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clan chieftain



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 9:33 pm    Post subject: Deluxe. Reply with quote
Is that name used on cars now. Havent seen one badged for ages. Then again maybe I haven't noticed.
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Ellis



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 10:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I've been having a look around the 'net and the most recent "deluxe" car, as far as I have seen, was a Trabant 601 Deluxe last produced in 1991.

Other than that, the Hillman/Chrysler Avenger in this country?
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clan chieftain



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 5:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks Ellis. So it ended up on a Trabant....what a way to go. Sad
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 10:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
It must have become devalued through over-use. Another one, that seems to be dying out now, was the phrase "executive travel" across the back of scabby old coaches belching black smoke everywhere and full of horrible schoolkids... Laughing
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 12:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes, the word "excecutive" became synonymous with the lowest of supervisory ranks with connotations of "jumped up" and fake worth.

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