Yes...That's a nice story Whitespider - got any attribution?
Read the transcripts from the '73/'74 and '77/'78 NHTSA hearings... also some of the law suit transcripts... and there are several law review articles as well. I, of course, was very interested at the time and paid close attention... not just because dad was in the business, I also owned and drove a '76 Pinto. I wasn't in the car business during the '77/'78 hearings, I was living in Minneapolis at the time working as a Corrugator operator. Yeah Oxford, your comment, "when your family keeps you employed your whole life" was incorrect. I was in Oklahoma doing construction sub-contracting in 1982 when dad and my brother asked me to come back to Iowa and help run the dealership after it was purchased... specifically the parts, service and body shop departments. I didn't join the "family" business until 1983. I also drove truck for a while, worked in retail management, wholesale distribution, and a couple other odds 'n' ends including a handful of factory jobs. Heck, I even worked for Drag Specialties (custom motorcycle parts and accessories) for a while.
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