Yeah, I know, but the more I think about it the more I think it could actually work. Take the bail-out money and don't put a dime of it towards anything but SRTs and muscle. Then liquidate everything else for added capital. If Chrysler is forced into bankruptcy, it will come out the other end a much smaller operation, anyway. They should change their market strategy completely and go Specialty Nostalgia Vehicles. Not only build up their own legends from the past but also become the behind-the-scenes Skunk works for Ford and GM.
I'd hire Chip Foose and
Troy Trepanier as consultants and the guys from the Eleanor Mustang project. Imagine giving those guys an automated factory to churn out their ideas on. Foose has experience working with the rapid prototyping industry but due to the low volume of custom rods they have always had to build them by hand making them crazy expensive. Now they have the robots and specialist to create full production lines AND THE WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE. AND THERE'D BE PEACE ON EARTH!! AND THE MIDDLE EAST WOULD.....hey, the wife just called me for dinner...