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Monday car show! (pic heavy) (Original Post) Archae Aug 2012 OP
Objects In Mirror Are Losing... Tom_Foolery Aug 2012 #1
"Older cars have more character than the new ones today." - I'll second that aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2012 #4
No. 8 in action a la Mssr. McQueen 7wo7rees Aug 2012 #2
I like the '48 Chevy, the rest are pretty meh, honestly Spider Jerusalem Aug 2012 #3

Tom_Foolery

(4,691 posts)
1. Objects In Mirror Are Losing...
Mon Aug 27, 2012, 08:37 PM
Aug 2012


Each one is beautiful! Older cars have more character than the new ones today.

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
4. "Older cars have more character than the new ones today." - I'll second that
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 04:33 AM
Aug 2012

but I've wondered if it's because I'm old and used to older cars that I feel that way. Cars today all the look the same to me. I can't tell the difference between a Mercedes and a Chevy anymore, as to me they all look either like eggs or electric shavers. Give me the grace and harmonic lines of yesterday's cars like this 1961 Cadillac "Jacqueline" designed by Pininfarina in honor of then First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy:

 

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)
3. I like the '48 Chevy, the rest are pretty meh, honestly
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 02:25 AM
Aug 2012

Although my dad had an Impala like the one in the 2nd from bottom pic upon a time (327 with Powerglide transmission).

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