[Boatanchors] Harbor Freight

[David Knepper]

My 1973 Chevy 1/2 ton pickup was made in Canada.  It has numerous paint runs 
and the chrome door hands were pitted and so was the front bumper.  The rear 
fenders rusted through several years later even though the truck never saw 
winter driving.   That is 35 years ago.

My dad's 1967 Chevy Malibu, if I recall, was made in Canada as well.

Radios from Japn (FT-101, etc.) were flooding the American market in the 
70's.

No one gave a toot then.  Live and learn.

Buy American if you can!

David Knepper, W3ST/W3CRA
All American Radio - Collins
Join the CRA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "rbethman" <rbethman at comcast.net>
To: "'Boatanchors Mail List'" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Cc: "Skip Frolik" <frolik at gulftel.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 1:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Harbor Freight


> To those that have a belief that this is a phenomena that is "relatively" 
> new, YOU are VERY MISTAKEN!!!!
>
> Even in the latter half of the '70s, Detroit was buying "off-shore". 
> About 1/3 of my 1979 Dodge Aspen was imported.
>
> The A/C compressor came from Mitsubishi.  My 1974 Ford Pinto engine was 
> the German Taunus (SP) 2 Liter.
>
> The 1980's Ford aspire was made by Hyundai.  Remember the Simca?  Circa 
> '60s
>
> The whole country has had its collective head in the sand.   You play? 
> YOU PAY!
>
> Now off my soapbox.  This direction of discussion DOES NOT BELONG HERE!
>
> Skip Frolik wrote:
>>
>> Thanks to all of you who were positive and supportive and for those who 
>> whine and moan, just go away.  You are probably the same ones that want 
>> Detroit to go down the drain!  So there!
>>
>> ----------------------------------------
>> Hmmmm .... too bad you didn't have that
>> kind of sympathy for all the AMERICAN
>> tool makers that have closed their doors
>> do the crappy slave labor imports from
>> sources such as HF. Oh well .....
>>
>>
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>
> -- 
> Bob - NØDGN
>
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