Re: Packard Motor Company returns...sorta...

Oliver,

You now know 99% of what I gleaned from talking to those two.  It did
sound like it was going to be a little more capable performance wise
than the F-Body, but that's it.  Since the XUV fiasco, Mike et. cie.
have been much more quiet.

I did get my first publishing credit though - as the XUV was unveiled
at the Chicago show and I was there Friday night and had pictures
emailed to my friend with a web site before dinner, they were some of
the first widely available pics of the XUV on the web and they were
actually used by an Estonian auto magazine.  I have a copy; I can't
read it :/

nate

Ennui Society <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Hello,
> 
> Oh, does that mean the next incarnation of Avanti is possibly more 
> closer to original concept and execution albeit the modern technology?
> 
> Oliver
> 
> Nate Nagel wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> 
> > I spent some time talking to Mike Kelly at the Chicago Auto Show in 
> > February and supposedly Chuck Beck (yeah, that Chuck Beck) was involved 
> > to some extent in the design of a replacement, proprietary chassis for 
> > the "next" Avanti.  That's all I know; both Mike and Chuck were very 
> > friendly but still very closed-mouthed about their plans.  (of course, 
> > that makes sense - who wants to go divulging all their secret plots to 
> > one of those crazy Stude club guys?)  Of course, that was 9 mos. ago and 
> > the XUV still isn't in production yet, which I was told was the first 
> > order of business.
> 
> [snip]