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Old 10-19-2009, 02:40 PM   #79
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Originally Posted by Dragoneye View Post
iirc, wasn't it because the owner of GM at the moment couldn't secure a loan in time to do so? I seem to remember talk about how so very close they were to the acquisition.
Henry Ford would only take payment in cash as I recall. No stock deals like much of GM was built on.
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