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Old 02-21-2012, 02:14 PM   #80
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Originally Posted by LSxJunkie View Post
Henry Ford's mass production and lack of options did not speak to passion and excitement at all. It was about putting the ability to get from point a to point b in every man's hands. That's IT. BMW? BMW got its start building a licensed version of the Austin 7, another mass produced car, economical car designed to bring ease of transport to the masses.

When these car companies were being formed, driving dynamics were not even a consideration. And as long as you're throwing around but-for causation like a 1L, but for the good business practice of designing cars for mass consumption, these companies would not have survived
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