[ROVERNET - UK] Saloon / Sedan / Hardtop ???

[Slatskars]

Eric,

It is O.K. This group doesn't have a problem with DUI's. Our September 
driving event is always a wine tour. We normally hit three different 
wineries. Been doing it for years and no problems to date. In fact it is 
usually a joint tour with the Columbia George MGA club. Now there is a wild 
bunch!

Slats
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Russell" <p6rovers at yahoo.com>
To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 8:54 PM
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Saloon / Sedan / Hardtop ???


> Don't get me wrong.  I go out of my way to buy British
> beer. We ofter meet at a restaurant where I might have
> a beer or a glass of wine.  I drive there and my wife
> stands by to drive home.
>
> I just found the concept presented by Slats amusing.
> I only teased him because I know him.
>
> Eric
>
> --- Steven Dibdin <sdibdin at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have to say as a Brit every classic car club I
>> belonged to back home met
>> at a pub for their monthly meets.
>> I sort of moss that. Pubs aren't just for Christmas
>> you know....
>>
>> No we didn't crash TRs from drinking, we could do
>> that sober!
>>
>> I have to admit I didn't get the saloon bit until
>> someone sugested it. Still
>> think of Rovers as Saloons I suppose.
>>
>> StevenD
>>
>>
>> >From: Eric Russell <p6rovers at yahoo.com>
>> >Reply-To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
>> >To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
>> >Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Saloon / Sedan /
>> Hardtop ???
>> >Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 16:48:17 -0800 (PST)
>> >
>> >Slats,
>> >My "joie de vie" side celebrates that idea. My
>> logical
>> >side wonders about DUI.
>> >
>> >Eric
>> >
>> >
>> >--- Slatskars <slatskars at comcast.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > > Eric,
>> > >
>> > > By co-incidence, our Portland, OR, Club T-MG,
>> new
>> > > events coordinator is
>> > > instituting a series of pub visits as monthly
>> > > events. Should/could be
>> > > interesting!
>> > >
>> > > Slats
>> > > ----- Original Message -----
>> > > From: "Eric Russell" <p6rovers at yahoo.com>
>> > > To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
>> > > Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 3:37 PM
>> > > Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Saloon / Sedan /
>> > > Hardtop ???
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > >I enjoyed Glen's unraveling of the Saloon part
>> of
>> > > the
>> > > > name and now find that it is NOT a pub
>> crawler's
>> > > > association ;-))
>> > > >
>> > > > The name of the Rover CAR Club of Canada has a
>> > > similar
>> > > > history.  When we started, there were LAND
>> Rover
>> > > clubs
>> > > > out here.  I contacted the Rover Car Company
>> and
>> > > asked
>> > > > if there were any Rover CAR Clubs in Canada.
>> They
>> > > > said that there were none registered with them
>> or
>> > > with
>> > > > British Heritage.  The rest is history.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > Eric
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > --- Glen Wilson <glenwilson at cavtel.net> wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Gundry, Kenneth wrote:
>> > > >> > My car was described simply as the
>> > > >> > five-seater, as opposed to several versions
>> of
>> > > the
>> > > >> saloon (hard-top
>> > > >> > sedan in American, I think) and two and
>> four
>> > > seat
>> > > >> sports models.
>> > > >> I don't remember if Steve Manwell had any
>> input
>> > > on
>> > > >> choosing the name
>> > > >> Rover Saloon Touring Club of America for our
>> > > club,
>> > > >> or if it was down to
>> > > >> me. I don't even think the potentially
>> humorous
>> > > play
>> > > >> on words re touring
>> > > >> saloons (i.e. drinking establishments)
>> occurred
>> > > to
>> > > >> me until after the
>> > > >> name was chosen. I think that I was
>> influenced by
>> > > >> the British Automobile
>> > > >> Touring Association of Nova Scotia and the
>> > > British
>> > > >> Saloon Car Club of
>> > > >> Canada.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> The point of this posting is that I am always
>> > > amazed
>> > > >> that so many car
>> > > >> people in the USA have never heard the
>> automotive
>> > > >> term "saloon" before
>> > > >> they encounter our club in some listing.
>> > > Sometimes
>> > > >> they call looking for
>> > > >> some sort of "salon" for classic cars. I put
>> the
>> > > >> word in there to
>> > > >> distinguish it from all of the Land Rover 4WD
>> > > clubs
>> > > >> there are in the USA
>> > > >> and the web. I still hear from people who
>> want to
>> > > >> sell or buy Range
>> > > >> Rovers.  I might have said "Rover Sedan" but
>> > > "Rover
>> > > >> Saloon" seemed more
>> > > >> appropriate and sounded a little bit artsy. I
>> > > >> suppose words like
>> > > >> "cabriolet" would stump the same people
>> except
>> > > for
>> > > >> the sale of VW
>> > > >> drop-tops over here.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Anyway, that's my thought for the day...
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Glen
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
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