Re: [FWDLK] A String of Pearls, a BALL OF TWINE?

[Bill Watson <wwatson5@xxxxxxxxx>]

Actually it was before the merger.  American management at Highland Park
kept shrinking the Plymouth line after 1974 as the population outside of the
cities shrank.  In 1973 Plymouth offered 36 models in 4 car lines plus 2
imported models .  By 1996 the Plymouth line-up had shrunk to 8 models in 2
car lines.

Sorry, can't blame the Germans for this one.

Bill
Vancouver, BC


----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry & Andree Hoeman" <tehoema@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Bill Watson'" <wwatson5@xxxxxxxxx>; <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 5:41 AM
Subject: RE: [FWDLK] A String of Pearls, a BALL OF TWINE?


> That is the story!!!   Good friend and Long time Plymouth collector I know
> has a lot of binder twine memorabilia along with his MoPar memorabilia
just
> to add to the mystique.
>
> Now that the farmers have mostly disappeared so has Plymouth!!!!  Wonder
if
> the Germans thought it needed to die since the farm buyers weren't there
> anymore???
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Forward Look Mopar Discussion List
> [mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bill Watson
> Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 3:50 AM
> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] A String of Pearls, a BALL OF TWINE?
>
> No, according to legend that was how the Plymouth got its name.
>
> Back in the1920's America was a predominantly agrarian society with the
> majority of the people living outside of cities.   One of the sales
> executives at the time, Joseph Washington Frazer, suggested the name
> Plymouth for Chrysler's new 4-cylinder car.  When Walter Chrysler asked
why,
> Frazer supposedly came back with another question, "Ever hear of Plymouth
> binder twine?".   Walter's reply was, "Why every g*****n farmer in America
> has heard of Plymouth binder twine!",.  Thus Plymouth  got its name.
>
> The Plymouth adopted the Mayflower as its emblem as it looked a little
> better than a role of binder twine.  And it tied the Plymouth name to
> another piece of Americana, this time historical.
>
> Bill
> Vancouver, BC
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "eastern sierra Adj Services" <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 10:00 PM
> Subject: [FWDLK] A String of Pearls, a BALL OF TWINE?
>
>
> > I happened to be cruizing the FWDLK's website chatroom (concerning the
> > relative merits of the K-cars???) , when I read "Forwarlookparts" (I
> > think) , of Minneapolis, comment, that the Plymouth  name :"...came from
> > [ the name of a company selling] a ball of twine, and not from Plymouth
> > Rock."
> >
> > I've never heard/read that Plynouth owes its name to a
> > packaging-contrivance, and not to the forebearers to the U.S. of A. .
> >
> > Did Forwardlookparts (or, whoever) mis-speak?
> >
> > Neil Vedder
> >
> >

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