Looks Like an Interesting Book

[ZBB]

The Six Men Who Built the Modern Auto Industry

After Reading the exerpt below, I may try to find a copy to read on my flight to Italy tomorrow...

http://www.thecarconnection.com/Enthusiasts/Book_Reviews_Excerpts/Excerpt_Bob_Lutz_and_Six_Men.S205.A8615.html

[Doug]

Hmmm, seems BMW needs to drag von Kuenheim out of retirement

[Jason C]

"I had very good help from a man named Bob Lutz. That was one of the secrets."

And people criticize the dude so quickly, sheesh. :rolleyes: :P


When Lutz tried to remove a distributor in Italy , the man asked him, "Mr. Lutz, do you like women?"

"Well, I'm sorry to say it is one of my weaknesses," Lutz said.

"Good, good, I just wanted to know," the distributor replied. "I have in the Mediterranean this beautiful yacht, just beautiful. And instead of talking about how you want to take away the distributorship from me, why don't we go on the yacht for ten days. I have this beautiful countess, she is a little bit older, maybe 45, but she is for me. But her daughter is 19. I tell you the countess for me; the daughter for you. Nobody talks about it."

"Well, I could just see pictures of me fornicating this 19-year-old, the hidden video cameras are rolling. So I didn't fall for that one," said Lutz.

:lol:

[Melissa]

After Reading the exerpt below, I may try to find a copy to read on my flight to Italy tomorrow...
You just HAD to throw the bit in about flying to Italy tomorrow...

BASTARD! :mad:

:P :kekeke:

[John V]

"Well, I could just see pictures of me fornicating this 19-year-old, the hidden video cameras are rolling. So I didn't fall for that one," said Lutz.

See... see ... they would have had me, right there. :oops:

[operknockity]

After Reading the exerpt below, I may try to find a copy to read on my flight to Italy tomorrow...
You just HAD to throw the bit in about flying to Italy tomorrow...

BASTARD! :mad:

:P :kekeke:
Well, it could have been Italy, NY (http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?zoomin=no&name=&addr=&state=NY&csz=Ita ly%2C+NY&ds=n&uzip=14418&mag=4&desc=&country=US&dm a=555&cat=&resize=l&trf=0&lat=42.610512&lon=-77.292732&mlt=42.610512&mln=-77.292732&rezoom=0&.intl=us&addrtype=3&compass=&pa n_x=0&pan_y=0&panable=1#mapcontent), Italy, SC (http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?zoomin=no&name=&addr=&state=SC&csz=Ita ly%2C+SC&ds=n&uzip=29510&mag=4&desc=&country=US&dm a=519&cat=&resize=l&trf=0&lat=33.448917&lon=-79.541763&mlt=33.448917&mln=-79.541763&rezoom=0&.intl=us&addrtype=3&compass=&pa n_x=0&pan_y=0&panable=1#mapcontent), or Italy, TX (http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?zoomin=no&name=&addr=&state=TX&csz=Ita ly%2C+TX&ds=n&uzip=76651&mag=4&desc=&country=US&dm a=623&cat=&resize=l&trf=0&lat=32.184361&lon=-96.884537&mlt=32.184361&mln=-96.884537&rezoom=0&.intl=us&addrtype=3&compass=&pa n_x=0&pan_y=0&panable=1#mapcontent) :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[ZBB]

After Reading the exerpt below, I may try to find a copy to read on my flight to Italy tomorrow...
You just HAD to throw the bit in about flying to Italy tomorrow...

BASTARD! :mad:

:P :kekeke:
Well, it could have been Italy, NY (http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?zoomin=no&name=&addr=&state=NY&csz=Ita ly%2C+NY&ds=n&uzip=14418&mag=4&desc=&country=US&dm a=555&cat=&resize=l&trf=0&lat=42.610512&lon=-77.292732&mlt=42.610512&mln=-77.292732&rezoom=0&.intl=us&addrtype=3&compass=&pa n_x=0&pan_y=0&panable=1#mapcontent), Italy, SC (http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?zoomin=no&name=&addr=&state=SC&csz=Ita ly%2C+SC&ds=n&uzip=29510&mag=4&desc=&country=US&dm a=519&cat=&resize=l&trf=0&lat=33.448917&lon=-79.541763&mlt=33.448917&mln=-79.541763&rezoom=0&.intl=us&addrtype=3&compass=&pa n_x=0&pan_y=0&panable=1#mapcontent), or Italy, TX (http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?zoomin=no&name=&addr=&state=TX&csz=Ita ly%2C+TX&ds=n&uzip=76651&mag=4&desc=&country=US&dm a=623&cat=&resize=l&trf=0&lat=32.184361&lon=-96.884537&mlt=32.184361&mln=-96.884537&rezoom=0&.intl=us&addrtype=3&compass=&pa n_x=0&pan_y=0&panable=1#mapcontent) :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Well... I'm off to Milano, Italia. Sitting in the airport lounge waiting for the first of 3 flights...

But I guess I'll be an even bigger bastard when I say this is my 3rd trip to Europe this year, 2nd to Italy, and that I'll be back in Europe again in July. But most of it is all for work. At least this trip my wife will join me this weekend and we're taking a few days off around memorial day to go play tourist :thumbup:

[Optimus Prime]

"Well, I could just see pictures of me fornicating this 19-year-old, the hidden video cameras are rolling. So I didn't fall for that one," said Lutz.
:lol:

I guess this is why I'll never be a giant in the auto-industry. I would have fallen for that one...