IIRC, the Edsel was a really slick, radically styled muscle car
which was discontinued for marketing reasons. Something about Ford
management not wanting another Ford-owned line competing with the
regular Ford lineup. It sounds to me like there is a fairly decent basis
for comparison between Edsels and Newtons...
Jim Anderson
Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change.
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> Subject: [NTLK] Tech Turkeys column ps.
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> he does begrudgingly admit that later versions became=20
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> Now - are there any edsel driving newton users out there?
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> (hmmmmm, I *thought* so...)
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