Re: Automobile Trivia

["jtrealty@xxxx " <jtrealty@xxxx>]

Moderator's note: This is the second auto joke today. At the risk of apearing not to have a sense of humor, I think we'd better stick with DeLorean related things onthis list.


This has no relation to Deloreans but here goes-

The japanese were working furiosly on a new car.They were almost done 
and ready to start delivering them when they realized that they didn't 
have a name for it! They racked their brains trying to come up with a 
proper name and realized they needed help so they went to the germans 
because they thought they had come up with good names for their cars. 
When they asked the germans for a name the germans asked, How quickly 
do you need this name?. The japanese replied immediatly to which the 
germans responded "Dot soon"?
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757




--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, "scottmueller.al" <scottmueller.al@xxxx> 
wrote:
> 
> Bit of Automobile trivia.
> It was a sweltering August day when the Cohen brothers entered the
> > > posh Dearborn, Michigan, offices of Henry Ford (an infamous
> anti-Semite),
> > > the car maker.
> > >
> > > "Mr. Ford," announced Norman Cohen, the eldest of the three. "We
> > > have a remarkable invention that will revolutionize the 
automobile
> > > industry." Ford looked skeptical, but their threat to offer it 
to the
> > > competition kept his interest piqued. "We would like to 
demonstrate it
> to
> > > you
> > > in person."
> > >
> > > After a little cajoling, they brought Mr. Ford outside and asked 
him
> > > to enter a black automobile parked in front of the building.
> > > Hyman Cohen, the middle brother, opened the door of the car. 
"Please
> > > step inside, Mr. Ford."
> > >
> > > "What!" shouted the tycoon, "Are you crazy? It must be a 
hundred
> > > degrees in that car !"
> > >
> > > "It is," smiled the youngest brother, "but sit down Mr. Ford, 
and
> > > push the white button." Intrigued, Ford pushed the button. All 
of a
> > > sudden a whoosh of freezing air started blowing from vents all
> > > around the car, and within seconds the automobile was not only
> > > comfortable, it was quite cool.
> > >
> > > "This is amazing!" exclaimed Ford. "How much do you want for 
the
> > > patent?"
> > >
> > > One of the brothers spoke up, "The price is one million 
dollars."
> > > Then he paused. "And there is something else. The name 'Cohen
> > > Brothers Air-conditioning' must be stamped right next to the 
Ford logo!"
> > >
> > > "Money is no problem," retorted Ford, "but there is no way will 
I
> > > have a Jewish name next to my logo on my cars!" They haggled 
back and
> forth
> > > for a while and finally they settled. Five million dollars, but 
the
> Cohen's
> > > name would be left off.
> > >
> > > However, the first names of the Cohen brothers would be forever
> emblazoned
> > > upon the console of every Ford air conditioning system. And that 
is why
> even
> > > today, whenever you enter a Ford vehicle, you will see those 
three names
> > > clearly printed on the air conditioning control panel:
> > >
> > > NORM, HI and MAX >>
> 
> 
> Scott Mueller
> scottmueller.al@xxxx
> 1981/002981 DOA5031/DMCNEWS
> 
> 
> 
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