<VV> Playing nice

[George Jones]

Mark's right, convertibles are properly known as drop tops! Or am I on the
wrong side of the pond?

Sorry, can't seem to stay out of the foray, so I'm trying to insert some
levity.

George Jones
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On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 11:48 AM, airvair at earthlink.net <
airvair at earthlink.net> wrote:

> John,
>
> That may be true,  but see my post to Roy.
>
> Personally I feel a bit insulted when someone calls my '67 Monza 4door a
> mere "sedan". It sounds cheap, and with every option on it possible,
> there's nothing cheap about the car. Therefore, if you MUST use the term
> "sedan", at least be grammatically correct and call it by its full
> marketing name "Sport Sedan". Now if we can just agree on THAT....
>
> BTW, did you know where the term "ragtop" came from? It originated from
> early turn-of-the-century convertibles, which had cloth tops on them. As
> they aged, the tops deteriorated into nothing but rags. Hence the term
> refers to a rather clapped-out convertible. A bit of a putdown, by anyone's
> standards. LOL
>
> -Mark
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: <jvhroberts at aol.com>
> > Subject: Re: <VV> Playing nice
> >
> >  Well said. At the end of the day, if someone talks about a Corvair
> coupe, we ALL know they're talking about the 2 door, if someone talks about
> a Corvair sedan, we ALL know they're talking about the 4 door, and if
> they're talking about a Corvair convertible, we KNOW they're talking about
> a ragtop. There's no doubt about this, even if the non Corvair world has
> obfuscations of these definitions.
> >
> > John Roberts
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mike Jacobi <mvjacobi at comcast.net>
> > Subject: <VV> Playing nice
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > Just a humble suggestion.  RE: the definition of Coupe versus sedan.
> >
> > Everyone on the list has their own definition.  It doesn't mean that they
> > are bad or unenlightened or even on the wrong side in the em vs lm
> debate.
> > They are still good people who love our frequently maddening
> automobile4s.
> >
> > Don't say stuff in a fit of anger that you will wish you hadn't, later
> on.
> >
> > Lets all take a deep breath and go take a ride in our vair
> coupedanvertibl.
> > That'll cure the problem.
> >
> > With a smile
> >
> > Mike
>
>
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