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A comment on Packard Merlin: How Detroit Mass-Produced Britain’s Hand-Built Powerhouse (2015).

Re:Packard Merlin: How Detroit Mass-Produced Britain’s Hand-... by Knacker_Hughes on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @07:38AM (#17817940)
Because Detroit built the Merlin engine in World War II - today, we don't have to say "Vorsprung Durch Technik"
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Re:Packard Merlin: How Detroit Mass-Produced Britain’s Hand-... by lovemenot on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @07:57AM (#17818029)
>> we don't have to say "Vorsprung Durch Technik"

And yet apparently, some actually do have to regurgitate 1980's-era copy from a German automobile makers' successful advertising campaign in (at least) the British market. As though doing so were some kind of victory. Leaves me so sad.

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Re:Packard Merlin: How Detroit Mass-Produced Britain’s Hand-... by arethuza on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @11:17AM (#17819273)
Doesn't Audi still use Vorsprung Durch Technik in their UK advertising?
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