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Old 10-30-23, 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
That’s a Chrysler TC by Maserati. Didn’t cheat!
I thought Maserati wass a euro brand.

I'm trying to picture how they got thier fingers in the Town and Country but I can't.

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Old 10-30-23, 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Margate330
I thought Maserati wass a euro brand.

I'm trying to picture how they got thier fingers in the Town and Country but I can't.

The Chrysler TC was a joint-design by Chrysler and Maserati. Major assemblies were done by both companies. That's one reason why it was so difficult to produce....and required trips across the ocean to do so.

I'm not sure what you mean by "fingers in the Town and Country"? The term TC, by the way, was not used to mean "Town & Country", which was used, first, for Chrysler Station wagons, then for versions of the Chrysler minivans. The TC was a coupe/convertible (bolt-on roof), not a minivan or wagon.

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Old 10-30-23, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
The Chrysler TC was a joint-design by Chrysler and Maserati. Major assemblies were done by both companies. That's one reason why it was so difficult to produce....and required trips across the ocean to do so.

I'm not sure what you mean by "fingers in the Town and Country"? The term TC, by the way, was not used to mean "Town & Country", which was used, first, for Chrysler Station wagons, then for versions of the Chrysler minivans. The TCs was a coupe/convertible (bolt-on roof), not a minivan or wagon.
Thank you @mmarshall .

That explains some things
What I meant is I was pondering what kind of relationship the euro brand folks at Maserati had with the Chrysler folks to get involved with the TC.

That is, if TC means the Town &Country
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Originally Posted by Margate330
What I meant is I was pondering what kind of relationship the euro brand folks at Maserati had with the Chrysler folks to get involved with the TC.
I don't know all the precise details on that, but, from what I understand, it was more or less similar to the Sterling 825/827 being a joint project between Honda/Acura and the British Rover company.

That is, if TC means the Town &Country
In the case of the TC, it meant "Touring Coupe"
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Originally Posted by LeX2K
It's very obvious some people are cheating.
Instead of most of us declaring that we didn’t cheat, which apparently you don’t believe, why not point out the cheaters for us?
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Find it hard to believe this was guessed exactly. I never said most people are cheating.
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Originally Posted by LeX2K
Find it hard to believe this was guessed exactly. I never said most people are cheating.
So what you are saying is that you've never owned or ran Citroëns then?
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Originally Posted by LeX2K
Find it hard to believe this was guessed exactly. I never said most people are cheating.
The three lug nuts on each wheel (and the wheel design itself) strongly hint at French origin, but, after that, I agree, it is not easy for many Americans to guess this one.
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Originally Posted by mmarshall




The three lug nuts on each wheel (and the wheel design itself) strongly hint at French origin, but, after that, I agree, it is not easy for many Americans to guess this one.
Well enough Americans to form Mehari Club USA (so at least 3 .. LOL )
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We turn it up a notch making it a bit "ogooglebar"..

What does these cars have in common:




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Originally Posted by BigSwede
We turn it up a notch making it a bit "ogooglebar"..

What does these cars have in common:


I've never seen this car before, in pictures or person.
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Originally Posted by BigSwede
We turn it up a notch making it a bit "ogooglebar"..

What does these cars have in common:



What's in common?

Cool cars that require a specialist to work on them and owner must have a big wallet for when those days come.

And they do.
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Old 11-01-23, 01:23 PM
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They all have 2 doors /thread
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Old 11-01-23, 01:48 PM
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I know what two of them are, and the brand of the third. So I'm going to guess they all have the ignition switch in a non-standard location.
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Old 11-01-23, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by geko29
I know what two of them are, and the brand of the third. So I'm going to guess they all have the ignition switch in a non-standard location.
And, they all have the steering wheel on the correct side.
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