Mrs Iacocca's radio

["Currell Pattie" <currellpattie@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Bill. When I said "just across the river", I meant it literally. I live 
in Shelby Twp MI, just north of Detroit.

Actually, your geography is a bit off. Some of Windsor is due east of 
Detroit, and is not really thought of as "south" of the Motor City. From 
where I live, by the way, parts of Canada are due south! Grab a 
Rand-McNally, or check out mapquest.com.

You're right; Huntsville, Alabama isn't "across the river" from Windsor, 
Ontario! (We American, as a group anyway, are geography-challenged, but we 
are not that bad)!

How's the Imperial scene in Vancouver, by the way?


Cheers, Currell







>From: "Bill Watson" <wwatson@xxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: IML: Mrs Iacocca's radio
>Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 15:16:06 -0800
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>Yes, the 1981-83 Imperials were assembled in Windsor, Ontario, just across
>the river from Detroit, Michigan (not Huntsville).    Windsor, by the way,
>is actually south of Detroit.
>
>Bill
>Vancouver, BC
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Currell Pattie" <currellpattie@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 7:26 AM
>Subject: IML: Mrs Iacocca's radio
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> > Interesting story. Of course, these cars were challenged 
>"electronically",
> > with the instrument display and fuel injection problems.
> >
> > When I visited Chrysler Huntsville (Alabama) Electronics Division in the
> > early '80s, they designed and manufactured various MOPAR radios there. 
>One
> > time, an engineer told me that Mrs Iacocca's radio out of her Imperial 
>was
> > there for repairs!
> >
> > The cars themselves were assembled right across the river in Windsor, if
> > memory serves. I also recall that each vehicle got a short test drive, 
>and
> > they delivered them in some sort of protective cloth.
> >
> > But I could be mistaken here.  Currell
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: "Rob P" <fristpenny@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >Subject: IML: Hi Bucks '81 @ Barrett-Jackson
> > >Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 18:32:36 -0500
> > >
> > >Check this one out:
> > >
> >
> >http://www.barrett-jackson.com/auctionresults/common/salesresults.asp?aucti
>onid=45&page=6
> > >
> > >You have to cut & paste it won't fit.  Otherwise just go to
> > >www.barrett-jackson.com and check the results for scottsdale.
> > >This is a sweet 22K mile burgundy coupe with curb feelers!
> > >Allegedly built for Fred Astaire and owned by his family.  Converted to
> > >carb @ Iacocca's suggestion?!?!?!?
> > >$15,000.00!
> > >If I'm lucky that isn't all for the celebrity. Of course 'cudas like 
>mine
> > >are going bidding to $33,000+ and not meeting reserve. They even sold a
> > >Nash Bridges clone car for $148,500 and that '68 Charger GTS (Viper
>running
> > >gear) for $113,400, so things aren't going cheap out there. But it's 
>neat
> > >to see a J-body (Y-body) (Chrysler) Imperial going for decent money.
> > >Rob
> > >
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> > >
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