Re: alfa-digest V7 #1179

[GLewis4457@domain.elided]

In a message dated 11/24/99 3:41:32 PM Central Standard Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:

> From: Simon Favre <simon@domain.elided>
>  Subject: Re: Henry Ford and Alfas
>  
>  I believe the official biography of Henry Ford mentions this quote as
>  being apocryphal. The respect intended is twofold. First, he could be
>  assumed to lift his hat out of respect for their ability to make cars
>  with such elegant styling and substantial performance. Second, he could
>  be lifting his hat in amazement that they could continue building cars
>  with handcrafted quality in spite of the onslaught of mass-production