In his editorial in he December issue, Tim mentions that there was only once in the history of the magazine where a manufacturer's car was damaged. Was this the event on (or near, I can't quite remember) Cape Cod with the new VW Corrados?
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Nov. 19, 2010 7:44 a.m. Woody SuperDork
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Nov. 19, 2010 7:49 a.m. Per Schroeder Technical Editor/Advertising Director
He wasn't referring to the CMC Corrado deal.
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Nov. 19, 2010 8:11 a.m. jstein77 Dork
Perhaps he was referring to Danny Shields turning a bannana-colored CRX into a bannana-shaped CRX?
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Nov. 19, 2010 8:21 a.m. Otto_Maddox Reader
Who, what, when, where, how and why?
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Nov. 19, 2010 8:24 a.m. Woody SuperDork
Per Schroeder wrote:
He wasn't referring to the CMC Corrado deal.
Thanks. The curiosity was getting to me.
As I recall, that wasn't a great day for the Volkswagen people.
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Nov. 19, 2010 8:29 a.m. pinchvalve SuperDork
Did the manufacturer's car deserve it? I mean, did they send you a "sports car" that turned out to be nothing more than fancy hubcaps and rally stripes?
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Nov. 21, 2010 9:22 a.m. jstein77 Dork
Otto_Maddox wrote:
Who, what, when, where, how and why?
In 1988, back when I was writing for the magazine, we held a really big test day at a place in Palm Bay called Payne Engineering. Henry Payne was an enthusiast who built sort of a race track around his plant.
As you can see, the problem with that site is that it's surrounded by trees. The CRX, which seemed to have a penchant for oversteer, got loose in a slalom and left the roadway, immediately followed by a large crunch against one of those trees. Poor Danny was in a cast for the next 4 weeks with a broken ankle.
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Nov. 21, 2010 12:56 p.m. Jim Pettengill HalfDork
^^
Truth. I was there, too. It was quite a test day. We had something like 15 or so new cars to test, everything from econoboxes to a new E30 M3.
The CRX was a great, nimble car. We selected it as Editor's Choice for the year. As history has shown, it really deserved the award.
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Nov. 21, 2010 1:27 p.m. 2002maniac HalfDork
Love little anecdotes like these. Great column Tim!
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Nov. 21, 2010 1:46 p.m. car39 Reader
I was at a dealer drive day when the organizer decided to do an impromptu autocross. He moved the start back from where we had been starting. The first driver high centered a brand new company car on an island in the parking lot. $5000 and one engine cradle later, the event was over.
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Nov. 22, 2010 7:57 a.m. AquaHusky New Reader
pinchvalve wrote:
Did the manufacturer's car deserve it? I mean, did they send you a "sports car" that turned out to be nothing more than fancy hubcaps and rally stripes?
Has GM ever sent a SS to GRM?
