stupid, but I could really use your help on this. Considering I own maybe 1 of 4 or 5 in the entire Saint Louis area, I want it to sound good. So.. I need some constructive critisism. Text posted on the next page............. |
kdfoust |
Aug 5 2003, 06:54 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 694 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Riverside Member No.: 71 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(tryan @ Aug 5 2003, 03:06 PM) i have always heard that porsche wanted to continue production but vw ( still not a true 'german' company after wwII. run by the brits ) wanted to screw porsche and charge full retail for the karman built bodies in white on the 914-6. thus production of the 916 never really bore fruit. hearsay, but probably true. Naw. Nordhoff, Porsche's buddy at VW up and died. The VW side of the deal for the bodies for the 914 built by Karman (via VW) died with Nordhoff. I don't remember his successor's name but he started charging something more for the body. They included part of the tooling cost amortized into the price of a body I believe. I don't really know why they let the 914 die other than Porsche had (has) the dumbest marketing department on the planet. Have fun, Kevin |
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