What is SMART

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Author Message   George Bell Unregistered guest Posted From: 203.217.51.114 Posted on Tuesday, 10 May, 2005 - 22:45:    Can someone please explain what SMART is. Thanks George (Message approved by david_gore)   David Gore Moderator Username: david_gore Post Number: 452 Registered: 4-2003 Posted on Wednesday, 11 May, 2005 - 16:03:    Hi George, if my recollection is correct; the SMART Register has the following derivation:- S = Spirit/Spur M = Mulsanne A = Arnage R = Continental R T = Turbo This register covers the 1980/1990 R-R/Bentley models using the 6.75litre R-R V8 engine in normally aspirated and turbo versions. This register is showing strong growth as these models come into the hands of enthusiasts.   Robert Wort Grand Master Username: robert_wort Post Number: 203 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Wednesday, 11 May, 2005 - 17:41:    Actually David, I think it stands for Spirit Mulsanne And Related Types.   Richard Treacy Grand Master Username: richard_treacy Post Number: 750 Registered: 4-2003 Posted on Wednesday, 11 May, 2005 - 18:24:    Is this SMART allowed into the related side of the SMART register ? Not one of DaimlerChrysler's proudest achievements.   Robert Wort Grand Master Username: robert_wort Post Number: 204 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Wednesday, 11 May, 2005 - 23:05:    Hi Richard, Does the product pictured stand for:- Super Mediocre Anally Retentive Transport?   Bill Coburn Grand Master Username: bill_coburn Post Number: 413 Registered: 4-2003 Posted on Wednesday, 11 May, 2005 - 23:56:    Seems a shame to take it away from its Mother!!   Richard Treacy Grand Master Username: richard_treacy Post Number: 752 Registered: 4-2003 Posted on Thursday, 12 May, 2005 - 03:56:    Ashamed. It went into production when I worked for DaimlerChrysler. Good for Pizza deliveries, ice cream advertisements and idiotic left lane heroes on the German Autobahnen. Oh well, at least my 5-year-old daughter has twigged. She saw one just now at the pedestrian crossing on the walk home from Kindy, and exclaimed "Look at that silly Smart". RT.   David Gore Moderator Username: david_gore Post Number: 453 Registered: 4-2003 Posted on Thursday, 12 May, 2005 - 13:36:    Robert, I stand corrected - you are right .   Gordon Norris Prolific User Username: crewes_missile Post Number: 172 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Friday, 13 May, 2005 - 17:04:    I thought SMART stood for Swatch-Mercedes-Absolutely-Ridiculous-Transport....and for Bill: Yes it is a shame to take it from it's mother, but it does grow up to be an A-class Mercedes.....not that that's much better.....either would be handy to keep in an RR/B boot as wheel chocks... GN.   Bill Coburn Grand Master Username: bill_coburn Post Number: 420 Registered: 4-2003 Posted on Friday, 13 May, 2005 - 17:20:    The fellow from whom I bought my Spur once remarked he could never own a car that you had to run around the back to see whether you had paid $50,000 or $500,000 for it.