It *STARTED* as a joke -- Bill's home made intake manifolds are Made in USA -- but by the time I was finished I was quite surprised at all the things still made in this country, none of which were purchased for that specific reason (otherwise I would have already known their country of origin) . Even the bulk steel and aluminum I start with are marked USA, which belies the common perception that American metal smelting is DOA (the old mills in Pennsylvania and Birmingham are indeed dead, but there must be enough new baby mills to take up the slack). Bill Robertson #5939 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Marc Levy <malevy_nj@...> wrote: > > I think you need to be more clear when you are "joking" in the initial post. > ------------------------------------ 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/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> 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/