[DMCForum] Re: Chrylser "Coronodo" (Dave Stragand) [OT]

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

But did any of them come with PRV's?

(I'm not serious of course -- please no flames)

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dave Stragand" <dave.stragand@xxxx>
wrote:
> Coronado:  http://www.allpar.com/model/coronado.html
>  
> -Dave
>  
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: content22207 [mailto:brobertson@xxxx] 
> Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 12:43 PM
> To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [DMCForum] Re: Chrylser "Coronodo"
> 
> 
> My brain skipped a groove too -- I was thinking of the "Cordova".
> 
> Never paid much attention to Mopar anyway. No need to when you drive
> FORDS!
> 
> Bill Robertson
> #5939
> 
> >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx> wrote:
> > Ok, cool. Plenty of junkers to get blocks from but the guts are 
> > probably all different.
> > 
> > Not too many vehicles to get trannies from.
> > 
> > I know I said "coranado" before but I meant Monaco. I couldn't 
> > remember the name.
> > 
> > --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, MichaelRPack1@xxxx wrote:
> > > In a message dated 12/23/2003 7:53:33 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
> > > racuti1@xxxx writes:
> > > 
> > > << 
> > >  <tt>
> > >  My uncle tells me of a man who worked for Chrysler. This man says 
> > >  that when the AMC Eagle (Premier?) and another AMC car that I 
> > can't 
> > >  remember the name of (Coronado?), Chrysler sent a group of their 
> > >  mechanics to Volvo to get certified on the PRV, and this guy was 
> > one 
> > >  of them. Supposedly he's -real- good at fixing these engines.
> > >  
> > >  Bill, you always say that Chrysler bought AMC. Were you aware that 
> > >  these engines were used in these cars, or were going to be?
> > >  Could this be a good source of heads and certain other parts?
> > >  
> > >  Rich >>
> > > 
> > > Hi Rich,
> > > 
> > > I have some literature from American Motors & Renault. Renault was 
> > getting 
> > > out of business in the USA, and AMC wanted to enter the small car 
> > market during 
> > > the fuel conservation crisis of the 1980s.  The leCar, Alliance, 
> > Fuego (same 
> > > 5-speed as DMC) were genuine Renault products distributed thru AMC. 
> > During this 
> > > same period Lotus cars were distributed thru Rolls Royce to give an 
> > example.
> > > 
> > > The Eagle Premier & Dodge Monaco were Renault products that were 
> > retagged as 
> > > Eagle & Dodge.  Both cars have the PRV in them. Chrysler retagged 
> > to the Eagle 
> > > Premier to compete with upmarket European cars. 
> > > 
> > > Also, the Renault Alpine A610 was scheduled to come to the USA in 
> > 1988. There 
> > > were 22 USA version Alpine A610's shipped here for EPA, DOT, and 
> > other 
> > > testing. 11 were returned to France and dismantled, and 11 stayed 
> > here. I know of 3 
> > > cars here in the USA. 1 is in Maryland, 1 in North Carolina, and 1 
> > in 
> > > California.
> > > 
> > > I think there were 8 different cars sold in the USA with the PRV 
> > (could be 
> > > more)
> > > 
> > > 1. DeLorean
> > > 2. Peugeot 604
> > > 3. Volvo 260
> > > 4. Volvo 760
> > > 5. Eagle Premier
> > > 6. Dodge Monaco
> > > 7. Renault Alpine
> > > 8. Motor home 
> > > 
> > > Cars with same 5 speed transmission
> > > 1. DeLorean
> > > 2. Lotus Esprit
> > > 3 Renault Fego
> > > 
> > > 
> > > As far as parts from Chrysler dealerships, the only parts I was 
> > able to buy 
> > > from their inventory was repair manuals, and special tools to fix 
> > the PRV.
> > > 
> > > Sincerely,
> > > Michael Pack
> 
> 
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