Re: Chrysler Archives Destroyed?!?!

[Bill Watson <wwatson6@xxxxxxx>]

That era appears to be a black hole for Chrysler Historical.  I asked about 
my LA-built 1962 Dodge Lancer and they could supply me with the build record 
but little else - no specs and no production numbers.

And this was in 1993.

So don't blame Cerberus.

What angers me about this slop passed off as an informative article is that 
the author has based his whole article on hearsay.  Nowhere does he state he 
spoke to some person of authority at Chrysler Engineering or, actually, to 
anyone who works there now.  You would be surprised the difference in 
stories you get when speaking to someone who has worked at the company for 
umpteen years and is still is there as opposed to someone who used to work 
there but was escorted to the door some years back.  Not to mention the 
stories people who have never worked there but heard from some friend, who 
was told by his neighbour, who heard it from his wife's hairdresser, who 
heard it from the postman, who heard it from someone who worked at the 
Hamtramck plant who was told about it by his grandfather ten years after he 
died, etc., etc.

Also remember Cerberus lost control over Chrysler the moment Chrysler 
applied for bankruptcy.   The Chrysler auto company that rose from 
bankruptcy has four shareholders - the UAW, Fiat, the American government 
and the Canadian government.  No Cerberus.  And no Germans.

Bill
Vancouver, BC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <thepulpitmaster@xxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 11:16 AM
Subject: Re: Chrysler Archives Destroyed?!?!


> In a message dated 7/28/2009 1:07:45 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> Y1TopBanana73@xxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/editorial-chrysler-destroys-its-historical-
> archives-gm-to-follow/
>
>
>
> This does not surprise me.  I asked for information on my Dodge Custom 
> 880
> while I worked for Chrysler and no one could find anything about the car.
> It  was is if it were never put into production.  We are now left to get
> information from other owners of our great cars.  I hope the answers we 
> need
> are being well kept!
>
> Dayv


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