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To: potlatch

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So a wheel failed while Elvis went around a curve or corner

The dealer and Ford put regular steel wheels and hubcaps on it to repair it

Elvis paid over $6100 cash for it new - mostly because of the chrome wire wheels on it

Ford had no alternative chome wire wheels (there were other chome wire wheel manufacturers with 60-spoke instead of 48-spoke chrome wire wheels - but Ford was to stupid to check or make a variance - thousands were already sold with chome Kelsey-Hayes 15” wire wheels) - so Elvis never drove or bought another Ford as long as he lived

And Ford lost a huge free PR car sales gimmick!


20 posted on 03/06/2009 6:38:54 PM PST by devolve (-- When Hussein goes to the WH john - It's a "summit" --)
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To: devolve

[ Elvis never drove or bought another Ford as long as he lived]

Lol, you should have written ‘continued’ at the top of your post. You know way too much about all his cars.

Strange how one bad incident with a certain make car will put people off them forever, and it happens all the time.


21 posted on 03/06/2009 6:42:45 PM PST by potlatch
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