Thread: Citizenship of your ride

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Originally Posted by 34_40

While it may have been originally designed in Europe, the design was "Americanized" at Ford Studios in California.

Yep,I know,but I'm just having fun with ya. Me and the Son in Law jack with each other all the time over this subject,buddy he is Pro American car. But I've turned wrenches everyday for the last 40 years and have seen the asian market creeping into the American models starting in the early 80's.So my take is its been here too long to try to stop it (read that to many $ involved) Hell look @ NAPCAR, Toyota is a dominant force,same thing in Midgets the last few years and you want to really read some smack,check out the Saturday night dirt track sites on the Subject of Kenny Wallace showing up with his UMP Toyota backed and motored Modified to the Saturday night bullrings !!! Them beer drinkin,ticket buyin folks in the stands ain't likin that chit one bit !

Originally Posted by HWORRELL

Yep,I know,but I'm just having fun with ya. Me and the Son in Law jack with each other all the time over this subject,buddy he is Pro American car. But I've turned wrenches everyday for the last 40 years and have seen the asian market creeping into the American models starting in the early 80's.So my take is its been here too long to try to stop it (read that to many $ involved) Hell look @ NAPCAR, Toyota is a dominant force,same thing in Midgets the last few years and you want to really read some smack,check out the Saturday night dirt track sites on the Subject of Kenny Wallace showing up with his UMP Toyota backed and motored Modified to the Saturday night bullrings !!! Them beer drinkin,ticket buyin folks in the stands ain't likin that chit one bit !

All in good fun over here!

And you cannot argue with success! "They" build quality vehicles and has forced (to use a term loosely) the big 3 to step up their game. Let's face it, we gave them the technology after WWII and taught them how to do it all, then our own companies ignored the lessons learned and got greedy.. but that's another story right...