The Saturn division originally built very good little cars, a great first cut on subcompacts. GM simply starved them of money until they could be made over in the image of the parent company. Now Saturns are just plastic clad GM extrusions. They build keepers but the fish keeps rotting from the head...
David J Brooks wrote: > Now, if GM's Engineers could come up with a decent non clunking tranny > for their extebded cabs, my life would be a heck of a lot better.:-) > > You figure after building cars for what, 90-100 years,, some one would > come up with a keeper. > > Dave > > On Jan 7, 2008 7:00 AM, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> No, I don't know who designed it. Most Detroit engines of that era >> were the work of a number of engineers. I believe the first version >> of this engine, in smaller displacement, appeared in the very early >> fifties in a Lincoln. >> Paul >> >> On Jan 7, 2008, at 6:52 AM, mike wilson wrote: >> >> >>>> From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> Date: 2008/01/07 Mon AM 11:05:56 GMT >>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: Re: Question for automobile enthusiasts on the list >>>> >>>> The engine was used in Lincolns and Mercuries as well. It was a >>>> chamber-in-block V8 of 410 cubic inch displacement. It had very large >>>> ports and a stout Y-block configuration. Quite a workhorse of an >>>> engine that served well in the days of 30 cents a gallon gasoline. >>>> Paul >>>> >>> So I see from some swift Gurgling. These engine types are commonly >>> called Heron (possibly Herron)headed, after the designer who made >>> them function satisfactorily - my small block Moto Guzzi is fitted >>> with a similar design. Do you know who designed the Edsel engine? >>> >>> >>>> On Jan 7, 2008, at 4:55 AM, mike wilson wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>> From: graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>> Date: 2008/01/06 Sun PM 11:07:08 GMT >>>>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>>>>> Subject: Re: Question for automobile enthusiasts on the list >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> All the mechanicals were the same as the other Ford cars. >>>>>> >>>>> I think the bodywork (except for trim) was the same as other Ford >>>>> models but the engine, at least, was unique for Ford and there were >>>>> other innovative features, such as the pushbutton gearchange. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----------------------------------------- >>>>> Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email >>>>> Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>>>> and follow the directions. >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>>> and follow the directions. >>>> >>>> >>> ----------------------------------------- >>> Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email >>> Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>> and follow the directions. >>> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> >> > > > > -- I am personally a member of the Cream of the Illuminati. A union with the Bavarian Illuminati is contemplated. When it is complete the Bavarian Cream Illuminati will rule the world -- Anonymous -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
