--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Packodenton@xxxx wrote: <snip> > 27. Renault telex to DMC about number of engines, and gearbox shipped in > 1981. There were equal amounts of automatic and 5 speeds produced by DMC in 1981. > This is rather curious, and hopefully when the documents are digitized some additional insight on the wording and meaning of the telex can be obtained through careful review. Records of the shipping manifests and warranty cards for '81 VINs seem to indicate that there were almost twice as many 5-speed manual transmission cars made for the '81 model year than there were automatics. The VIN listing that has been accumulated over the last 10 years seems consistent with the '81 transmission mix being nowhere near 50/50. The VIN survey information is available for review on the DMCNews web site for those that are curious. Knut To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/