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Chris, I recall that Sinclair vehicle. I was working sometime next door to his house in Chelsea in London then designing urban furniture for Abu Dhabi for an architect whose office was off King's Road somewhere. Sinclair's house was a lavish affair with indoor swimming pool and palm trees on one level. A better UK comparison to Steve Jobs might be Branson at Virgin. he is more about sytems and less about gadgets. I don't disagree with the point that Ken made about the value of an educated society but Detroit needs more than this and they don't have time for such a transformation. The current Ford CEO Alan Mulally joined the company in 2006 from Boeing with no experience in the Auto Industry.At that time Ford was in trouble but he has led a relative turnaround compared to GM and Chrysler. That he came from outside the industry has proved a strength. He believes change is possible. The culture in the US undermines social approaches. There is too much self interest. I hope Obama may begin to overcome this. Perhaps Sinclair was a little too ahead of his time in thinking with his vehicle. Rob On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Chris Rust <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Rob Curedale wrote: >> -- Rob Curedale | President | Curedale Inc | 22148 Monte Vista Drive Topanga Canyon CA 90290 USA | tel: +1 310.455.2636 studio | cell: +1 616.455.7025 | www.curedale.com | [log in to unmask] |