Wasn't that supposed to be called the California Job? Robert Adams On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 1:19 PM, John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Were they loaded with gold bars (Italian Job)? > JC > > On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 10:39 AM, <STILLFRANKSFAULT@xxxxxxx> wrote: > >> A Mini car club just went down my street, I counted 25. >> >> Smokey Mt Frank >> >> In a message dated 7/23/2011 11:00:34 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >> elcam84@xxxxxxxxx writes: >> >> If you like driving that mini try a Fiat 500( built on >> the Panda). Bigger inside more power and handles better too. Surprising >> considering it's a Fiat. They are starting to really advertise in DFW now >> too. >> >> Those chevettes were interesting cars. Decent size >> inside and gas mileage that is rarely matched today other than with eurpoean >> diesels but it had no power... You could look at the chevette as more of a >> london city car but on the big side. >> >> Oh on our way to Oklahoma a wile back we passed a >> pugeot... Who would buy one of those, especially here? >> >> >> Robert Adams >> >> On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 6:09 AM, John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: >> >>> I used to have a 1986 Chevette. It was a great little 5 speed 4 door with >>> air. Cindy loved it. Part of the reason we went with the Mini Cooper this >>> time around. They were gutless though. >>> >>> JC >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 1:20 PM, Ray Buck <rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>>> My friend Wes from the Nova list is racing a Chevette in a series called >>>> Chumpcar: >>>> http://www.chumpcar.com >>>> >>>> Absolutely crazy. Here he is after the last race: >>>> http://the-wes.com/images/chumpcar-award.jpg >>>> >>>> Then there's a guy who wrote up a how-to on dropping a 2.8 V6 into a >>>> Chevette: >>>> http://www.angelfire.com/extreme3/v6chevette/SWAPSTEP1.html >>>> >>>> Interesting writeup. Makes me think about turning the Camaro into a >>>> race car and building a sleeper. >>>> >>>> r >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >