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Re: [GMCnet] Toyota coverup [message #73606 is a reply to message #73578] |
Fri, 12 February 2010 01:02 |
Craig Lechowicz
Messages: 541 Registered: October 2006 Location: Waterford, MI
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Dave,
Thanks for the added info. I was always disappointed that I first came to GM just about the time GMC motorhomes were winding down (August of '77 for GMI) and missed any involvement with them. Plus in those days I was with Chevy and the people at GMC were the enemy! Never knew Ed Cole, but that man was truly a legend. Discovery Channel did a 1 hour special on him a number of years ago, and he was just amazing. Among many other things did the initial version of the classic Chevy small block motor, a design so good that it stayed in production in recognizable form for over 40 years. (Gen III's were only distantly related), did the Corvair, GMC motorhome involvement, Wankel engines, and all kinds of stuff.
Looks like our own Bill Brown wrote the GMC portion of the Wiki history and it mentions the tie story you related about 1/3 of the way down as well. I had missed that the 1st time I saw it. <http://wiki.gmnext.com/wiki/index.php/The_GMC_MotorHome>
I love reading stuff like this.
Craig Lechowicz
'77 Kingsley, Waterford, MI
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Re: [GMCnet] Toyota coverup [message #73624 is a reply to message #73606] |
Fri, 12 February 2010 10:21 |
bryant374
Messages: 563 Registered: May 2004 Location: Pleasant Valley, NY 12569
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Looks like our own Bill Brown wrote the GMC portion of the Wiki history and it mentions the tie story you related about 1/3 of the way down as well. I had missed that the 1st time I saw it. <http://wiki.gmnext.com/wiki/index.php/The_GMC_MotorHome>
I love reading stuff like this.
Sheesh.....can't the right guy get a little credit....I wrote that history, not Bill Brown.
Bill Bryant
PO 1976~PB (owned 34 years)
1914 Ford (owned 70 years)
1965 Corvette (owned 39 years)
GMC Motorhome History
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Re: [GMCnet] Toyota coverup [message #73626 is a reply to message #73578] |
Fri, 12 February 2010 10:41 |
Craig Lechowicz
Messages: 541 Registered: October 2006 Location: Waterford, MI
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Bill,
Oops, my apologies - - that's what I get for posting late at night. Great article even on the re-read.
Craig Lechowicz
'77 Kingsley, Waterford, MI
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