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"The Dale"
Here is one for you guys:
Who remembers “The Dale”. It came on the heels of the ’73 oil embargo and the recession that followed. I was just a kid – but I remember it was the darling of the media. A three wheeler - that was supposed to get amazing gas mileage and was going to be cheap to buy. The whole project was a fraud and a scam and ended in tears. Reminds me of all this talk of electric cars, solar and wind power.. |
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A guy at another building in my company has some three-wheeled electric car. I can't see how it would be stable.
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And the "woman" who ran the company was actually a cross-dressing guy.
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I remember that whole sordid story from when I was a kid.
There was an excellent Car and Driver article at the time, maybe written by Yates. I'm fairly certain it was reprinted in their 50th anniversary book a few years ago, but I'll take a look when I get a chance.   Tim |
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Some Porsches long ago...then a wankle... 5 liters of VVT fury now -Chris "There is freedom in risk, just as there is oppression in security." |
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They changed the name of it to the "Pat" after he came out.
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I remember it well. My buddy and I went to their corporate office in Encino, CA to check it out. We were about 15 years old at the time. The place was pretty sparse, with a greeter in the lobby. They gave us some promotional literature and thanked us for coming by. A few months later the scandal broke and they were gone. The CEO "woman" was named Liz Carmichael if I remember right.
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How could anyone ever forget the Intimidator? |
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03-05-2009, 04:45 PM
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I remember the Dale. Wasn't the "woman" who built it named Liz Carmichael? That is a great car trivia question. What do I win?
Sorry...I just saw that someone else already came up with the name. But I really did know it!
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I love that show. That car is amazingly small.
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1973 Porsche 914 1.7 very modifed
1988 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2
