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Posted monday Oct 14 2013 The Dodge Brothers made this video in 1920 obviously to promote their rugged vehicle. I cannot imagine how the vehicle negotiates that mud without a limited slip differential. And the scene where they turn it back over and rol up thw unbroken windows is a true classic. It is hard to imagine…
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Thursday March 28 2013 The original Z 28 Camaro was a 1967 offering, right after the top of the bull run in the markets form 1948-1966. It was bare bones and powerful, the perfect ending to an era typified by the Beach Boys, Jan and Dean, the Ripchords singing the praises of fast cars. Detroit…
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Friday Sept 21 2012 "In virtually every Hyundai building around the world," explains Krafcik, "you'll find a conference-room sign stating the company's philosophy in three words: Diligence, Frugality, Harmony. Hyundai Motto Read more: are studying Total Quality Management. One of the basic tenets is to put the customer first. Once in a while a company really…
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Tuesday Sept 11 2012 Yesterday no one in a class knew who owned Chrysler, here is the update.
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Monday Feb 27, 2012 Here is a list of the ten fastest tracks at NASCAR. Note the comment that NASCAR has changed the rules to bring speeds down in the name of safety. Hmm, really? Eyeball the list and the ninth and tenth track come in about 188 mph. Now just how fast is that,…
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Sunday Feb 26, 2012 How can this be? What does this tell you? Will Chrysler sell 50,000 FIat 500s this year? Does that matter? As I recall Ancira initially turned Fiat down on a dealership Did Ancira know more than Chrysler? See, accounting and marketing come together….. Ciao!
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Sat Feb 11, 2012 UT Austin, MBA Program, 1971 There was this one skinny kid in my MBA classes, back in the days of black and white 13 inch televisions when MCA bragged that you could get a meal and change back from a dollar, yeah that long ago… Anyway, he was always popping off…
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Tuesday Jan 31, 2012 I noticed a Maserati GT parked at the neighborhood tennis court while walking Bentley this past weekend. Gee massive cross drilled rotors to handle the (I would guess) 175 mph top speed, unless it is electronically limted to less than that. Hm does one really need this to get down our…
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Wed Aug 10 2011 Aston Martin has long been a maker of high end grand touring automobiles. The Vantage V 8, the VIrage V 12 and now yep, the Cygnet 1.3 Liter Four banger. In an effort to keep the overall fuel CAFE standard down, Aston martin is now building the Cygnet. This 78 cubic inch dynamo…
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Friday July 8 2011 Computer Aided Design Computer Aided Manufacture has allowed plans to go from paper to finished product much faster than was possible in the WW II era. Now a firm has produced a 3 D CAD CAM printer that can replicate an object with moving parts. This is amazing, take a look. Now…
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