Re: IML: An Imperial By Any Other Name

[K C <chromacolor2@xxxxxxxxx>]

 I am not aware of a
> specific make that was 
> restricted to the so called elite.
> 

Hispano-Suza (sp?)

I believe you had to "prove" that you obtained your
money in an honest way, the idea being to keep them
out of the hands of prohibition-era gangsters. The
"new" Bugatii may have done something similar to keep
them out of the hands of drug-lord gangsta's.

I've also heard that some of the exotic European makes
from the 20s (like the above, and a few others) tried
to limit their sales to "white-only" in the US.

Not trying to stir the pot, just find it interesting
that companies even bothered with that stuff.

Carmine F.




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