<VV> 'Briers and Volvos -- OT

[Frank DuVal]

Tidewater people may chime in to correct me, but Greenbrier is an area 
of Chesapeake, VA. The Greenbrier Mall is there. Corvair content- 
Tidewater Corvair Club held a Vair Fair there back in 1984. Volvo 
Parkway was named for a Volvo car assembly plant to be located there in 
1974. It would have been the first "foreign" car maker to build in the 
US since Rolls Royce had a Springfield MA plant in the 20s. But, Volvo 
sales dropped, and the plant never opened for cars. It did build buses 
in the early 80s. Volvo Penta does still have a plant and offices on 
Volvo parkway. Right off I-264. Stihl also has an assembly plant near there.

Frank DuVal

Chris & Bill Strickland wrote:

>Seems Volvos were mentioned a while back on this list and I just 
>couldn't see that such mention was in Corvair context, which brings us 
>to this little item --
>
>There is a shadow company that seems to sell a lot of stuff via the 
>Dollar Tree stores, like their We-Streak-Um window wipes (not for use on 
>your Corvairs) -- all their junque is labeled
>
>Distributed by:
>Greenbrier International
>500 Volvo Parkway
>Chesapeake, VA 23320
>
>There!  Greenbrier & Volvo, together at last  <wink-um>
>
>Their 'Kajun Fire Habanero Hot Sauce' won't streak your windshield at 
>least ...
>
>Bill Strickland
>
>  
>