[Trevor Legate]

Hi Jeff

Indeed AC was very much into 'other things' but its lucrative government contract was in the 'automotive' category - just. BUT shall we consider, as well, that car companies such as Lotus and Porsche (off the top of my head - there are others) made their real profits from outside contractor work for other businesses, not the building and flogging of expensive motors...? Ask GM if there's money in making cars

I have to agree with WhazzaThingy that the insult hurled in AC's direction was beyond bad manners, no matter how many glasses of sherry said gentleman had quaffed. That's the point where respect goes out the window.

anyway, all this hypothetic nonsense is so far into the realms of If, But and Maybe that is not worth discussing further. Ciao.