American Car Show Konstanz (Germany) 1993

car show

1970 Dodge Superbee
1947 Ford pick up
burnout: dragster jeep, pontiac firebird/transam, 1934 Plymouth Hot Rod (500cui)

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• dragster
• drag
• burnout
• burnouts
• hotrod
• hot
• rod
• v8
• american
• car
• muscle
• cars
• mopar
• plymouth
• firebird
• dodge
• superbee
• ford

[youlance29]

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!

[Janusha]

If GM has paid it all back and is now smelling of roses.. why is it still government owned. Chrysler isnt Fiat just for now. Its forever. Also its silly how americans try to claim ownership of Euro-Fords now that they are being marketed in USA under the universal Ford logo. Most americans never heard of a Focus RS, Kuga, Fiesta And they were never american products.

There is simply no excuse for the shameless profiteering and enormous mismanagement uncovered in the aftermath of all this.

[Janusha]

And Chrysler got it the worst really.. They were worse off than GM and was infact given away to Fiat for free to prevent total collapse. Fiat in turn had to promise to change all Chrysler tech for Fiat models within 4 years or Obama wont pay off their enormous debts. As for GM. They paid back their 5-6 billion LOAN. But what about the 100 billion total spendings on the car business. Of which GM got atleast 40.

[Janusha]

Haha always the same answer when I point to the well known fact that all american car companies died. They all say FORD DIDNT!! Well no. They took up a 27billion something dollar loan just before the shit hit the fan. So they got that to pay instead of government aid. Also they were helped by the afore mentioned steady sale of good European Fords. They were under government protection just like the rest. And even Harley Davidson. They all survived by axing tens of thousands of loss making jobs.

[goodfella21f]

and secondly... our American economy doesn't depend on cars as much as the Germans or Japanese... like i said before Europe doesn't even have high-tech exports... Germany is the economic center of Europe and they've been carrying Europe for a long time... which is why the euro-project wont last... i mean look at Jaguar... it's owned by some indian company.

[goodfella21f]

@Janusha Just like Germans building plants in Mexico????.. and again your basing all your knowledge on GM. Ford wasn't hurt or did not need any help from Uncle Sam.. I'll admit GM did... but based on the figures i've seen, the numbers are getting better for GM, (notice how i didn't say Ford) and like i said... when you're the largest car manufacturer in the world you're gonna have problems... it's easier to steer a small boat than the Titanic.

[Janusha]

Some foreign cars are made in USA because USA put a limit on how many cars were allowed to be imported. To protect their own brands that were losing market shares. Just like they helped them out by spending 100 billion dollars on them. Which naive americans believe GM and the rest have paid back already. Obama just spent another billion cleaning out 90GM factories that they left behind when they went from 80 000 workers in Michigan down to 7000. So... Does it sound like its all back to normal?

[goodfella21f]

The biased Japs were never able to recreate these problems... hahahaa, i wonder why!!! you need an impartial jury you moron. and no, Japanese cars aren't made with good quality, no longer at least... they're crap... my sister's Nissan and my mom's Nissan are already breaking down.. My sister's altima (bought new) had the AC break down.. well, no more AC, and guess what the dealer said... can't fix it, not part of the warranty. so much for superior japanese quality.

[goodfella21f]

even with "running it into the ground" we're still the largest makers... and it was GM that needed the bailout, not Ford, i like American cars because i believe they're the best for your money... i wouldn't drive a BMW because it's not practical, too expensive...and snobby. Volkwagen is good, but no longer built in Germany for the most part. mostly Mexico... Volkwagen has a HUGE plant in Puebla, Mexico.

[Janusha]

The Japs make cars with very good quality. They were never able to recreate any of these issues in testing.

Cars break down or crash. Thats what cars do. No car is forever. But obviously now... after all this Toyota bashing is all over the media, now when a Toyota crashes, the driver will say IT TRIED TO KILL MEEE.. Instead of admiting he was an idiot. So that he can claim billions through legal settlements. Hell some people even crash their Toyotas on purpose so they can cash in.