Re: [doc] 85 million pound question
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Re: [doc] 85 million pound question



No the guy down the chip shop swares he's Colin Chapman!!!!

--- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Chris Parnham" <chrisparnham1@xxxx>
wrote:
> That doesn't square to what I once heard, I understood that loads
of engine
> were un-paid for. Just another bit of folk law no doubt.
>
> I understand Colin Chapman is sharing a house with Lord Lucan in
South
> America....honest.....an old chap called Adolph H  does their
garden......
>
> Chrispy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jamesrguk [mailto:James_rg@xxxx]
> Sent: 29 April 2004 20:56
> To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [doc] 85 million pound question
>
>
> I heard from an old Renault employee that I know through work that
> Renault actually did quite well from the DeLorean deal, although
> little was said about it.
>
> Apparently a huge number of PRV engines had been paid for by DMC but
> not delivered to the DeLorean project, so Renault kept them when the
> project when tits up then sold them again to other manufactures.
>
> Also from the many books I read I don't think old Colin Chapman was
> short of a few quid after the DeLorean project.
>
>
>
> James RG
>
>
>
>
> --- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "claire_usher71"
<claire_usher71@xxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > I'm sure I'd heard somewhere that the Government got quite a bit
of
> > money back and that ok £85m was lent, but there was 'only' about
> £26m
> > outstanding. Anybody know different/the truth?
> >
> > When people go on at me about Govt money I just retort with
> references
> > to other things paid for with Taxpayers money, the Millenium Dome
I
> > think is a classic example.  Will that be standing in years to
come
> > when we are still prowling the streets in our D's??
> >
> > Also, if you get the smart arse comment "I own a piece of that
car",
> > its always handy to have some spare part (no longer required of
> > course!) under the bonnet - we've given out a couple of LHD
> headlamps
> > to bemused smart arses!!
> >
> > Claire
> > #2292 'Flopsy' VUR594W
> > Megane Dynamique dCi 120 'Maggie' KL04CAE
>
>
>
>
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