No 5 MPH bumpers, no shoulder belts, wouldn't pass a federal crash test, no emission controls, wouldn't pass 50,000-mile or 80,000-mile EPA emission requirements...so they wouldn't be legal to sell here in the US.
In 1999 I bought a pickup truck with about 58,000 miles from the dealerhsip where I worked...got it for a lot less than book price, because the truck didn't have a/c. Used truck manager said it wouldn't sell [at retail] in today's market with no a/c.
Back in about 1970-'71, GM came out with the Vega, Ford had the Pinto, and AMC came out with the Gremlin. All 3 could be had as "stripper" models, with a FOB list price of right at $2000. Basic transportation, no more, no less. And the public shunned the stripped models in favor of the better-accessoried versions.
And in 1986, Hyundai came to America with a stripped car that started ar a MSRP of $5295, and got 30+ MPG...and people wanted the ones with automatic, a/c, and lots of frills instead. The Hyundai dealership where I worked had a stripped 1989 model that sat on the showroom floor until the 1991 models came out, simply because nobody wanted the "stripper." But we certainly had one if anyone wanted it.
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Today's Featured Article - Madison's County - by Anthony West. Philip Madison has been a good friend of mine for quite some time. He has patiently suffered my incessant chit chat on the subject of tractors for longer than I care to remember, and on many occasions he has put himself out, dropped what ever it was he was doing, to come and lend a hand cranking handles, or loading a find onto a trailer. Although he himself has never actually owned or restored a tractor, he was always enthusiastic and always around helping with other peoples projects.
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