Re: Silly names

[the Cyborg <qwe@wam.umd.edu>]

I saw the Impact on the road near University of Maryland on Saturday! It 
is pretty ugly. But it seems to have gotten off the line fine.

On Thu, 18 Apr 1996, Graydon D. Stuckey wrote:

> On Thu, 18 Apr 1996, Psycho Bob wrote:
> 
> > > > Kinda like the marketing ploy of Chebby and their Nova in S. America?  
> > > > Nova meaning "no go" in Spanish.  :-)  I wonder why the Nova didn't sell 
> > > > very well down there.  :-)
> > > 
> > > Leave it to chevy.... didnt they also have a car called "Impact" ? Sheesh
> 
> Yep, I sat in one a couple weeks ago.  It's the electric car that GM will 
> attempt to market very soon.  Kinda neat little 2-seater.  Uglier than 
> the TT, but a neat design underneath.  Just too bad it only has an electric 
> motor.  It would fly with a real engine!
> 
> Later,								
> Graydon D. Stuckey								
> graydon@apollo.gmi.edu								
> Flint, Michigan   USA
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