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Yep. It used to be you could tell the make/model of a car by a simple glance. The auto industry turned out to be like the film/television industry" "Oh, people like that, let's make another one just like it!"
ReplyDeletewhkattk - Make/model and *year*. I remember those days.
ReplyDeleteStealing this!
ReplyDeleteLove your picture of the vehicles...I have been bitching about this for years...Now it seems that every care looks the same...Everything is an SUV-type vehicle...Granted I am about 6/2 on a good day and like the higher ride...I could never buy a sports car...It would take me a while to get in and out...To the point...Back in the day...I was born in 1957...Cars had style/class/panache...You could tell the make by the grill, the headlights, taillights, the fins...Creativity is what is missing...Also, they don't make them what they used to...Engine-wise...Some of those old cars are still running...
ReplyDeletePS---I forgot...Why would I buy a more expensive vehicle/brand when visually I am getting the same look like other cars...Granted things may be a little better under the hood or inside the cabin...
ReplyDeleteVRCooper - Yeah, styles have changed, as well as features. Yet, they all look the same.
ReplyDeleteNever know what is really under the hood of your car and often we find the same stuffs in ALL brands.
ReplyDeleteRemember when I had my Volvos and seeing that many components were German ones from VW or Bosch.
Today you can by a «real American» car and it'll have a Japaneese or Korean engine in it.
For me I'll never buy a «new» car but a used one of 2 or 3 years old. Saving on the original tag price and having a good car with some waranty on it.
I was also born in 57. Never liked the 57 Chevy. I know, I'm damned to all. LOL. That being said, early 40s to mid 60s were the best years for cars.
ReplyDeleteJiEL - Yeah, I have to laugh at these "Buy Murican" dotards who didn't seem to know that their Ford is full of Japanese parts.
ReplyDeleteUnknown@11:45am - I like the pre-50s cars as well.
ReplyDeleteThis sample of car models is perfectly making it obvious how marketing has taken over everything, leveling down any attempt at being creative, and therefore an individual. How sad.
ReplyDeleteI'll spread the word - or the picture for that matter.
BatRedneck - Thanks. It really is ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteMen of a certain age will remember the thrill we felt when the local dealers would present next year's new cars to the public. As a preteen and teen in the 50s and 60s I looked forward to September and the displays of the new models. From the mid 50s through the 60s, the Big 3 would literally retool their factories each year to present radically new designs that were anything but ordinary. Being a car design devotee at an early age, I loved this period of automotive history the best. Although they may not have been mechanical marvels, they were definitely sheet metal and chrome eye candy for this young man.
ReplyDeletepathetic innovations! smoke in the eyes!
ReplyDeleteMilleson - Yeah, those were the days.
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